es of India and the Sunday Observer and she is a versatile in different talents like music, food, politics, health and fitness. She is doing pretty well for herself.
Alex Fernandes : Can you comment on today's playback singing ?
Asha : Well, the playback singing of today is not up to the mark. The lyrics are something and the music is something. Still it is well appreciated by the generation of today. There is a certain time for all this liking. We had our share in the past and now with satellite dishes and various channels, the world is changing fast .It is very difficult to find pure music until and unless concerts are conducted where we can exhibit talent in the true spirit of musical experience.
Alex Fernandes : Our film industry lacks meaningful songs like the ones composed by Shair Ludhianvi, Gulzar and veteran directors Jaidev, S.D. Burman, R.D. Burman, Madan Mohan, Salil Chowdury, etc.
Asha : I don't really blame the music directors. If we sing something classical or a song with a feeble tune, it is ignored and the singer is lambasted 20in print. It is not that we sing it the way we want to, it is the music director who asks us to sing it in that fashion. The picturisation of the song demands it and that's how a song is liked or rejected. The verdict is in the hands of the masses.
Alex Fernandes : You really took both the old and the young by surprise with your 'Rangeela' numbers. The songs were very colorful for the audience, not to mention Urmila gyrating her svelte body on the silver screen. You also have another song to your credit, sung for Karishma Kapoor in 'Bal Brahmachari'. I could say that you were superb even though the original song was plagiarised.
Asha : (Sheepishly) I ho ..... |
