Playback icon Asha Bhosle doesn’t think twice when you ask her to pick her favourite among the numerous actresses she has sung for in her illustrious career. “Helen! She was so pretty that the moment she would enter the room, I would stop singing and look at her. In fact, I would request her not to come when I was recording! Do you know that famous story when I told Helen that I would have eloped with her if I were a man! That is true,” she laughed.
The legendary singer made her digital debut with her official YouTube channel on Wednesday.
From recording in a studio with live rehearsal to sending an audio recording via Internet, the veteran has observed a huge transformation over an ongoing career since 1943.
Now, at 86, she is gearing up to share many stories from her life, apart from her music, in the digital space.
Talking about her new venture, the National Award-winning singer told IANS: “I have sung so many songs composed and written by veterans like O P Nayyar, Khayyam saab, Shankar-Jaikishan, and they are all celebrated. That is great. But I also want young and good lyricists, composers and music directors to come forward and grab the opportunity to create music. I would like to encourage them.
“So, on my channel I will talk of and share my experience on how we struggled to find space here. I am sure they will also feel inspired by knowing them,” she added.
“There are several unreleased songs that were composed by RD (Burman) and I have them all. I will slowly release them, sing them on my channel. I want to share them with our fans.” (IANS)
