Asha’s voice: An elixir of life | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

Asha’s voice: An elixir of life | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

Written by Sumit Paul |New Delhi |Updated: September 7, 2019 4:31:00 pm

Asha’s voice: An elixir of life

The spectrum of Asha's singing is not just vast. It's boundless and because of this oceanic ambit of her voice, she could sing all sorts of songs and even at the age of eighty six, the magic is undiminished.

Asha’s voice is tailor-made for songs that have a light coquettish streak. (Source: File Photo)

Have you listened to the immortal number, Kabhi kisi ko mukammal jahaan nahin milta, kahin zameen toh kahin aasmaan nahin milta (Film- Aahista-Aahista, Lyrics-Nida Fazli, Music: Khayyam, 1981)? This soul-gladdening ghazal was sung by Bhupinder Singh and Asha Bhosle separately and both the versions are equally mellifluous. This generally doesn’t happen because male versions often become more popular, example Dil jo na kah saka wahi raaz-e-dil…. (Film: Bheegi Raat, Music: Roshan, 1965) was separately rendered by Rafi and Lata, but it is Rafi’s version that’s often played and remembered.