Asha Bhosle changed her singing style because of Lata Mangeshkar, know what was the reason
Uma Shankar April 12, 2026 11:24 PM
Asha Bhosle changed her singing style because of Lata Mangeshkar, know what was the reason

Asha Bhosle, the queen of music industry, has bid goodbye to the world. This news has shocked his fans. Stars from the film world have also expressed grief over the news of his demise. Asha Bhosle started singing at the age of 10 and the amazing thing is that she continued spreading the magic of her voice till some time before her death. However, his singing style was quite amazing, which he changed only because of his elder sister Lata Mangeshkar.

in the Indian music world Asha Bhosle And Lata Mangeshkar Asha Bhosle's name is always taken together, but very few people know that there came a time when Asha Bhosle had decided to change the style of singing because of her own elder sister. Actually, both the sisters were active in the industry at the same time and Lata Mangeshkar had already become a superhit voice. In such a situation, Asha Bhosle had to work hard to create her own identity, but due to an incident, she changed her style.

What was the whole matter?

In an old interview, Asha Bhosle had admitted that she often felt that as long as Lata Mangeshkar was in the industry, it would be difficult for her to get work. He told that a man from a production company called me. In those days, music records had names not of singers but of actors. Actress Asha Parekh was in that film, so the record was temporarily named Asha Pictures. He mistook Lata Mangeshkar's voice for that of Asha Bhosle.

'Will not get work'

Singer further said that the man from that production company said that this is Asha's song, to which the singer said, 'No, this is not me, this is my sister's song.' Then he apologized and said, 'It is my mistake'. After this, Asha Bhosle started fearing that if she continued singing in the same way, it would be difficult for her to create her own identity. She said, I thought in my mind, if I keep singing like didi, as long as didi is in this profession, I will never get work.

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changed my style

He further said that I will not have any identity or fame of my own. After this incident, I started changing the style of my singing. I started watching English movies so that I could learn western songs, see how they sing in English. I also learned to sing qawwali, ghazal, and learned the ins and outs of voice required in different forms of singing. I started learning everything. She learned the style of singing from English films and started experimenting with different genres.

Most versatile singers

Asha Bhosle did not limit herself to only romantic songs, but she started singing in many different styles like cabaret, ghazal, qawwali and pop. He created his own identity by using modulation, expression and different tones in his voice. This was the reason that later she was counted among the most versatile singers of the industry and her style looked completely different from Lata Mangeshkar.

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