Kishore Kumar

Kishore Kumar
Birth name	Abhas Kumar Ganguli
Born	August 4, 1929(1929-08-04) Khandwa, Central Provinces and Berar
Died	October 13, 1987 (aged 58) Mumbai, Maharashtra
Genre(s)	Bollywood and regional filmi playback, Rabindra Sangeet
Occupation(s)	Singer, Actor, Director, Musician
Instrument(s)	Vocalist
Years active	1946–1987

Kishore Kumar (Hindi: िकशोर कुमार) (August 4, 1929 – October 13, 1987) was an Indian film playback singer and comic actor. He also achieved notable successes as a lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter.

Kishore Kumar has sung in many Indian languages including Hindi, Bengali (his mother tongue), Marathi, Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Bhojpuri, Malayalam and Oriya. Along with Mohammed Rafi , and Mukesh, he was one of the three leading male Bollywood playback singers from the 1950s to the mid-1980s. He holds the record for most number of Filmfare Awards won for Best Male Playback Singer.

He was on the top of his singing career when tragedy struck the music world in October 1987. He passed away due to massive heart attack. By this time he and his talented son Amit Kumar were ruling the playback singing in Bollywood and Bengali films. His other son, Sumit Kumar from Leena Chandavarkar was only a child.

Kishore Da's Best (It is hard to count his best).

Neele Neele Ambar par


Naino me sapna

Listen His song

Personal life

Kishore Kumar married four times. His first wife was Ruma Guha Thakurta aka Ruma Ghosh. Their marriage lasted from 1950 to 1958. Kishore Kumar's second wife was the famous actress Madhubala, who had worked with him on many films including his home production Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958). When Kishore Kumar proposed to her, Madhubala was sick and was planning to go to London for treatment. She didn't know about the condition that she was suffering from, and her father wanted her to wait and consult the London doctors first. But Madhubala married Kishore Kumar in 1960, out of stubbornness, and anger towards Dilip Kumar. Madhubala was a Muslim, and the two had a civil marriage, for which Kishore Kumar reportedly converted to Islam and changed his name to "Karim Abdul".^{[8] (more>)}

Awards

Winner

Year	Song	Film	Music director	Lyricist
1969	Roop tera mastaana	Aradhana	Sachin Dev Burman	Anand Bakshi
1975	Dil aisa kisi ne	Amanush	Shyamal Mitra	Indeevar
1978	Khaike paan Banaraswaala	Don	Kalyanji-Anandji	Anjaan
1980	Hazaar raahen mudke dekheen	Thodisi Bewafaai	Khayyam	Gulzar
1982	Pag ghunghroo baandh	Namak Halaal	Bappi Lahiri	Anjaan
1983	Hamen aur jeene ki	Agar Tum Na Hote	Rahul Dev Burman	Gulshan Bawra
1984	Manzilen apni jagah	Sharaabi	Bappi Lahiri	Anjaan
1985	Saagar Kinaare	Saagar	Rahul Dev Burman	Javed Akhtar

Nominated

Year	Song	Film	Music Director	Lyricist
1971	Zindagi Ek Safar	Andaz	Shankar-Jaikishan	Hasrat Jaipuri
1971	Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai	Kati Patang	Rahul Dev Burman	Anand Bakshi
1972	Chingari Koi Badke	Amar Prem	Rahul Dev Burman	Anand Bakshi
1973	Mere Dil Mein Aaj	Daag: A Poem of Love	Laxmikant-Pyarelal	Sahir Ludhianvi
1974	Gaadi Bula Rahi Hai	Dost	Laxmikant-Pyarelal	Anand Bakshi
1974	Mera Jeevan Kora Kagaz	Kora Kagaz	Kalyanji Anandji
1975	Main Pyaasa Tum	Faraar	Kalyanji Anandji
1975	O Manjhi Re	Khushboo	Rahul Dev Burman	Gulzar
1977	Aap Ke Anurodh	Anurodh	Laxmikant-Pyarelal
1978	O Saathi Re	Muqaddar Ka Sikander	Kalyanji-Anandji
1978	Hum Bewafa Harghiz	Shalimar	Rahul Dev Burman
1979	Ek Rasta Hai Zindagi	Kaala Patthar	Rajesh Roshan	Sahir Ludhianvi
1980	Om Shanthi Om	Karz	Laxmikant-Pyarelal
1981	Hameh Tumse Pyar	Kudrat	Rahul Dev Burman
1981	Choo Kar Mere Mann	Yaraana	Rajesh Roshan
1983	Shayad Meri Shaadi	Souten	Usha Khanna
1984	De De Pyar De	Sharaabi	Bappi Lahiri
1984	Inteh Ho Gayi	Sharaabi	Bappi Lahiri
1984	Log Kehete Hai Main	Sharaabi	Bappi Lahiri