Varsha Bhosle

Singer

Birth Year 1956

Birthplace Nagpur, India

DEATH DATE 2012-10-8, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (56 years old)

Nationality India

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1973

Varsha finished school from Hill Grange High School, on Pedder Road, Mumbai, in 1973, with an ISC.

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

1997

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 few articles for The Times of India and for Rakshak – The Protector police magazine.

She lived in Mumbai with her mother.

1998

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.

2008

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.

2012

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.

Bhosle was a professional Hindi and Bhojpuri playback singer, and appeared in concerts with her mother.

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.