Asha Bhosle: Voice, Performance and Musical Legacy

Music | 📅 Friday, 24 July 2026 ⏰ 6:30pm | 📍India International Centre, Lodhi Estate | 🎟️Free Entry

Date and Time: Friday, 24 July 2026, 6:30pm

Entry: Free (Seating on First-Come, First-Served Basis)

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Venue: Lecture Room - 2, Annexe Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003, India
Landmark: Annexe Building is Next to Alliance Francaise
Venue Info: About | Annexe Map | Nearest Metro Stations - 'Khan Market(Violet Line)' & 'Jor Bagh(Yellow Line)'
Area: Lodhi Road Area Events

Event Description: Asha Bhosle: Voice, Performance and Musical Legacy 

As part of MUSIC APPRECIATION PROMOTION Series.

Illustrated presentation by Shikha Jhingan, Associate Professor in Cinema Studies at the School of Arts and Aesthetics, JNU; author of Female Playback in Bombay Cinema: Voice, Body, Technology (Wayne State University Press, 2025) and documentary film-maker.

Chair: Prof Ashwini Deshpande, Professor of Economics and Director of Centre for Economic Data and Analysis (CEDA), Ashoka University

The Illustrated talk will focus on Asha Bhosle's unique vocal style that redefined the boundaries of the female voice in Hindi film songs. By charting Bhosle's extended career, the lecture will draw attention to the cinematic drive and genre defining qualities in her voice

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