Asha Bhosle opens up on ‘What Jhumka’ remix, says today’s composers ‘don’t have the ability’ to create classics: ‘They are recreating old songs’

Asha then spoke about the old classics and said, “These songs have lyrics, singers and music. It’s a combination of everything. And not just that, even the actors. If the cinematographer had not shot the songs well, the picturisation wouldn’t have left an impact. It’s a team effort. That’s how you make a good song.”

When asked if the older songs had more impact because the artists worked tirelessly, Asha said that every artist worked really hard when composing a song in the old days. “A lot of hard work went into those songs. The lyricist would sit down with the composer. They would discuss every word. Even the biggest lyricists would fight for every word. ‘I don’t want this word, I want that word’. Both sides worked hard,” she recalled.

In a recent interview with Hindustan Times, Asha said that she doesn’t listen to many of the new songs because she does not find them well written. She said, “I don’t really find songs with excellent lyrics today, but I listen to them occasionally and sometimes, I come across good songs by (singers) Rahat Fateh Ali (Khan), Sunidhi (Chauhan) so yes, I do find some of them good, but I rarely listen to music. If I have to, then I listen to the old songs.”