Versatile singer and a man of different moods! Kishore Kumar the legend!

Many articles in the past have been published projecting varied perspectives of Kishore Kumar, they called him eccentric, they called him very human, and they called him romantic. But what overwhelmed it all was his "Golden Voice" that gave us so many songs that are beyond par excellence. The depth, the emotion, the mettle, the voice, the incomparable Kishore Kumar the Legend Kishore Kumar's passing on Oct 13, 1987 left a void that could never is filled.


This man has achieved so much success in life that it is impossible to compile it in words. He has been the star of an era, an idol of every singer followed by him. His private and social life was never hidden to public. Let it be his on screen performance or his off screen tantrums; the industry and its lovers are not unfamiliar to any.


Kishore Kumar, the voice of the most superstars in the 70's and 80's, lived a life that stumbled with a crash to get better. The man, who could curve the lips with beautiful voice, rib tickle the man with grieved heart, has an unparalleled life story of fame, pain and celebration. Read the biography of the multi talented personality whose destined dreams, though achieved rammed early.


Born as Abhas Kumar Ganguly on 4th August, 1929, this great singer known as Kishore Kumar, affectionately called Kishore Da, was one of those very few singers who took risks and experimented with different styles of music. Considered to be a legend in Hindi film world, this multi talented persona has excelled as a playback singer, actor, composer, lyrics writer, director, producer and script writer. The songs of Kishore Kumar have an extraordinary blend of romance, emotions, naughtiness and melancholy.


Kishore Kumar was the youngest of the four siblings, Ashok Kumar, Anoop, Abhas and a sister Sati Devi. Kishore's brothers, Ashok Kumar and Anoop Kumar, entered the arena of Bollywood when he was still a child. With time, Kishore also developed an interest in movies as well as singing.


Kishore Kumar also started to show interest in music and often mimicked the great K.L. Saigal. Though he did not have any formal training in music, he decided to pursue it and followed his brothers to Mumbai. It was his dream to become a famous playback singer and be counted among legends. He was also famous for him marriage affairs. He married four times; his first wife was Ruma Ghosh. Second was the famous actress Madhubala, third with Yogeeta Bali and last with Leena Chandavarkar. He had two sons Amit Kumar (an accomplished playback singer) from Ruma, and Sumit Kumar from Leena.


There have been many ups and downs in Kishore da's life. He is said to have been paranoid about not being paid. His behavior with directors and producers had been very annoying and if not entertained his tantrums, they paid heavily for it.


We attempt to present the life history of Kishor Kumar in this short biography Kalandar Kalaakaar Kishorekumar by Shashikant Kinikar, in Marathi by Ameya Prakashan.

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