Viral Video: Sonu Nigam Recalls Massaging Asha Bhosle’s Painful Heel Spur During 1996 US Tour

Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam recalled a very fond memory featuring the legendary singer Asha Bhosle from their USA tour in 1996. The singer, in a video posted by him on his social media account, shared how he would massage Asha Bhosle's feet during a 1996 US tour when she was suffering from a painful heel spur. Opening up about the incident, Sonu said, “At that time, there was a spur in her heel. My mother had it too, so I knew how to treat it with my hands. She couldn’t stand properly. I told her I know how to fix it. After a few shows, I went to her room and massaged her feet and she got better.” Sonu Nigam Washes Feet of Singer Asha Bhosle With Rose Water and Petals at ‘Svarsvamini Asha’ Book Launch Event.

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He added how even years after the incident, Asha Bhosle still remembered the gesture for years. “She would keep asking me, ‘Do you remember, you massaged my feet there?’ And I would say yes, because I had seen my mother go through the same thing. It’s like a bone thorn in the heel, caused by calcium overgrowth pr something like that,” he said. Asha Bhosle No More: Life and Times of the ‘Nightingale of Asia’.

Recalling his early association with the singer, Sonu shared, “In the beginning of 1996, I performed with her for the first time in Mumbai at Rashish Shah’s son's wedding. She had a sore throat and asked me to sing her iconic song "Jhoothe Naina Bole", with her. She didn’t need me, she was a great singer, but she still asked me to be a part of her singing. That meant a lot.”

Sonu further remembering his US tour with Asha Bhosle and Amit Kumar later that year said, “In June 1996, I performed with Asha ji and Amit Kumar ji in America. Those were unforgettable days.”

Sharing another fond memory, he said, “I remember in Vancouver, she asked me if I wanted to eat rice. I said yes, and she cooked for me. It was my sheer good luck.”

Asha Bhosle Death

Talking about the legendary singer Asha Bhosle, her demise on April 12, left the entire nation in a state of shock and grief. She was admitted to the hospital on April 11 due to severe exhaustion and chest infection as updated by her granddaughter Zanai Bhosle. The singer passed away at the age of 92 and left behind a legacy of 83 years.

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