Varsha shot herself, police said.[break]
Differing media reports put her age at 50 and 56; however she was believed to have been suffering from depression and had been hospitalised a few weeks ago after a suspected overdose of sleeping pills.
Bhosle was a columnist with web portal Rediff, and had worked as a freelancer for The Sunday Observer and The Times Of India.
She was also a theatre personality, sang playback for some Hindi and Marathi films and performed in concerts with her mother.
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