Legendary Indian singer Asha Bhosle thinks Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra is the perfect choice to portray her character on-screen.
“Being a singer, she can express a singer well,” Bhosle said at the Timeless Asha concert on Thursday in Mumbai, organised to celebrate her 83rd birthday.
The singer was nostalgic as she spoke about how she celebrated her birthday as a child with her mother and with her late husband, Bollywood composer R.D. Burman. “When I was a child my mother used to feed me sweets made by her on my birthday. After that Pancham [Burman] used to give me unique gifts. I love to cook so sometimes he gifted something related to my cooking.”
Speaking of her autobiography, Bhosle spoke about why a biopic should be made on Burman’s life.
“People will get a chance to listen to his music. His unreleased, forgotten songs can be brought in front of everyone if his biopic is made,” she said. “When I recorded the song Aaja Aaja, I was rewarded Rs500 by R.D. Burman for singing better than Rafi Sahab. He [had made] a bet on who would sing better.”
Bhosle also said that she considers every day as her birthday.
“Nobody knows about the future. Therefore, I try to spend each day differently, keep myself well, do good and that’s how I spend my birthday. Every day is a birthday for me.”
Earlier in the day, legendary singer and her older sister Lata Mangeshkar had wished her on her birthday on twitter. Happy to receive her blessings, Bhosle said “Lata didi’s blessing is the biggest gift for me.”
On request, she hummed Do lafzon ki hai dil ki Kahaani from the film The Great Gambler.
