New Delhi, 11/8: The song titled ‘Itni Shakti Humse Dena Data’ is etched in our hearts till date. Many schools across the country have included this heart touching song in their songbooks. The melodious voice in the song of the film ‘Ankush’ is of Pushpa Pagdhare. The veteran singer, who has never been paid enough for her songs, is struggling every day even to get monthly honorarium from the state government. The honorarium amount is Rs 3,150 and it never comes on time, but the situation could have been different. Had Pushpa been paid half a rupee for every hit on her song, she could have earned Rs 2 crore.
In the last 35 years, no music company paid him royalties for the cult song. 80-year-old Pushpa, a resident of Machimar Colony of Mahim, is forced to beg from her relatives. Singer Pushpa Pagdhare, who is going through financial crisis, has now urged PM Narendra Modi and CM Uddhav Thackeray to increase the monthly honorarium for the artists. According to news agency ANI, he said, ‘The government gives me pension but it is insufficient. The government should take care of those artists who have earned respect for the country.