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Asha Bhosle to receive Diff award in Dubai

Asha Bhosle has recorded more than 12,000 songs for more than 850 films in her 81 years (AFP)

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Legendary Indian playback singer Asha Bhosle will receive the prestigious Dubai International Film Festival (Diff) Lifetime Achievement Award for her decades of dedication to Indian cinema.

The 11th edition of Diff will take place from December 10 to 17, 2014.

Bhosle has recorded more than 12,000 songs for more than 850 films in her 81 years. She is known for her incredible range and versatility, having recorded every style of music from film to folk songs, Indian classical music to pop songs, as well as ‘ghazals’ and ‘bhajans’.

She even made her acting debut in the 2013 film ‘Mai’, at the age of 80, to critical acclaim. She holds the Guinness Book of World Records for being the ‘most recorded artist in music history’. Indian government has bestowed her with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2000 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2008.

Abdulhamid Juma, Diff Chairman, said: “Asha Bhosle is a stalwart of the Indian music scene, and we are proud to be honouring her with this Diff Lifetime Achievement Award. Her work has touched almost every corner of the world: we look forward to welcoming such a legend to Dubai and Diff.”

 Meanwhile, Bhosle added: “I am delighted to have been nominated to receive this Lifetime Achievement Award from Diff in Dubai – a place with long historic ties to my country.”

The Lifetime Achievement Award is dedicated to honouring the world’s greatest film industry actors, writers, directors and producers. Previous winners include Martin Sheen, Omar Sharif, Faten Hamamah, Adel Imam, Jameel Rateb, Sabah, Morgan Freeman, Sean Penn, Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Daoud Abdel Sayed, Youssef Chahine, Rachid Bouchareb, Souleymane Cisse, Nabil El-Maleh, Oliver Stone, Danny Glover, Terry Gilliam, Yash Chopra, Subhash Ghai, Michael Apted and Mahmoud Abdel Aziz.