The name Kishor Kumar is enormously famous, not just in the Indian music industry but all across the globe. On his 95th birth-anniversary on 4th August 2024, his fans remember this iconic voice with not just his songs but also with some quite interesting facts about this legend that many are not aware of, like:
- His Early Life
Even though the whole world knows this legendary figure mainly because of his singing skills, he was also a talented actor, lyricist, writer, director, producer, and screenwriter. His debut in the acting industry was with the movie Shikari (1946) where he played along with his brother Ashok Kumar. The ionic singer may be famously known by the name Kishor Kumar but his birth name was Abhas Kumar Ganguly who was born in Khandwa, which is now in Madhya Pradesh.
- Start of Kishor’s Musical Journey
It was under SD Burman, that Kishor got the guidance and inspiration to find his calling in the music scene and he created his unique style. Assisted by SD Burman, Kishor Kumar picked up yodeling from American singer Jimmie Rodgers and Tex Morton, the New Zealand and Australian country music great. Later under junior RD Burman, Kishor Kumar continued his musical journey. This development led to Kishor Kumar being the voice of great actor Dev Anand from 1950s to 1970s. Under SD Burman, he sang most of Rajesh Khanna’s best songs which count up to 245 songs.
- Banning of His Songs
Kishor Kumar was asked to sing for an Indian National Congress rally in Mumbai during the time of the Emergency which he refused to do. This led to a ban on his songs by the national broadcasters, All India Radio and Doordarshan from 1976 till the end of Emergency.
- Married Life and Rumors
This legendary singer was married four times throughout his life. Firstly, he was married to Ruma Guha Thakurta (1950-1958), then he got married to Madhubala (1960-1969) for which he converted to Islam and changed his name to Karim Abdul. Thirdly, he was married to actor Yogeeta Bali in 1976 and got divorced in 1978. Lastly, he married Leena Chandravarkar in 1980 and they were together till his death. One fact from when he got separated from Yogeeta is that Kishor had stopped singing for Mithun chakraborty after Yogeeta got married to him after leaving Kishor Kumar.
Other Fun Trivia Facts About Kishor Kumar
- He still holds the record for being the winner and being nominated for the most Filmfare Award in the category of Best Male Playback Singer. He had won eight Filmfare Awards out of 28 nominations in this category.
- The famous song by Kishor Kumar called PaanchRupaiyyaBarah Anna was inspired by his debt of rupees 5.75.
- One quite interesting fact about the legend is that he could sing in female vocals too. In the film Ake SeedhilagiDil Pe, he was heard to be singing female vocals as well.
- A funny fact about the singer is that there used to be a warning sign that used to hang by the gates of his house saying, ‘Beware of Kishore’.
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