legendary singer asha bhosle of the preeminent mangeshkar clan was conferred the coveted maharashtra bhushan 2021 award at a swank function near the gateway of india on friday eveningchief minister eknath shinde deputy chief minister devendra fadnavis and other dignitaries including bharat ratna sachin tendulkar were present and hailed the 89yearold asha bhosles singing career which has completed 80 yearsread alsolooking back at raj n sippys fantastic partnership with rd burmanin the 1970s and 1980s raj n sippy who turns 75 today was bollywoods king of unofficial hollywoodforeign remakes his first film inkaar a remake of a japanese film high low contained the biggest hit of composer rajesh roshans career although usha mangeshkars mungda became a timeless hitashatai is the pride of maharashtra the mangeshkar family has been ruling the minds of the fans for over eight decades and served the field of arts through their singing and music said shindethe award instituted by the erstwhile shiv senabharatiya janata party regime 19951999 carried a cash component of rs 25lakh a shawl a memento and certificate the event saw a documentary on the life and times of bhosle screened which left the audiences enthralledshinde said that in her long music career bhosle had sung thousands of songs in various languages with ease ranging from devotional to discothe songs sung by her remain afresh even today and would continue to regale us in future too the glory of maharashtra bhushan has increased thanks to her said shindehe said that though she faced many travails in her life she made others happy with her songs and inspired us allfadnavis termed bhosles 80yearlong musical journey she started singing from 1943 as stunning her versatility ability to create different moods through her songs which left people humming the tunes long afterreplying to accolades bhosle said that her father the late master dinanath mangeshkar her mother and the late lata mangeshkar also conferred the same award in 1997 were among those whose blessings she got during her entire musical careersinging has enriched my life immensely but the contributions of the musicians and cosingers in my musical journey cannot be forgotten i urge you to listen to all types of music and songs said bhosle with folded handsother prominent persons present included maharashtra assembly speaker rahul narwekar cultural affairs minister sudhir mungantiwar mumbai guardian minister deepak kesarkar chief secretary mk srivastava cultural affairs principal secretary vikas kharge and invitees