The Very Best of Asha Bhosle, The Queen of Bollywood, released in October 2003, is a compilation album of songs recorded by the Indian playback singer Asha Bhosle for albums and Bollywood films released during 1966-2003.
Asha Bhosle | Asha Puthli | Asha Parekh | Asha Khadilkar | Asha Negi | Asha G. Menon | Asha |
# Na bole tum: Asha Bhosle & Amit Kumar - the tune of this song was lifted from the popular American Civil War marching song When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again composed by Patrick Gilmore
His lyrics has also been sung by noted Indian singers like Asha Bhosle, Kumar Sanu and Sonu Nigam.
This Qawwali also featured in 1978 Bollywood Movie Main Tulsi Tere Aangan Ki sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle.
Om Prakash won the Filmfare Best Comedian Award & Asha Bhosle won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer for the song Garibon ki Suno in 1967 for this movie.
A whole host of Asian stars were featured - Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Usha Uthup, Ravi Shankar, Pandith Amaradeva, Asian actress Jamila Massey and her husband the writer Reginald Massey, Clarence Wijewardene, Annesley Malewana, Mignonne Fernando, Nimal Mendis, The Gypsies, Desmond de Silva were some of the South Asian stars on 'London Sounds Eastern.'
Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar, Manna Dey and Geeta Dutt did the playback singing, along with Nepali singers Prem Dhoj Pradhan, C.P. Lohani and Aruna Lama.
By the time he was 25, Date had already performed with Hridaynath Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle, Usha Mangeshkar, Yashwant Deo, Suresh Wadkar, Ghulam Ali, Trilok Gurtu and others.
The soundtrack of Sharmeelee was an instant hit with the Indian audience, with songs composed by S. D. Burman, and sung by Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, and Asha Bhosle.
Lachak lachak jaye jawani is the most famous song from this film sung by Amit Kumar and Asha Bhosle.
There was a lot of drama after the face off as both the contestants sang really well and it became very tough for the jury members to decide who should be the fifth finalist Asha Bhosle wanted Diljaan to be the finalist while Abida Parveen wanted Nabeel Shaukat Ali to be the fifth finalist.
It has featured in translated versions in several Indian movies, in both Tamil- notably the Sivaji Ganesan vehicle Thanga Padhakkam - and Hindi- it was sung by Asha Bhosle in Parmatma.