Asha Bhonsle Talks About 'Healthy Competition' With Sister Lata Mangeshkar

Asha Bhosle drew some comparisons between her singing and that of her late sister, Lata Mangeshkar, during a recent interview.

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00:00 Recently, Asha Bhosale made a few comparisons in a singing video with her late singer Lata

00:05 Mangeshkar.

00:06 The former singer also revealed why she wanted to be different from the latter.

00:10 In a recent conversation, Asha Bhosale shared anecdotes from her illustrious singing career.

00:15 She said, "After songs like 'Eena Meena Dika' and other such numbers, people began saying

00:20 I can sing all kinds of songs.

00:22 They would say she sings a Madan Mohan track as well as a Shankar Jai Kishan number and

00:27 songs of completely different styles like S.D. Burman and R.D.

00:30 Burman.

00:31 When I was 10 in Kolhapur, I would listen to a lot of English songs because of that

00:36 I would understand things like vibrating my voice or hitting the straight notes."

00:40 Revealing why she always wanted to be different from her late singer Lata Mangeshkar, she

00:45 said, "I wanted to be different from Lata Didi.

00:47 Nobody would have given me work if I had sung like her.

00:50 I realised this at the very beginning of my career and that's why I kept experimenting

00:55 with the kind of songs I sang and even my voice.

00:58 My voice was absolutely different from hers but I made it sharper.

01:02 She sang softly so I knew it wouldn't work if I did the same."

01:07 Talking about her journey in music, Asha revealed how she became a playback singer after immense

01:12 hard work.

01:13 She mentioned doing rehearsals even at 2 am without disturbing others.

01:17 She also shared the piece of advice she gave to her granddaughter Zenai Bhosale.

01:22 What do you think about the video?

01:24 Let us know in the comment section.

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