Sa Re Ga Ma Pa weekend special: Annu Kapoor reveals his first playback experience with Bappi Lahiri and Asha Bhosle

Zee TV’s Sa Re Ga Ma Pa has kicked off its latest season with a bang and is already receiving an overwhelming response from the audience. With an incredible panel of mentors like Sachin-Jigar, Sachet-Parampara, and Guru Randhawa, and hosts Vipul Roy and Salman Ali, the stage is set for some unforgettable performances.

Contestants have been pouring their hearts into their acts, to win the love of the audience and the mentors.This weekend’s episode is set to be even more exciting with the popular Bollywood actor and singer Annu Kapoor gracing the show. During this special episode, after contestant Riya’s performance to ‘Raat Baaqi Baat Baaqi’ and ‘Yeh mera dil yaar ka diwana’ song Annu Kapoor revealed the story behind him recording his first song for the late Bappi Lehri and how he met the original singer of the songs- legendary and evergreen- Asha Bhosle.Annu Kapoor said, “I recorded my first ever playback song for Bappi Lehri ji, and I got to sing both female and male versions of that song. After a few days, I was called to check the final song and I was wondering when there are legends like Nadeem and Shravan how can I give my review or opinion on their song? That’s when they decided to call Didi (Asha Bhosle) as well. So, when she came to the studio, I got a call, and they told me that Asha ji was asking who recorded my part of the song as well. That is how I met the great Asha Bhosle for the first time. And I remember, when she started recording in the studio, she asked me if she was singing properly, can you imagine?”Well, while Annu Kapoor reveals his fan moment with Asha Bhosle, wait till you hear more such interesting stories during this episode.

Stay tuned as Sa Re Ga Ma Pa airs every Saturday-Sunday at 9 pm on Zee TV!