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

Many articles in the past have been publishedlyrics writer, director, producer and script writer. The
projecting varied perspectives of Kishore Kumar,songs of Kishore Kumar have an extraordinary blend
they called him eccentric, they called him very human,of romance, emotions, naughtiness and melancholy.
and they called him romantic. But what overwhelmedKishore Kumar was the youngest of the four siblings,
it all was his "Golden Voice" that gave us so manyAshok Kumar, Anoop, Abhas and a sister Sati Devi.
songs that are beyond par excellence. The depth,Kishore's brothers, Ashok Kumar and Anoop Kumar,
the emotion, the mettle, the voice, the incomparableentered the arena of Bollywood when he was still a
Kishore Kumar the Legend Kishore Kumar's passingchild. With time, Kishore also developed an interest in
on Oct 13, 1987 left a void that could never is filled.movies as well as singing.
This man has achieved so much success in life that itKishore Kumar also started to show interest in music
is impossible to compile it in words. He has been theand often mimicked the great K.L. Saigal. Though he
star of an era, an idol of every singer followed bydid not have any formal training in music, he decided
him. His private and social life was never hidden toto pursue it and followed his brothers to Mumbai. It
public. Let it be his on screen performance or his offwas his dream to become a famous playback singer
screen tantrums; the industry and its lovers are notand be counted among legends. He was also famous
unfamiliar to any.for him marriage affairs. He married four times; his
Kishore Kumar, the voice of the most superstars infirst wife was Ruma Ghosh. Second was the famous
the 70's and 80's, lived a life that stumbled with aactress Madhubala, third with Yogeeta Bali and last
crash to get better. The man, who could curve thewith Leena Chandavarkar. He had two sons Amit
lips with beautiful voice, rib tickle the man withKumar (an accomplished playback singer) from Ruma,
grieved heart, has an unparalleled life story of fame,and Sumit Kumar from Leena.
pain and celebration. Read the biography of the multiThere have been many ups and downs in Kishore
talented personality whose destined dreams, thoughda’s life. He is said to have been paranoid about
achieved rammed early.not being paid. His behavior with directors and
Born as Abhas Kumar Ganguly on 4th August, 1929,producers had been very annoying and if not
this great singer known as Kishore Kumar,entertained his tantrums, they paid heavily for it.
affectionately called Kishore Da, was one of thoseWe attempt to present the life history of Kishor
very few singers who took risks and experimentedKumar in this short biography Kalandar Kalaakaar
with different styles of music. Considered to be aKishorekumar by Shashikant Kinikar, in Marathi by
legend in Hindi film world, this multi talented personaAmeya Prakashan.
has excelled as a playback singer, actor, composer,