Aug 04, 2010 02:40 PM
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Kishore Kumar is a name which needs no introduction. He was born on August 4, 1929 and died on October 13th, 1987, following a massive heart attack. From singingto acting to directing, Kishore Kumar had left his footprints in all sectors of Indian main-stream Cinema.
He excelled in Hindi as well as Bangla films and in both departments of acting & singing. He thrived between 1950's to 1980's, this legend ruled Indian Film Industry as the leading play-back singer , music director , actor along with Mohammed Rafi , Mukesh, Manna Dey, Hemant Kumar.
Today we, celebrate his birthday remembering all his contributions to the old melodies archives of Bollywood.
Adding to the wishes, the nightingale voice Lata Mageshkar remembered the legend, “Aaj, 4th Aug ko Kishore da ka janmdin hai, Kishore da, bahurangi kalakar the, wo sirf ek mahaan gayak hi nahi the, wo utne hi acche sangeetkar, kavi, abhineta, director, producer bhi the, aur sab se badi baat ek sacche insan aur pyare bhai bhi the...” (“ Today, 4th Aug is Kishore Da's birthday, Kishore da was an all rounder artiste, he was not only a great singer but also a great musician, poet, actor, director, producer, and above all, he was a true human being and lovable brother...”)
Like any other artiste, Kishore also faced a lot of difficulties in the initial stage of his career. He started his career as a comic hero with movie likeNew Delhi(1957), Aasha(1957), Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi(1958), Jhumroo(1961), Half Ticket(1962), andPadosan(1968).Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi, his home production, starred the three Ganguly brothers, and Madhubala. The film is about romance between a city girl (Madhubala) and a car mechanic (Kishore Kumar), with a subplot involving eccentric brothers. After that it was music director S. D. Burman who spotted Kishore Kumar's talent as a singer, and helped him advance in his singing career.
We were gifted with melodious gems of Indian Cinematic history by a team which supported the genius amply they were Rahul Dev Burman , Laxmikant Pyarelal, Gulzar , Anand Bakshi , Lata Mangeshkar , Asha Bhonsle.
Like his professional life, his personal life also had a lot of complications. Kishore Kumar was married four times. After eight years of marriage to RumaGuhathakurta, Kishore went for a second marriage with the famous actress Madhubala in the year 1958. But the love didn't last long as Madhubala was suffering from a deadly disease. After 9 years of marriage, Madhubala died in 1969, leaving Kishore alone. Then Kishore got into his third marriage with Yogeeta Bali which lasted from 1976 to August 4, 1978. His fourth marriage was with Leena Chandavarkar from 1980 until his death.
Kishore Kumar has two sons, Amit Kumar (playback singer) with Ruma Guhathakurta and Sumit Kumar with Leena Chandavarkar.
Even after 30 years of his death we are yet to find anyone remotely as talented , versatile , effervescentand haunting as KISHORE KUMAR.
