Veteran singer Alisha Chinai, whose iconic track “Made In India" defined an era of Indian pop music, has revealed the deeply personal struggles she faced while at the peak of her career in the 1980s and early 1990s. In a candid interview with Zoom, Alisha reflected on her troubled marriage, financial stress, and how her father’s cancer diagnosis pushed her into one of the lowest phases of her life.

Success on Stage, Turmoil at Home

At a time when her music was topping charts, Alisha’s personal life was unraveling. Married to her then-manager Rajesh Jhaveri, she was simultaneously juggling fame and an increasingly difficult marriage. “It was a very challenging time. On one side, I had this humungous success and on the personal side, I was having so many problems. I was going through my di

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