Cornershop pay tribute to Bollywood singer Asha Bhosle who inspired hit single

Rock band Cornershop have paid tribute to Bollywood singer Asha Bhosle – who inspired their hit Brimful Of Asha – following her death aged 92.

Bhosle, whose songs help shape India’s music and cinema, died on Sunday of multiple organ failure at Breach Candy Hospital in Mubai, a physician at the hospital said.

She had been admitted to the hospital late on Saturday with a chest infection and exhaustion, her granddaughter Zanai Bhosle said in a social media post.

On Sunday, Cornershop singer Tjinder Singh said Bhosle’s music had “helped us throughout all our good and difficult times” in a tribute posted on X and Instagram.

The band’s 1997 hit single Brimful Of Asha was inspired by Bhosle, with the lyrics paying homage to Indian film culture and Bollywood soundtracks.

DJ Fatboy Slim’s remix of the song went on to reach number one in the UK’s charts.

Singh said: “The world and all India grieve today.

“We don’t know whether a candle has gone out or has been lit, such was the stature of Asha Bhosle.

“They say she liked cricket and in that respect she had a great innings, which equalled exactly that of her equally revered sister Lata Mangeshkar.

“During those years few have reached the ability to be loved in so many languages and dialects, and even fewer have reached so many with the astonishment of heart that her songs gave us.

“We say goodbye, with all grace, to Sadhi Rani, Our Lady that helped us throughout all our good and difficult times.”

Bhosle’s timeless voice resonated across India for nearly eight decades, recorded on about 12,000 songs.

She collaborated with Boy George on Bow Down Mister, released in 1991, and recently appeared on the album The Mountain by the Gorillaz.

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi said in a social media post he was “deeply saddened” by her death.