Bhosle is known for singing daring and unconventional characters, and for her fluidity and ease across genres. Compared to her sister’s more chaste selections, Bhosle often voiced songs for actors portraying seductresses, sex workers, and cabaret dancers. She was a divorcée and a single mother for many years, and lyrics she had sung were often cited by journalists commenting on her personal life. (Bhosle’s penchant for portraying unorthodox women has earned her a title as a feminist hero of sorts, though her politics aren’t so neatly progressive. She maintained a close connection with the RSS, India’s umbrella Hindu Nationalist party.) She also learned different modes of singing in a concerted effort to distinguish herself from her sister. “I thought to myself, if I will continue to sing in a similar voice to [Lata], then I will never get work as long as [she] is in the business,” she said in an interview with India Today .…