Mumbai, Apr 12 (PTI) Singer-composer Shankar Mahadevan on Sunday paid an emotional tribute to legendary playback singer Asha Bhosle, calling her death a very sad day for Indian music.
The 92-year-old singer died on Sunday due to multi-organ failure at Breach Candy Hospital in South Mumbai.
“I just cannot believe that our dearest Asha Tai is no more. I’m not able to express my sorrow and what I’m feeling right now as a musician, as Didi’s worshipper, as a very close family friend and looking up to her like Goddess Saraswati. I’m sure that every single Indian is just heartbroken,” he said in a video statement.
Mahadevan said he shared a close personal and professional bond with Bhosle over the years.
“Didi and her music will never ever perish from
this phase of this earth till human beings exist. Because you cannot describe in words.
“She is somebody who’s going to live forever, going to be there on our phones, on television, on every single medium where music plays. She’s going to be there with us, with her amazing voice resounding all over the planet,” he said.
The singer, who is also one-third of the popular composer trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, has worked alongside Bhosle across several projects over the years, including Marathi devotional recordings.
Bhosle, whose career spanned over eight decades, was known for her willingness to collaborate across genres and with musicians from across generations.
Mahadevan said he hoped Bhosle would continue to bless those she left behind.
“Let’s all pray that she’s in a better place, she keeps blessing us and sending us her positive, enthusiastic energy that she used to always share with us. We’ll miss you, Didi. We’ll miss you,” he said.
Bhosle’s last rites will be performed at Shivaji Park on Monday. PTI RB BK BK
