The last time Asha Bhonsle made Bret Lee, Urmila Matondkar and Sanjay Dutt sing with her, she emerged a winner. That was Asha and Friends and there is no stopping her from extending her friendship.

This time she ropes in a few more names to sing with her. Asha Bhosle is simply unstoppable even at 75. She shares here musical journey with Trans World Features Bollywood correspondent.

Where do you get so much energy from even at this age?
Ha...ha...ha... probably that's how I want to be till I died. It all about making oneself feel young at heart. I enjoy life and will do so till the last day.

You mean singing?
Yes, what else. I am always there for music. I will live with it and die with it.

Is that why you thought of Asha and Friends?
Yes, that was a lovely experience...especially with Bret Lee. So was Sanjay Dutt. He is such a humble human being and they all love me. In fact I am ready for Asha and Friends 3.

Wow!! That sounds great...
Yes, it just a matter of time. Mithun Chakraborty has already recorded his version and so has Anil Kapoor.

They too must be very excited...
They are actually and both have done a wonderful job. Both of them are good singers.

How do you spot as to whom to rope in...or do they come and approach you?
Haan...I get to know. Mujhe pata chal jaata hai who is a good singer. Hume maloom rakhna padta hain. Aaj tak kisi mein woh himmat nahi hui ke mujhe aa kar approach kare... (laughs). They respect me a lot. So, I find out who is a good singer and then go for recording.

Tell us when do we get to hear this album...
A lot is still pending because I am yet to record my version. And there's a lot more of post-production that needs to be done. I am not sure when it will be out but it will certainly be out.

So who do you think is a better singer...Mithun Chakraborty or Anil Kapoor...
Certainly both are or I wouldn't have sung with them. Even Boman Irani is a great singer. I knew from a long time that Anil is a good singer because I heard him singing once or twice earlier. Mithun is still full of energy and I was all surprised to see his enthusiasm when I asked him to sing.

Don't you think it would have been great had you come up with this project much earlier?
Yes I wish so. I miss a lot of them. Most of them are not there today. During our times there were actors who were great singers.

You mean Kishore Kumar....
He was a genius and a great friend. But even Ashok Kumar was a good singer. Even Raj Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor too were good singers. I even did playback with Shammi Kapoor in a film called Jeevan Jyoti. Those were the days.

You have always lived for good music... you still keep doing so but have you never lamented that your children never came into this profession...
(Pauses)... I instructed them and I am very happy that they always did abide by what I advised. I am very happy for them.

I always asked them not to accompany me to the recording studio or to the film sets because I never wanted fame to turn their head at such a young age. And it actually never did.

Are you slowly moving away from the playback scene?
Who says so?

You don't sing much...
That's because I work on my own terms.

And you still do a lot of live shows...
Yes, both in India and abroad. My working style has always been different. So has it been with Latadidi. Aur shayad isi liye aaj industry mein hum apni ek jagah bana chuke hain.

When I do live shows I dictate terms. I don't like confusion on the stage. Since it's my show I know I have to present an entertaining thing to the public. And my musicians too follow my instructions.

No one interferes in my shows because I don't give anyone this room to interfere in my work.