Indian singing legend Asha Bhosle entered the Guinness World Records on Thursday for the most ‘single studio recordings’. The 78-year-old has reportedly recorded up to 11,000 solos, duets and chorus-backed songs in over 20 Indian languages since 1947.
Asha Bhosle — who has evergreen numbers like “Dum Maro Dum”, “Mehbooba Mehbooba”, “Piya Tu Ab To Aaja” and “Chura Liya Hai Tumne Jo Dil Ko” to her credit — was conferred with the Guinness honour at the Asian awards function held in London, a statement said.
The singer is elated with the achievement; “Today, I truly feel that I am a world recognised singer. I always knew that I have the maximum number of songs to my credit, still I never said anything all this while,” said Bhosle.
She thanked music researcher Vishwas Nerurkar for helping her get the Guinness title. “Vishwas found out about all my songs and gave the correct information to Guinness World Records, because of which I got this title,” she added.
Bhosle also had a message for her fans. “For all those who love me, I would like to say that I hope your love for me remains the way it has always been and just the way you have loved my songs, you will love my film Maaee too,” she said. The veteran singer will make her big screen acting debut with Maaee, which is complete and ready for release. The film also features Padmini Kolhapure as Asha’s daughter. Maaee is the story of a woman who goes to live with her daughter and son-in-law after being abandoned by her only son.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 22nd, 2011.
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