Begum Afshan Abbas, who was once married to Gazal maestro Ghulam Ali, is keen to work as playback singer in the Bollywood.

Afshan, who was here to perform a stage show told that a Chandigarh-based music company had offered her to sing 'Gurbani' and if things worked out, she would be ''glad to lend her voice to it''.

Stressing on the need to liberalise conditions for cultural exchange between two countries, Afshan said since Bollywood music was also dominated by the Punjabi beats, she would love to make her mark.

She said besides singing Punjabi songs she has also been singing ''Kafis''.

''Though I have not yet received any offer from Bollywood, I would love to work with them,'' said the Pakistani singer, whose popular Punjabi songs like ''Gudi waang aaj mainu sajna udaia jaa'', ''Nimmi nimmi vah wagdi rukh dolde'' were great hits among Punjabi loving audience worldwide.

Since Pakistan has been producing an increasing number of Punjabi singers, it would be mutually beneficial for the entertainment industries of both the nations, if this talent was utilised to cater to the need of traditional and Punjabi music of Bollywood, she said.

Regarding her relations with Ghulam Ali she said, ''We both have chosen different ways 25 years back and since the matter was personal I would not like to discuss it in media.'' Afshan had made her debut with ''Tannga wale nain...'' on Pakistan radio 35 years ago.