Asha Bhosle admitted to Mumbai hospital for exhaustion, chest infection; granddaughter says treatment ongoing

Bollywood’s evergreen music icon Asha Bhosle was admitted to Mumbai’s Breach Candy Hospital on Saturday, the hospital’s trust confirmed.

Providing an update, her granddaughter Zanai Bhosle said the 92-year-old singer was hospitalised due to extreme exhaustion and a chest infection. She said in a statement shared on Instagram that the playback singer is under treatment that is ongoing.

"My grandmother, Asha Bhosle, due to extreme exhaustion and suffering a chest infection, has been admitted to hospital... Treatment is ongoing, and hopefully everything will be well, and we shall update you positively," read the social media statement.


Earlier source-based reports had suggested cardiac and pulmonary complications, though no official medical bulletin detailing her condition has been released so far.

Further updates are awaited.

A recipient of the Padma Vibhushan, Bhosle is widely regarded as one of India’s most versatile and celebrated voices, with a career spanning over seven decades across multiple languages and genres.