Mumbai: In her newly released biography titled ‘Asha Bhosle: A Life in Music,’ legendary veteran singer, Asha Bhosle opened up about her personal life, painful marriage and how she once attempted suicide.
Written by Ramya Sarma and published by Amaryllis, the biography gives a glimpse about Asha’s pain behind her smiling face.
Speaking candidly about her troubled marriage to Ganpatrao Bhosle, who was 20 years older than her, the singer shared, “The family was very conservative and couldn’t accept a singing star as their daughter-in-law. My husband had a short temper. Maybe he enjoyed causing pain — maybe he was a sadist. But no one outside ever knew. I gave him respect and never questioned him. I simply did my duty as per Hindu dharma.”
Revealing how she once attempted suicide because of tremendous emotional and physical suffering, Asha divulged, “I was unwell and four months pregnant, lying in a hospital that felt like hell. The mental agony was unbearable. I swallowed an entire bottle of sleeping pills.”
“But my love for my unborn child was so strong that it pulled me back from the brink. I lived,” she added.
The biography reveals her unmatched strength and resilience despite suffering and pain.
