MUSIC APPRECIATION PROMOTION

MUSIC APPRECIATION PROMOTION

Asha Bhosle: Voice, Performance and Musical Legacy                                                                                        

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