Asha Bhosle realised RD Burman sent her flowers ‘anonymously’

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27th Jun, 2022. 11:55 am
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Asha Bhosle is an Indian playback singer and entrepreneur.
Asha Bhosle’s ex-husband RD Burman sent her flowers ‘anonymously’ for years.
Asha also discussed their love for music and how they would sing John Coltrane, Rolling Stones, Earth Wind & Fire, and other artists’ songs.

Asha Bhosle, a veteran vocalist, once mentioned that her ex-husband, the musician RD Burman, sent her flowers ‘anonymously’ for years. In an old interview, Asha remembers receiving flowers at her home in the presence of RD Burman and poet-lyricist Majrooh Sultanpuri. Asha also discussed their love for music and how they would sing John Coltrane, Rolling Stones, Earth Wind & Fire, and other artists’ songs.

Asha said, “Once he scared the daylights out of me by wearing an Afro-wig in the dark. He’d mimic everyone, including me. For years, he’d send me flowers anonymously. One day, the roses were delivered in the presence of Majrooh saab and Pancham. I said, ‘Throw them away. Some fool keeps wasting his roses on me.’ Pancham’s face fell. That’s when Majrooh saab laughed, ‘It’s this fool who’s been sending you the roses’.”

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“Music was the basic foundation of our marriage: We could listen to Bismillah Khan, the Beatles, Shirley Bassey..and so many more for hours and hours. Pancham would emerge from his shower, in a lungi kurta, at 9.30 am and till 3 pm, we’d be humming together to the albums of John Coltrane, Earth Wind and Fire, Sergio Mendes, Santana, the Rolling Stones, Blood Sweat and Tears, Chuck Correa, Osibisa…oh so many. Our taste for music was eclectic, and that was our everlasting bond.”

Asha Bhosle realised RD Burman sent her flowers ‘anonymously’

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