Legendary singer Asha Bhosale bid adieu to the world, leaving behind a legacy that generations will continue to cherish. As tributes pour in from across the country, Bollywood singer and Sa Re Ga Ma Pa fame Abhijeet Ghoshal also took a walk down memory lane, sharing an old photograph and recalling a special moment with the iconic singer.
He remembered meeting Asha ji in 2009 at the residence of R. D. Burman along with Louiz Banks for a song discussion, where he had the opportunity to sing in front of her.
Recalling the interaction, he said, “While I was singing the composition before her, she stopped and said in Bengali, ‘Tumi khoob shundor gaaichho. Hindi shune mone hoy tumi Bengal theke to noy?’ (You are singing very beautifully in perfect pitch. From your Hindi diction, it does not feel like you are from Bengal).”
Expressing the emotional value of that moment, he shared, “We later met again during the dubbing, but we were not very photo savvy in those days. So I have only this one memory in print, and so many memories etched in my heart.”
Paying his heartfelt tribute to the legendary singer, Abhijeet Ghoshal further added, “When someone like Asha ji leaves us, it naturally makes the heart a little sad. Through her singing, her voice, her conversations, and her presence, we have learned so much. She had lived a long life, and even just a few months ago, she was still performing.”
Reflecting on her legacy, he said, “She has given us countless songs, so many that talking about them feels like trying to show a lamp to the sun.”
While she’s taken her heavenly abode, Abhijeet feels she will stay with us forever. He said, “Mukesh ji, Rafi sahab, and Kishore da left us years ago, yet not a single day passes when we do not listen to them. In the same way, there will never be a day when we will not remember Asha ji through her songs.”
“She was with us, she is with us, and she will always remain with us. That is the true legacy of an artist. My heartfelt condolences to all her admirers and listeners,” he said.
His words reflect a shared emotion, of one photograph that remains, and countless memories that will live on forever.
