I would have eloped with Helen if I were a man: Asha Bhosle

Asha Bhosle recently made her digital debut by releasing her official YouTube channel. The legendary singer went on to share some very interesting stories from her life and one of them was an amusing anecdote involving the actress and dancer Helen.

Asha is hands down one of the most celebrated singers we have in Bollywood. In a career spanning almost 76 years, she has sung innumerable songs and has several records to her credit. Through her YouTube channel, the 86-year-old singer wishes to connect with her fans and share memories from her illustrious career.

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Back in the 60s-70s, she was one of the most sought-after playback singers in Bollywood. Asha has lent her voice to almost all the prominent actresses during that time. When asked to pick her favourite actress, the singer recalling an amusing story told IANS, “Helen! She was so pretty that the moment she would enter the room, I would stop singing and look at her. In fact, I would request her not to come when I was recording! Do you know that famous story when I told Helen that I would have eloped with her if I were a man! That is true.” 

Among several other hit songs, Asha and Helen gave us one of the most iconic songs ‘Piya Tu Ab Toh Aaja’ (Caravan 1971).

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Revealing about the need to launch her own channel now, the iconic singer further added, “I have sung so many songs composed and written by veterans like OP Nayyar, Khayyam saab, Shankar-Jaikishan, and they are all celebrated. That is great. But I also want young and good lyricists, composers and music directors to come forward and grab the opportunity to create music. I would like to encourage them. So, on my channel, I will talk of and share my experience on how we struggled to find space here. I am sure they will also feel inspired by knowing them. There are several unreleased songs that were composed by RD (Burman) and I have them all. I will slowly release them, sing them on my channel. I want to share them with our fans.”

Well, we are eagerly looking forward to hearing more such amusing tales from the legendary singer.

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