Asha Bhosle: I could not hold a straight face whereas recording with Kishore Kumar –
I’ve so many recollections with the genius of a person, Kishore Kumar. It may replenish a ebook. The primary music we sang was for composer Pannalal Ghosh, it was a duet. I believe Kishore da was additionally performing in that movie. Then one other one among our earliest duets was Aati hai humko yaad.. January February from the movie Muqaddar. This should have been round 1949-50. He actually handled me like a youthful sister. I’ve identified him since my oldest baby Hemant was a child.
We’ve sung so many duets, I’ve actually misplaced depend. We should have sang most variety of duets collectively.
As soon as we had been recording for Dada Burman (SD Burman) for Paying Visitor (1957) and my work was over. I used to be leaving the recording studio and Kishore noticed me. He mentioned wait a minute I want you on this recording. It was a male solo music. However Kishore insisted that I sing an alaap for him whereas he sung for Dev Anand. And he sung Oh Nigaahen mastaana. Dada readily agreed to his suggestion. You possibly can hear my buzzing after every line. There are such a lot of recording room tales and recollections.
We used to sing many songs collectively for Pancham (RD Burman). Pancham and Kishore da had an outstanding tuning. I keep in mind we did so many stage reveals collectively. As soon as we had been in Kolkata doing a stage present and I used to be singing Ek major aur ek tu and he felt I used to be doing very properly. So instantly the following music he sang was Eena Meena Deeka and he lay on the ground and began flailing his legs and arms. Preserving the mike away from his face he requested me, “Ab kya karegi tu,” I began laughing a lot I simply couldn’t end the singing that music.
As soon as I believe we had been recording for Laxmikant Pyarelal and the ultimate take was okayed. After the take I quietly advised him, that one specific portion he may have achieved higher. He took offence at that and all of the sudden introduced to each one which he would not sing with me.
Later Pancham reprimanded me and mentioned why was it essential for me to voice my opinion about every little thing. I advised Pancham that music was my soul and faith and I could not be untruthful. Kishore da sulked with me for some time.
Then later we met for a Bappi Lahiri recording. I greeted him and turned my face away. And commenced to attract circles on the recording wall subsequent to me. Kishore da began singing and all of the sudden known as lower and angrily requested me, “Why are you not trying in my route and paying consideration or correcting me?” So I mentioned, Dada you get offended once I appropriate you. He mentioned, “Asha you realize I’m loopy. Yeh sab chalta hai, now face me once I sing.” And we each burst out laughing. It was robust conserving a straight face whereas recording a duet with him.
One other mark of his genius got here by way of throughout a music I used to be recording for Kalyanji Anandji. I rehearsed the music however there no signal of Kishore da. He had not turned up. I used to be fairly irritated. And simply after we had been going for the take, he sheepishly got here in. He didn’t even desire a rehearsal. He simply picked on my cues and sang his parts. I can’t wrap my head round how he did it with out a rehearsal. If this isn’t genius, what’s. Once I requested him how he did it, he simply laughed it away and made gentle of the second and mentioned, “I do know the Kalyanji Anandji’s fashion.” I really feel like touching Kishore da’s toes each time I consider that incident.
I can’t keep in mind the title of the movie, we had been recording a duet for Bappi Lahiri and our names had been within the music. Our names had been additionally talked about within the lyrics of that music like a tribute. After the recording, like a health care provider, he used to examine the heart beat of his hand and say, “The heartbeat is coming and going Asha… ab major zyaada nahi rahoonga.” I’d inform him don’t say such issues and that he can be round for a very long time.
Whilst a music composer Kishore da all the time made me sing all his finest songs. He used to actually admire my singing and felt I used to be finest suited to his compositions. One can confirm a lot of the movies through which he has composed, he has used my voice.
His life’s final music additionally was a duet with me for Bappi Lahiri. I believe it was Guru guru ho jao shuru. He advised me, “Kal milte hai Asha.” He was leaving for some present in America. However we needed to document yet one more music the following day, earlier than he left for America. However that was to not be.
Be it Ankhon mein kyaa ji or Haal kaisa hai janaab ka or all of the duets we did for everybody from Dada Burman to Pancham to LP to Bappi Lahiri, all of the recollections come dashing to me. Some are crystal clear, some not so. A few of my finest music recollections are with Kishore da. When he went away, one thing in me went away, too.
