Varsha Bhosle

{{Short description|Indian singer, journalist and writer (1956–2012)}}

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| name = Varsha Bhosle

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| birth_date = 1956

| birth_place = Nagpur, India

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2012|10|8|1956}}

| death_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

| alma_mater = Elphinstone College

| occupation = {{cslist|Singer|columnist}}

| parents = {{ubl|Asha Bhosle (mother)|{{#ifexist:Ganpatrao Bhosle|Ganpatrao Bhosle (father)}}|R. D. Burman (step-father)}}

| spouse = {{marriage|Hemant Kenkre||1998}}

| family = Mangeshkar family and Manikya dynasty (in-laws)

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Varsha Bhosle (1956 – 8 October 2012) was an Indian singer, journalist and writer based in Mumbai. She was the daughter of the playback singer Asha Bhosle.{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/why-did-asha-bhosles-daughter-varshas-commit-suicide-police-clueless-118226-2012-10-08|title=Why did Asha Bhosles daughter Varsha commit suicide? Police clueless|work=India Today|date=8 October 2012|access-date=2 August 2019}}

Career

Bhosle was a professional Hindi and Bhojpuri playback singer, and appeared in concerts with her mother. Varsha finished school from Hill Grange High School, on Pedder Road, Mumbai, in 1973, with an ISC.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/music/news/Varsha-Bhosle-Asha-Bhosles-daughter-had-a-troubled-life/articleshow/16734636.cms|title=Varsha Bhosle: Asha Bhosle's daughter had a troubled life – Times of India|newspaper=The Times of India/Mumbai Mirror|date=8 October 2012|access-date=2 August 2019}} She studied Political Science at Elphinstone College, which is affiliated with Bombay University in Mumbai.

She wrote columns for the Indian web portal Rediff[http://www.rediff.com/news/varsha.htm Archive of Varsha Bhosle's articles on Rediff] Retrieved 5 February 2012. during 1997 – 2003; columns for The Sunday Observer during 1994 – 1998; and for Gentleman magazine in 1993. She also wrote a few articles for The Times of India and for Rakshak – The Protector police magazine.

Personal life

She lived in Mumbai with her mother. She had married a sports writer and public relations professional Hemant Kenkre but the couple divorced in 1998. She had a history of depression, exacerbated by the death of a close friend, and underwent psychiatric treatment. On 9 September 2008, she reportedly attempted suicide by taking an overdose of prescribed medicine, after which she was admitted to Mumbai's Jaslok hospital.{{cite news|url=https://archive.mid-day.com/news/2008/sep/100908-Asha-Bhosle-Jaslok-Hospital-Varsha-Bhosle-suicide.htm|title=Asha's daughter in hospital after pill overdose] News article adverse reaction|work=Mid-Day|date=10 September 2008|access-date=2 August 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.santabanta.com/bollywood/59775/gautams-death-depressed-asha-bhosles-daughter/|title='Gautam's death depressed Asha Bhosle's daughter'|website=www.santabanta.com|date=9 October 2012|access-date=2 August 2019}} On 8 October 2012, Bhosle committed suicide at her Prabhu Kunj residence in Mumbai. Her body was discovered by her mother's driver and maid in a pool of blood on the sofa in her home. Mumbai Police later confirmed the suicide and said she shot herself in the head with a licensed weapon.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Asha-Bhosles-daughter-shoots-herself-in-head/articleshow/16722226.cms|author=Mateen Hafeez|author2=Bharati Dubey|title=Varsha Bhosle, daughter of Asha Bhosle, commits suicide|newspaper=The Times of India|agency=TNN|date=8 October 2012|access-date=2 August 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/asha-bhosles-daughter-varsha-commits-suicide-in-mumbai-118071-2012-10-08|author=Aditi Raja|title=Asha Bhosles daughter varsha bhosle commits suicide|newspaper=India Today|date=8 October 2012|access-date=2 August 2019}}