Lata Mangeshkar sends blessings to Asha Bhosle on birthday

As veteran songstress Asha Bhosle turned 83 on Thursday, melody queen Lata Mangeshkar gave blessings and good wishes to her younger sister.

"Namaskar. Aaj meri choti behen Asha Bhosle ka Janamdin hai. Main usko shubh aashirwad deti hun. Ishwar usko hamesha khush rakhe. (Namaskar. Today is my younger sister Asha Bhosle's birthday. I give all my blessings to her. May God always keep her happy.)," tweeted Mangeshkar, 86.

In another post, Mangeshkar shared a video of Bhosle's track "O Haseena Zulfonwali" from the 1966 film "Teesri Manzil".

"Asha aur (Mohammad) Rafi sahab ka gaya hua meri pasand ka ye geet aap sabke liye (Sung by Asha and Rafi, that's my favourite track for all of you)," she wrote.

Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor also wished the "Ek pardesi mera dil" crooner on Twitter along with a photograph of himself from the film "Rafoo Chakkar" in which he even crooned some lines.

"Happy Birthday Asha Bhonsle ji. Few know I too have sung in her voice in the film 'Rafoo Chakkar' (1975)," he tweeted.

Punjabi singer Mika Singh also tweeted: "Happy birthday to the legend and music guru Asha Bhosle ji... May you live long blessed life. God bless you."

Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit also wished Bhosle by saying: "Wishing Asha Bhosle ji a very happy musical Birthday. May God bless you with loads of love and happiness."

--IANS

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