Singing for a cause

Singer Sudesh Bhosale talks about his upcoming charity concert and more

- Dinesh Raheja

It's commendable that you are doing a show for the leprosy treatment campaign by Alert India. How did you get involved?

I am doing my third show to help raise funds for Alert India, an NGO which treats leprosy patients and helps them financially. When they had approached me initially, I had agreed to do a show for them because I liked their work. The first show was a success and we raised a decent amount of funds through ticket sales and sponsorships, so I did another show for them. And now I am doing a third show because they need funds at regular intervals. We artistes have got a lot from society and this is a small way in which we can repay it.

Do you regularly do social work?

I haven't opened a charity commission. Many of us have the desire to make a difference. I get lots of calls for help and when I feel I have the capacity, I try to relieve some of their problems.

How did you start mimicking stars... was it because you were a major Hindi film buff? How many actors can you mimic?