"I didn't feel odd recording live with traditional instruments.
It was rather nice because all tunes and rhythms were in sync
and we had the liberty to improvise wherever required. We sang
our heart out," said the singer.
There were no rehearsals before recording.
"There wasn't any rehearsal before recording. Whatever
happened, it happened in the recording studio. But he had made
me listen to some songs to give the feel, what kind of melody
he was actually looking for," said Asha, who in her more
than 65-year-long career has sung over 12,000 songs in 18 languages.
Asha misses melody in today's songs.
"There should be more melody in the song instead of orchestra.
Orchestra sounds good in dance songs, otherwise it's not required.
If a song is well-written and sung well, the audience will automatically
like it. It's the magic of the singer and the composer that
works," said Asha.
She has been on a couple of music reality shows as a guest,
but Asha believes these shows are not an ideal platform to judge
one's talent.
"I don't see much of a bright future for the winners of
reality shows. They sing others' songs. When they have to sing
their own song, then you will come to know their original ability,"
said Asha.
Asked who among the new breed of playback singers she thinks
can continue as long as her, Asha said: "Nowadays it's
tough to go that far. I started singing in 1943, I was a 10-year-old
then. There used to be too many films and in each film, there
used to be at least 14 to 15 songs.
"Later the films started having six to eight songs. There
used to be heroine centric films, so there used to be many songs
for female playback singers. Now there are a couple of item
songs and very few for heroines."