Well-known singer Asha Bhosle says film songs today are "seen and not heard".

The versatile singer, who has lent her voice to more than 10,000 songs, said here that film music had changed "drastically" in recent years and there was a lack of good lyricists.

Talking to reporters Sunday evening after returning from Sefai Mahotsava, Asha said "Once upon a time film songs were on everyone's lips. Barring a song or two, all the songs in films those days proved popular and were sung with fervour. But today you hardly remember any".

The new generation of singers should try to be original, Asha advised. "Don't copy others but chart out your own individual course," she said.