Veteran actress Asha Parekh, who has worked in more than 85 films, remains one of Hindi cinema’s most celebrated stars. Parekh recently revisited a memorable chapter from Hindi cinema while appearing on the singing reality show Indian Idol. The actress shared an interesting anecdote involving legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar and one of the most iconic songs filmed on her during the golden era of Bollywood.
‘Suno Sajna’ was difficult even for Lata Mangeshkar
Asha Parekh revealed that the song “Suno Sajna” from Aaye Din Bahar Ke, starring Dharmendra, was considered extremely difficult by Lata Mangeshkar herself.Recalling the moment, Asha Parekh said, “Unhone kisi interview mein yeh kaha tha ke yeh gaana mere liye sabse mushkil gaana tha kyun ki unki jo murkhiyan jo thi woh bohot hi lambi thi aur high sur mein gaaya hain toh mujhe khudko lipsync karne mein thodi takleef hoti thi.” (“She had once said in an interview that this song was the most difficult one for her because the vocal runs were very long and it was sung in a very high pitch. Even I found it slightly difficult to lip-sync to it.”)The actress explained that the composition demanded great vocal control because of its high pitch and lengthy musical portions. She also admitted that performing and lip-syncing to the song during filming was equally difficult for her.
Asha Bhosle’s challenging song also remembered
During the same conversation, Asha Parekh also spoke about another technically difficult song connected to her career. This time, she mentioned Asha Bhosle and the popular track “Daiya Re Daiya Main Kahan Phasi” from Caravan. She shared, “issi taraf Asha ji sabse difficult gaana woh khud keh rahi thi woh tha Karvaan ka ‘Daiya Re Daiya Main Kahan Phasi’ bohot difficult, dono beheno ka yeh gaana. Main bohot lucky thi ki mere liye yeh dono gaane, jo mushkil gaane the woh mere naseeb mein tha.” (“Similarly, Asha ji herself had said that her most difficult song was ‘Daiya Re Daiya Main Kahan Phasi’ from Caravan. It was extremely difficult. Both sisters sang these challenging songs, and I feel very lucky that both of those songs came to me.”) The actress expressed gratitude for getting an opportunity to perform on songs sung by both legendary sisters. She described herself as fortunate that such iconic and challenging songs became part of her cinematic journey.Meanwhile, Asha Parekh received the Padma Shri in 1992 and later received the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2020. a
