Varsha Bhosle

Varsha Bhosle (Devanagari: वर्षा भोसले) (1956 –8 October 2012) was an Indian singer, journalist and writer based in Mumbai. She was the daughter of Indian playback singer, Asha Bhosle. Varsha worked as a hindi playback singer in Hindi and Marathi movies, and appeared in concerts with her mother.Varsha finished school from Hill Grange High School, on Pedder Road, Mumbai, in 1974, with an ISC. She studied Political Science at Elphinstone College, which is affiliated with Bombay University in Mumbai. She wrote columns for the Indian web portal, Rediff[1], during 1997 - 2003; columns for The Sunday Observer during 1994 - 1998; and for Gentleman magazine in 1993. She also wrote a little for the Times of India and for Rakshak - The Protector police magazine.. She lived in Mumbai with her mother, Asha Bhosle. On September 9, 2008, she attempted suicide by taking an overdose of sleeping pills, after which she was admitted to Mumbai's Jaslok hospital. [2] Later, on October 8, 2012, 56-year-old Varsha committed suicide at her residence in Mumbai. She shot herself in the head at her Prabhu Kunj residence in Mumbai. Mumbai Police have confirmed the suicide and said she shot herself with a licensed weapon.[3][4]