Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Adnan Sami Credits Asha Bhosle for His Music Career
Adnan Sami says Asha Bhosle played an important role in his music career.
In 1997, she encouraged him to release their album Kabhi To Nazar Milao in Mumbai.
She believed Mumbai was the best place to distribute Hindi music.
The album became successful in India and around the world.
Bhosle also helped Sami connect with the Indian music industry and hosted him in Mumbai.
Sami had impressed Bhosle and composer RD Burman when he was only 10 years old.
Burman died before Sami’s Indian career became successful.
Bhosle later told Sami that he understood her singing voice better than anyone since Burman.
Sami says he still feels grateful to both musicians.
Asha Bhosle persuaded Adnan Sami to release Kabhi To Nazar Milao in Mumbai instead of London in 1997.
The album became a hit in India and internationally, helping establish Sami as a major pop singer.
Bhosle and Sami later collaborated on Lucky Lips and Aao Na.
Sami met Bhosle and RD Burman as a 10-year-old after performing an original composition in London.
Bhosle told Sami that, after RD Burman, he best understood and used her voice.
- Who
- Singer Adnan Sami and late singer Asha Bhosle, with composer RD Burman’s influence also discussed.
- What
- Sami recalled how Bhosle helped launch his Indian career and praised his understanding of her voice.
- When
- Their album Kabhi To Nazar Milao was recorded in 1997; Bhosle died in April, according to the article.
- Where
- The album was recorded in London and released in Mumbai; Sami later worked in India.
- Why
- Bhosle believed Mumbai was the global center of Hindi music and encouraged Sami to release the album there.
- Key album
- Kabhi To Nazar Milao
- Album year
- 1997
- Later collaboration
- Sami composed Lucky Lips for the 2005 film Lucky: No Time For Love.
- Recent collaboration
- Bhosle and Sami also collaborated on Aao Na last year.
- Early meeting
- Sami impressed Bhosle and RD Burman with an original composition at age 10.
- Bhosle’s compliment
- She told Sami he understood her voice best after Pancham, RD Burman’s nickname.
- Career impact
- Sami credits Bhosle with persuading him to come to India and with much of his career.