AR Rahman unveils ‘Asha Forever’ in tribute to Asha Bhosle on her birthday
AR Rahman unveiled Asha Forever, his special tribute to legendary singer Asha Bhosle, on her birthday, in the presence of the Honourable Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Devendra Fadnavis. Also in attendance was the grand daughter of Asha Bhosle, Zanai Bhosle.
Speaking at the release of the tribute song, Rahman said, 'I am deeply grateful to our Honourable Chief Minister, Shri Devendra Fadnavis ji, for joining us to honour Asha Ji. Asha Bhosle was both Maharashtra and our national pride, she was our greatest strength in taking our music global. Her voice and music transcended every boundary, and it is very special to celebrate her legacy.'
Recorded by Rahman with Asha Bhosle during her lifetime, Asha Forever also features students and musicians from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in London. Filmed in London and Mumbai, Asha Forever has been penned by Amitabh Bhattacharya.
The tribute also carries forward a celebration originally envisioned during Asha Ji’s lifetime. Following her passing, AI technology was used with consent to realise visual elements of that original vision that could no longer be brought together in person.
Released by Rooh Records in tandem with Warner Music India, Asha Forever is now available across all major music streaming platforms worldwide.
Music Composer & Producer - A R Rahman
Lyrics - Amitabh Bhattacharya
Singers - Asha Bhosle & A R Rahman
Video Conceptualised by - A R Rahman, Nazeef Mohammed and Allan Fernandes
Director - Nazeef Mohammed
Executive Producer - Smrithi Menon
Art Director - Ravi Kuppan
Post Production Head - Allan Fernandes
Edited By - Allan Fernandes
AI Artist and Vision - Pritesh Patel and Allan Fernandes
VFX and composites - Nitesse Rachha, Dhananjay Potdar and Parth Reshamwala
Grade - Nitesse Rachha
Additional VFX - Capsule studio
A.R.Rahman Assistant - Abdul Haiyum
Additional Vocals - Zanai Bhosle
Backing Vocals - Rakshita Suresh
Music Supervisor - Hiral Viradia
Music Arranger - Samuel Willson
Assistant Conductor – Filming - Howard Felton
Musicians
Sitar - Asad Khan
Guitars - Keba Jeremiah
Bass Guitar - Prashanth Venkat
Drums - Tom Claire
Upright Bass - Jack Tustin
Brass Ensemble
Harry Lines, Amadea Topalli, Oli Doyle, Louis Allan-Sinclair,
Ben Clogston, Toby Young, Tom Gaddes, Ted Porter, Lara Hopper,
Felix Martin, Charlie Mellon, Dillon Pinder, Dylan Rennie-Carter, Magnus Hawker-French, Brennan Paulsen, Ollie Kelly
Strings Ensemble
Christina Schuetz, Jamile Costa Destro, Sofiia Yavorska, Ronan Devlin, Hasan Isingor, Louisa Broad, Yu Chen, Elanor Koppschall, Sophia Devenport Jackson, Alma Zupan, Mar Elena Mitrović Campos, Grace Byrne, Tan-Tsae Chen, Abi Roberts, Dana Goncear, Helen Langley, Imogen Lim, Keeley Taylor, Victoria Finstad, Giorgia Barra, Seren Kapur, Luca Grilli, Jamie Walker
Abbey Road Studio Engineer - Simon Rhodes
Recording Assistant - George Oulton, Neil Dawes
Additional Programmers - Prashanth Venkat, Shubham Bhat
Vocal Supervisors - Suryansh, Sreekanth Hariharan
Sound Engineers
Panchathan Record Inn, Chennai
Senior Engineers : Suresh Permal, Karthik Sekaran,
Assistant Engineers : Sathish V Saravanan, Bharath Arjunan
Panchathan, Mumbai - Naval Chikhilya
Mixed and Mastered by - Suresh Permal
Dolby Music Mix - Riyasdeen Riyan
Musicians Coordinators - Samidurai R, Abdul Haiyum
Global Management - Kevin Docutte, Clint Valladares
Trinity Laban Staff Producer - Caroline Ferry & Kira Radley
Choreographer - Khiley Williams
Dancers' Coordinator & Costumes - Natalie Harman
Musicians' Coordinator - Jennifer Futty
Performance Operations Manager - Nathan Budden
Playback Operator - Ian Peppiatt, Roberto di Ciaccio
Head of Facilities - Daniel Hill
Facilities Coordinator - Andrew English
Crew
Greg Williamson, Louis de Pedro, Luke Purbrick, Nadya Miryanova, Pip Scammell, Agim Asi, James Loughery, Thomas Esezobo
Trinity Laban Dancers
Dance Captain
Natalia Koźbiał
Dancers
Harrison McKay, Sophia Roberta Adoo Kissi-Debrah, Lauren Ho, Charlie Preston, Alexander Campbell-Balcombe, Coverley Walker, Sol French, Susannah Melville, Nell Sanders, Circe Miller, Sarah Watt, Ben Davidson, Isabelle Bambrick, Clodagh Sweeney, Analise Newman, Joe Elliott, Michaela Poppy Iron, Theo Wigmore, Thea Ratledge
London Shoot Crew
Team Lead
Hugo Inglis, Ollie Inglis
DOP - Nick Bourdeaux
Focus Puller - Max Tuite
B Cam Op - Cassius Kane
Gaffer - Ian Blackburn
Spark - George Greenwood
Spark/genny operator - Jack Burgess
C Cam Op - Isaac Hargreaves
Steadi Op - George Dixon
Assistant Camera - Rory Thomas
BTS Camera - Claudia Rojas
Mumbai Shoot Crew Production Head - Rohan Shetty
DOP - Jayant Parasher
Assistant Cameraman - Sunil Vishwakarma
Spot Boys - Salim & Cary
Piano hired from Pritee Mistry
Asha Bhosle Ji HMU - Mickey Contractor
Zanai Bhosle HMU - Mickey Contractor
