A medley of songs dedicated to the most versatile Diva of Bollywood – none other than the Queen, Asha Bhosle, as she celebrated her 80th birthday earlier this week. 
When Ashaji sings, the nation dances. She has challenged and redefined the boundaries of vocal dynamics and musical genres. A living Legend that remains matchless in her variety, and is the heartthrob of the whole nation!
Presenting an unplugged medley of the some of the most delightful, melodious and scintillating classics of Bollywood Diva of versatility, Asha Bhosle.
Aaj ki Raat - Shubu Shubu,
Karle Pyaar Karle
Kaali Ghata Chaaye Mora
Piya Baawari
Khali Haath Shaam aayi hai
Nigahen Milane ko jee chaahta hai
Yeh kya jagah hai dosto

Unplugged Medley - Tribute to the Diva of Hindi music - Asha Bhosle

Movie: Jab Tak Hai Jaan
Music: A R Rahman
Lyrics: Gulzar
Singer: Harshdeep Kaur
Cover and Alaaps by: Sudha Subbaraman
Mix and Mastering: Raj Kumar Anjan

'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. 
- Alfred Lord Tennyson

Heer is a song that takes into account the stories of Heer-Ranjha, where Ranjha left his beloved to get married to another suitor in the beginning, and Mirza-Sahebaan, where Mirza takes his beloved on a horse. And so, in the song, the girl wants to be called Sahebaan instead of Heer, even though Mirza and Sahebaan die at the end of story.
Lovely lyrics by Gulzar Saab, and a beautiful unforgettable tune by ARR.

Heer Heer na akho adiyo, Main te Sahibaan hoye,
Ghodi leke aave le jaaye, Ghodi leke aave le jaaye,
Don't call me Heer, my dear friends, I have become Sahibaan (in his love)
Wish he comes and take me away on a horse,

Le jaaye Mirza koi, Le jaaye Mirza koi,
(I wish) Mirza, take me away

Ohde je hi main te oh mere warga,
I am just like him, he is just like me

hansda ae sajra sawere warga,
When he smiles, dawn is adorned,

ankha bandh kar la te thande hanere warga
(as he) closes eyes, (it) feels like cold (soothing) darkness,

ohde je hi main te o Mirza mere warga
I am just like him, and Mirza is just like me

Naal naal tur na te vith rakhna
Walk together, don't keep any distance,

hadd rakh lena wich dil rakhna,
Mark a boundary, keep my heart within it.

chhanve chhanve paawe assi teri parchhawe tur na
While walking, under your shadow, I will find my (shelter) shade.

ohde je hi main te o Mirza mere warga
I am just like him, and Mirza is just like me

Heer Heer Na Akkho Adiyo - Punjabi cover

A Female cover of a popular devotional Ayyappa classic originally sung by K J Yesudas.
 
Album: Tharanginiyude Ayyappa Bhakthiganangal Vol. 2 (1982)
Lyrics & Music: Alleppey Ranganath
Singer: K.J. Yesudas
Ragam: Abheri
Cover by: Sudha Subbaraman

Swami Sangeetham Aalapikkum - Malayalam Ayyappa Devotional

Singer: Chithra K S, Yesudas K J
Music Director: Radha Krishnan M G
Lyrics: Vaali (Tamil) Bichu Thirumala (Malayalam)
Movie: Manichithrathaazhu (1993)
Director: Fazil
Cover: Sudha Subbaraman and Kumar Srinivasan
Ragams : KuntaLavaraaLi and ShankaraabharaNam

Oru  Murai Vandu Paarthaayaa - Duet cover (Movie Manichitrathazhu)

A peppy classic number composed by Composer Salil Chowdhury, originally sung in Bengali by Sabita and Antara Chowdhury

Cover: Main vocals and harmonies: Sudha Subbaraman

Lyrics and translation:

Sudhu tomaar i jannye, sur taal aar gaan bedhechi
[Only for you, I have created this sur, taal & song]
Er aar kono nei prayojon
[It does not have any other purpose]
Tumi haasbe, bhaalobaasbe,
[you will laugh & love]
Taai, aamaar e bhubane range rase eto aayojon
[That’s why, so much arrangement is here in my world with color & ‘rasa’]

choto kathaa, choto choto sukhe dukhe moraa khusi
[With Small words & small small happiness & sorrows, we are happy]
janaa kathaa, mukhe, bolinaa taai bhalobaasi
[Well known facts we do not utter, that’s why, just love each other]
je jaa mone kare janam janam dhore
[whatever people may think, for life after life]
tomar aamar ei niyojon
[you & myself are appointed (to stay together)]

bhule gechi , bhule gechi ki pelaam ki na pelaam
[I have forgotten (I do not care), what I got or not got]
jiban maalaa, haasi, kaadano diye gethe gelaam
[Life garland, I have stitched with laugh & cry]
maalaa jhore habe smritir jhuli jabe
[When that garland will dry up & turn into a bag of memory,]
tomaar aamaar habe biyojon
[then only your & mine separation will happen]


Shudhu Tomari Jonye - Salil Chowdhury classic in Bengali

Roz Roz Aankhon Tale 
Movie : Jeeva
Music Director : R.D.Burman
Lyrics: Gulzar
Original Singer(s) :Amit Kumar, Asha Bhosle
Covered by: Sudha Subbaraman, Harshan Nambiar


Roz Roz Aankhon Tale - Duet ft. Harshan Nambiar

Movie/album: Tere Mere Sapne (1971)
Singers: Kishore Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar
Lyricists: Gopaldas Saxena (Neeraj)
Music Director: Sachin Dev Burman
Cover by: Sudha Subbaraman and Jivan Kohli

Jeevan Ki Bagiya Mehkegi - Classic Duet Cover Ft. Jeevan Kohli

Timeless classic - O Sajna Barkha Bahaar Aayi - Tribute to Sadhana and SalilDa

Alaap jam with Adnan Sami on Pilu, followed by Jhumka Gira re

Courtesy: Adnan Sami Pilu track on piano and Karaoke track for jhumka gira re

Movie/Album: मेरा साया (1966)
Music By: मदन मोहन
Lyrics By: राजा मेहदी अली खान
Performed By: आशा भोंसले
Cover by: Sudha Subbaraman

झुमका गिरा रे, बरेली के बाज़ार में
झुमका गिरा, झुमका गिरा, झुमका गिरा
हाय हाय हाय
झुमका गिरा रे...

सैंयाँ आये नैन झुकाये घर में चोरी चोरी
बोले झुमका मैं पहना दूँ, आजा बाँकी छोरी
मैं बोली ना ना ना बाबा, ना कर जोरा-जोरी
लाख मनाया, सैंयाँ ने कलैय्याँ नाहीं छोड़ी
हाय कलैय्याँ नाहीं छोड़ी
(फिर क्या हुआ?)
फिर?
फिर झुमका गिरा रे
हम दोनों की तकरार में
झुमका गिरा रे...

घर की छत पे मैं खड़ी, गली में दिलबर जानी
हँसके बोले नीचे आ, अब नीचे आ दीवानी
या अँगूठी दे अपनी या छल्ला दे निशानी
घर की छत पे खड़ी-खड़ी मैं हुई शरम से पानी
हाय हुई शरम से पानी
(फिर क्या हुआ?)
दैया!
फिर झुमका गिरा रे
हम दोनों के इस प्यार में
झुमका गिरा रे...

Jhumka Gira Re: A Pilu twist from Boston's Bareili

Song: Ni Sa Ga Ma Pa Ni
Movie/album: Anand Mahal (1977)
Singers: K. J. Yesudas 
Lyricists: Yogesh Gaud
Music Composer: Salil Chowdhury
Music Director: Salil Chowdhury
Cover by: Sudha Subbaraman

Ni Sa Ga Ma Pa Ni - Yesudas Classic,  female cover

A live rendition of this unmistakable lilting classic duet, Abhi Na Jao Chhodkar, ke dil abhi bhara nahin..

Abhi Na Jaao Chhodkar - Live Female Solo rendition

Song Credits:
Song: Sunn Bhavara
Movie: Ok Jaanu
Singer: Shashaa Tirupati
Lyrics: Gulzar
Music: A. R. Rahman

Cover with alaaps and a mashup of song: Tere Bina besuadi ratiya
by Sudha Subbaraman

Sunn Sunn Bhanwra - OK Jaanu - Classical-style mashup with alaaps

Mashup of 2 songs - sharing the same  1-2-3 waltz beat and a similar tune with flow of interludes. 
Cover Mashup by: Sudha Subbaraman

Song: Eeran Kaatin (Malayalam)
Movie: Salala Mobiles (2014)
Singer(s): Shreya Ghoshal
Music: Gopi Sunder
Lyricist(s): B.K.Harinarayanan

Song: Tere Bin (Hindi) 
Movie: Wazir
Singers: Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal
Lyrics: Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Music: Shantanu Moitra

Eeran Kaattin Eenam Pole/Tere Bin Jeena Nahin Mashup creative cover

Romantic, wistful song "Tere Bin" from movie "Wazir"

Song: Tere Bin
Lyrics: Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Singers: Sonu Nigam and Shreya Ghosal
Composer: Shantanu Moitra
Movie: Wazir
Cover by: Kumar Srinivasan, Sudha Subbaraman

Tere Bin - Wazir - Duet cover Ft. Kumar Srinivasan

A medley cover of 2 peppy songs from Salil Chowdhury

SalilDa peppy Medley - Ee Malar Kanyakal (Malayalam)/Jaaneman Jaaneman (Hindi)

Song Title: Jag Ghoomeya
Movie: Sultan (2016) 
Original Singer: Rahat Fateh Ali Khan 
Lyrics: Irshad Kamil 
Music: Vishal-Shekhar
Female Cover: Sudha Subbaraman

Jag Ghoomeya | Sultan | Female Cover

Yeh Honsla Kaise Jhuke
Movie : Dor
Music : Salim-Sulaiman
Singer(s) : Shafquat Amanat Ali, Kailash Kher
Lyricists : Mir Ali Hausain
Cover with backing vocals and alaaps by: Sudha Subbaraman

Yeh Honsla Kaise Jhuke - Female Cover (Dor)

A beautiful melodious number sung by Lata Mangeshkar in the movie Chhoti si baat (1975)
Movie : Chhoti Si Baat (1975)
Music Director : Salil Chowdhury
Original Singer(s) :Lata Mangeshkar
Lyricist :Yogesh
Cover version - main vocals, backing and harmonies : Sudha

Na Jaane Kyun - Sudha's cover from movie Chhoti si baat (1975)

Song: Thoda hai thode ki zaroorat hai (Lata Ji & Kishore Kumar)
Film: Khatta Meetha(1978)
Music: Rajesh Roshan
Lyrics: Gulzar
Song covered by: Rakesh Baro, Sudha Subbaraman

Thoda hai Thode ki (Khatta Meetha duet) - ft. Rakesh Baro and Sudha Subbaraman

This is an original devotional composition by Adwait Ranade.  It  is a poem in obeisance to Lord Krishna. The mukhada is based on Yaman Kalyan.

Song: Roopa Lobhasa SaawaLe
Music:  Adwait Ranade
Lyrics : Adwait Ranade
Translated by: Sudha Subbaraman
Sung by:  Sudha Subbaraman

MARATHI lyrics and gist:
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रूप लोभस सावळे आनंद स्पंदन प्रेरणा
Enriched with beauty, O Mohan
Thou touch with a joyous vibrant inspiration
भाव-वेडया स्वरफुलांची उमलती नित-वंदना 
Thou evokes a new invocation
As a love-adorn floral composition

जो दिसे हृदयात ध्यानी तोच माझा चक्रपाणि
As I meditate and let my heart surrender
It is Thou I behold – the one that holds the Chakra
प्रेम-भक्ती अंतरी ओठांवरी ये प्रार्थना
A devotion filled with love emanates within
And emerges as a prayer on my lips

गोविंद गोविंद धारणा अहंकार सरे नूरे कामना 
O Govinda… as I plunge and immerse 
In deeper thought of Thee
From ego, attachment and desire
I realize I am free
वाजता अनाहत वेणू उपजे निरगुण साधना 
When Thy divine flute plays an unstruck sound
I derive a Supreme realization profound
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Roopa Lobhasa Saawale - (Original) Marathi Bhakti geet with Adwait Ranade

A blended vocal reprise take on the SD Burman Classic "Ab To hai tumse" originally sung by Lata Manhesgkar.
Track courtesy: Enchanting ( Kashmir Pahadi ) by the composer Ashit Desai from album Eternity ( The Soul of India ) - santoor Pt. Ulhas Bapat, flute Rakesh Chaurasia..
Vocal blended cover: Sudha

Ab To hai Tumse - Pahadi Reprise

Song Credits:
Film: Mausam (1975)
Song: Ruke Ruke Se Qadam
Artist: Lata Mangeshkar
Music Director: Madan Mohan
Lyricist: Gulzar
Cover by: Sudha Subbaraman

Ruke Ruke se Qadam - Soulful Madan Mohan classics

Sharing an attempt of an evergreen tough composition by Late composer Raveendran Mash, and sung soulfully by K.S. Chitra.  This is a devotional song in enumeration of Lord Krishna. 
Movie : Mazha (2000)
Music : Raveendran 
Lyrics : K. Jayakumar 
Singer : K.S. Chitra
Cover and beginning alaap in Jog : Sudha Subbaraman

Vaarmukile Vaanil Nee - Evergreen Malayalam song cover by Sudha

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