Asha Bhosle made a few comparisons in her singing with her late sister, Lata Mangeshkar in a recent interview. However, the former singer also revealed why she wanted to be different from the latter. For the unversed, Asha will celebrate her 90th birthday on September 8, 2023, and for the same, she is about to host another startling stage performance in Dubai. It will be a Broadway kind of a show and feature an array of songs, the legendary singer has given voice to over the years.
Now, ahead of her program, in an interview with the ETimes, Asha Bhosle sat for a conversation to reveal anecdotes from her singing journey. Asha mentioned that it was only when she started listening to English songs that she understood various things about the technicality of singing. Asha revealed:
“After songs like Eena Meena Deeka and other such numbers, people began saying I can sing all kinds of songs. They would say she sings a Madan Mohan track as well as a Shankar Jaikishen number and songs of completely different styles like SD Burman and RD Burman. When I was staying in Kolhapur, I would listen to a lot of English songs because of that, I would understand things like vibrating my voice or hitting the straight notes.”
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In the same conversation, Asha shared that she wanted to become different from her late singer-sister, Lata Mangeshkar to create a niche for herself. The Radha Kaise Na Jale singer mentioned that Lata had more sharpness in her voice than Asha. Thus, she had to push her boundaries right from the beginning of her career to get more and more work. Asha revealed:
“I wanted to be different from Lata didi. Nobody would have given me work if I had sung like her. I realised this at the very beginning of my career, and that’s why I kept experimenting with the kind of songs I sang and even my voice. My voice was obviously different from hers, but I made it sharper. She sang softly, so I knew it wouldn’t work if I did the same.”
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Talking about her journey in music, Asha revealed how she became a playback singer after tremendous hard work. She mentioned doing riyaaz even at 2 am without disturbing others. She also shared the piece of advice, she gave to her her granddaughter, Zanai Bhosle and said:
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“I never thought that I would become a playback singer, I became one due to circumstances. But the music was in me. Kaam koi bhi ho, mehnat zaroori hai, uske bina koi kaam hota nahi hai. Even today, I do riyaaz every morning. If I am unable to sleep at night, I do my riyaaz even at 2 am… only I do it a bit softly so that others are not disturbed (smiles). I tell my granddaughter (Zanai Bhosle) that if she wants to get into singing or acting, she has to immerse herself completely in the work that she wants to do.”
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