The legendary singer was honoured with a tricolour tribute as the nation mourned her passing.
Dubai: In a mark of the highest respect, legendary singer Asha Bhosle was wrapped in the Indian tricolour at her residence in Lower Parel, Mumbai, on Monday as loved ones gathered to pay their final tributes. Videos from her home showed soldiers ceremonially draping her casket, adorned with white lilies, in the Indian flag—an honour reflecting the extraordinary place she held not only in music but in the heart of a nation.
Asha Bhosle passed away on Sunday morning at the age of 92 due to multi-organ failure at Breach Candy Hospital, where she had been admitted a day earlier following a chest infection and extreme exhaustion. She is survived by her son Anand Bhosle and granddaughter Zanai.
A city comes to say goodbye
Tributes at her residence are set to continue until 3pm, after which the funeral procession will proceed to Shivaji Park crematorium in Dadar. The last rites are scheduled to take place at 4pm.
The outpouring of grief was immediate and overwhelming. Among those who visited her home on Monday to pay their respects were actor Tabu, cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and his wife Anjali, music composer A.R. Rahman, and veteran actress Asha Parekh.
Tabu was seen consoling a visibly grief-stricken Zanai, embracing her and remaining by her side. Sachin and Anjali also spent time with the family, offering comfort during what has been an emotionally overwhelming time for those closest to her.
The sight of Asha Bhosle’s casket draped in the tricolour, surrounded by white flowers and soldiers standing in solemn salute, is one that will remain etched in the memory of all who witnessed it. It marked the farewell of a national treasure—an artist whose voice shaped India’s musical landscape for over eight decades—and whose absence will be felt for generations to come.
