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Asha Bhosle plans an R D surprise

December 19, 2005 15:45 IST

Asha BhosleBarely a few weeks after a Grammy nomination for her collaboration with the American band Kronos Quartet, Asha Bhosle is all set to pay Rahul Dev Burman another homage.

And it is meant to commemorate the legandary Bollywood music composer's death anniversary on January 4.

"It's an album entitled Real RD. It features 21 of R D Burman's choicest numbers -- mostly rendered by Ashaji, with a few duets where Sudesh Bhosle will accompany her," reveals a source from Sa Re Ga Ma, the music company that owns the copyrights for most of Asha Bhosle's and RD's movie soundtracks.

A few months ago, Sa Re Ga Ma had gone all-out to promote the non-film album Asha, which contained Bhosle's version of classic ghazals.

Top 10 RD Burman songs by Asha Bhosle
Song Film
 Chori chori solah shringar karungi  Manoranjan
 Kabhi kabhi sapna lagta hai  Ratnadeep
 Geet sunoge huzoor  Rocky
 Phir se aiyo badra bidesi  Namkeen
 Mera kuch samaan  Ijaazat
 Dum maro dum  Hare Rama Hare Krishna
 Tu jahan miley mujhe  Doosri Sita
 Chura liya hai tumne  Yaadon Ki Baraat
 Yeh saaye hain  Sitara
 Jeena de yeh duniya  Lava
What makes Real RD really special is that Asha will be re-interpreting the tracks, rendering the songs all over again to suit the techno-advancements
in the new millennium.  

She had done new versions of R D's tracks some years ago in a well-received album called RD & I.

"Ashaji is going all-out to ensure that the sounds heard in this new album are just right. She has handpicked numbers that are both popular and unknown. There's so much of R D that needs to be discovered still. We're glad she is taking personal interest in further advancing the name of the single biggest musical genius of Hindi cinema," says the Sa Re Ga Ma source.

The album will be released on January 4, followed by a series of promotional concerts by Bhosle -- all over the world.

Subhash K Jha