Happy Birthday, Bela Shende! 'Apsara Aali' to 'Wajle Ki Baara'; Top 5 songs of the singer that are sure to make you groove

The National Award winner playback singer Bela Shende has turned a year old today. Shende started her career with the music album 'Kaisa Yeh Jadoo' which was well received by the masses and was critically acclaimed.

Besides Marathi and Hindi films, she has also sung in Urdu, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam. The singer turns 40 today and to celebrate her special day, let’s take a look at some of her hits.

The blockbuster song 'Apsara Aali' from 'Natarang', starring Atul Kulkarni and Sonalee Kulkarni is sung by Bela Shende and Ajay Atul, and lyrics are by Guru Thakur.

The superhit Lavani number 'Wajle Ki Baara' from Ravi Jadhav's 'Natrang' featured Amruta Khanvilkar and Atul Kulkarni. The lyrics of the song was penned by Guru Thakur.

'Aase Wajwa Ki' from Dholki starring Siddharth, Jadhav Manasi Naik & Lavani Mandali was sung by Bela Shende. The lyrics of the song were penned by Arvind Jagtap.

Singer Bela Shende won a National Award for the Ahirani song ‘Khur Khura’ from the film ‘Tuhya Dharma Koncha’. While Dattaprasad Ranade gave the film's music, and Basu Vaidya was its lyricist.

The hit song from the Marathi film 'Baji' starring Shreyas Talpade and Amruta Khanvilkar was crooned by Bela Shende. This appealing track will make people get down on the dance floor and groove to the peppy music.