Asha Bhonsle turns 79 on Saturday

The versatile singer will be celebating her birthday with her family and close friends.

Bhonsle said that the person she misses the most on her birthday is her husband R D Burman.

Asha Bhonsle started her career in 1943 and has sung in over 14 languages including Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, English and even Russian.

Music director O.P. Nayyar recognised Asha Bhonsle's potential and gave her first big break with CID in 1956. But it was with 'Naya Daur' in 1957 and songs like 'Maang Ke Saath Tumhara', 'Saathi Haath Badhana' and 'Uden Jab Jab Zulfein Teri' that the Nayyar-Bhonsle duo became extremely popular.

In 1966, she sang for Rahul Dev Burman in Teesri Manzil -- 'Aaja Aaja', 'O Haseena Zulfonwali' and 'O Mere Sona Re', which catapulted her career. She also got Bollywood actors Sanjay Dutt and Urmila Matondkar and Australian cricketer Breet Lee to sing on her pop album Asha and Friends.

She was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2000 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2008.

In 2011, she was officially acknowledged by the Guinness Book of World Records as the most recorded artist in music history.

Now, this dynamic singer is ready for her first silver-screen role in the film Maaee where she plays an abandoned mother.

Samaylive team wishes Asha Bhosle a very happy birthday.