Varsha Bhosle

Varsha Bhosle (Devanagari: वर्षा भोसले) (born 1956) is an Indian singer, journalist and writer based in Mumbai. She is the daughter of Indian playback singer, Asha Bhosle.

Career

Varsha has worked as a playback singer in Hindi and Marathi movies, and appeared in concerts with her mother.

Varsha studied Political Science at Elphinstone College, which is affiliated with Bombay University in Mumbai.

She wrote columns for the Indian web portal, Rediff, during 1997 - 2003; columns for The Sunday Observer during 1994 - 1998; and for Gentleman magazine in 1993. She also wrote a little for the Times of India.

Personal life

She currently lives in Mumbai with her mother.

On September 9, 2008, she was reported to have been hospitalized following an adverse reaction to medicines. A news agency suggested attempted suicide by her consuming an overdose of sleeping tablets.[1]

References

  1. ^ [1] News article on attempted suicide