The unbeatable Kishore Kumar - Page 3

Originally posted by: Bonie

Thanks Qwestji. I always like to read your posts. It was an era when all those musicians, singers and lyricists were born. Credit doesn't go to singers only. It was combination that made a song hit. And still the melody of those songs has same effects on this generations.

Bonie ji,

Thanks for taking time to visit. !!!!!!!!!!! You are so Right about the era.

Film Review

Padosan Producer: Mahmood & N.C. Sippy Director: Jyoti Swaroop Starring: Sunil Dutt, Saira Banu, Mahmood, Kishore Kumar Music: R.D. Burman Lyrics: Rajinder Krishan Genre: Comedy Recommended Audience: General Released in: 1968 </> A delightfully light-hearted comedy, this was producer Mahmood's "ambitious venture" as he declares at the start of the credits. Indeed he struck gold with this romantic comedy about a young drama troupe member named Bhola (Sunil Dutt) who meets and falls in love with a beautiful girl he believes to be a mermaid. Turns out the pretty pixie Bindu (Saira Banu), is in fact his neighbor. The two begin flirting, back and forth from window side. Their dallying disrupted from time to time only by Bindu's enamored Tamil dance teacher Masterji (comically played by the talented Mahmood himself). The smitten Bhola meanwhile decides to win his lady's love by serenading her. The problem is his voice sounds like a braying donkey. So, with the help of his vocally gifted friend Guru (stylishly played by the late Kishore Kumar), Bhola begins to "serenade" Bindu, by lip-synching to his friend's poignant vocals ala Cyrano de Bergerac to Roxanne. The film features a memorable scene where Bhola and Masterji conduct a "juggulbandi" from opposite windows; the scene climaxes with Masterji's hilariously frenzied Bharat Natyam solo. Bhola manages to win Bindu's affection until she learns of Bhola's charade. In anger, she turns to the ever-waiting Masterji, and agrees to marry him. Crestfallen, Bhola loses hope, and on the eve of Bindu's wedding decides to kill himself. In a delightful turn of events, however, true love prevails in this charming comedy. Featuring R.D. Burman's upbeat musical score and such popular hits as "Mere Saamne Wali Khidki " and the toe tapper "Ek Chatura Naar kar ke singar", Padosan is a true classic that will leave you laughing for days.

Birthplace: Khandwa
Profession: Playback Singer, Bollywood.

Kishore Kumar's was the second golden male voice that the film industry produced. , the first being that of Kundan Lal Sehgal. Besides being a singer, Kishore was a talented actor and comedian who stood out for his performances. He made his mark as an accomplished film and music director.

The traditional concept of a comedian has always been one of lowly stature, that of a sidekick. It was Kishore Kumar who successfully became Hindi cinema's comic hero whose popularity relied primarily on his comic talents. Add to that his phenomenal acting talent and amazing singing voice and you have a performer who bordered on the genius. And like most geniuses he was notoriously eccentric!

He was born as Abhas Kumar Ganguly in Khandwa. As a child, he had been mischievous and loved playing pranks on everyone around him. His penchant for effortless comedy perhaps, came from his early days of pranks and mimicry. And there were directors like Kalidas (Half Ticket) and Satyen Bose (Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi) and actor-director Keshto Mukherjee (co-star in Padosan) who realised this potential and cashed in on his unusual brand of humour with stupendous success.

At the age of 18, he came to Bombay where elder brother Ashok Kumar was a major star. He got his first opportunity as a singer in Bombay Talkies Ziddi (1948) where he sang the song Marne ki Duayen Kyon Mangu for Dev Anand. Being an ardent admirer of K.L. Saigal, the song was sung in the style of the legend. But in spite of Ziddi's success, Kishore found few offers forthcoming and did the odd singing assignment with bit roles making a rather tepid acting debut as hero in the forgettable Andolen (1951). At the age of 18, he came to Bombay where elder brother Ashok Kumar was a major star. He got his first opportunity as a singer in Bombay Talkies Ziddi (1948) where he sang the song Marne ki Duayen Kyon Mangu for Dev Anand. Being an ardent admirer of K.L. Saigal, the song was sung in the style of the legend. But in spite of Ziddi's success, Kishore found few offers forthcoming and did the odd singing assignment with bit roles making a rather tepid acting debut as hero in the forgettable Andolen (1951). After his marriage to Ruma Devi resulted in a split in the family, Kishore approached S.D. Burman who had given him an opportunity in Pyar (1950) where interestingly he had sung for Raj Kapoor. Burmanda gave him the song Qusoor Aapka in Bahar (1951) which became a hit. As he got more singing assignments, he also began being offered leading roles in films. Kishore was initially taken quite lightly as a singer and was given mainly lighter songs by Burmanda and other music directors. But with the soulful Dukhi Man Mere from Funtoosh (1956), Kishore was now taken seriously as a singer. Though he was formally untrained, he assimilated jazz-scat fragmented musical notes into a rhythmic sequence and once its beat was established, departed from the pattern and combined notes and words/ syllables into new kinds of musical harmony.

Kishore reached his peak as an actor with the zany comedy Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958) which starred all the three Ganguly brothers and Madhubala. Kishore and Madhubala matched each other step for step in this comic caper with Burmanda composing such lighthearted ditties as Haal Kaisa Hai Janaab Ka and Paanch Rupaiya Barah Anna. After Kishore's marriage to Ruma Devi disintegrated, he married Madhubala. The two starred in Jhumroo (1961), which Kishore produced and directed. He also composed the music of the film. The riotous Half Ticket (1962) with the two of them saw Kishore at his madcap best impersonating a 12 year old!

For all his eccentricity, Kishore married some of the most beautiful women in India. First Ruma Guha-Thakurta (the mother of his singer son Amit Kumar), then the beautiful Madhubala (whom he literally nursed for years till her death), Yogita Bali (niece of the great Geeta Bali) and finally Leena Chandavarkar. There are any number of Kishore Kumar tales to be heard in Mumbai. The best is how when he was shooting for a Satyen Bose film in Mahableshwar, he was supposed to come out of a bungalow, get into a car and go past the gate. After a couple of retakes, Kishore got into the car and drove past straight to Bombay while the entire unit waited for him to return. Night fell, but there was no sign of the man. To make matters worse, the car belonged to the producer. He was a miser, screamed that the taxmen took away all his earnings. And considerable earnings they were too: he charged Rs 15,000 per song. He charged one rupee less than Lata Mangeshkar to show his respect for her and her seniority. And he talked of going back to Khandwa to become a farmer.

He shunned people, never smoke or drank and had no friends. Once when a lady gossip writer asked him who his friends were, he took her to his backyard and introduced her to half-a-dozen trees. There they are, he said, Janardhan, Raghunandan, Gangadhar, Jagannath, Budhuram and Jhatpatjhatpat-jhatpat! The lady wrote that he was mad.

Door Gagan ki Chaon Main (1964) further confirmed Kishore's acting talent as he scored heavily in a rather serious film. But the 60s also saw Kishore fall from grace as beset by tax problems he was reduced to doing B-films with the likes of Kum Kum. He had the odd singing assignment for Dev Anand in Guide (1965) and Jewel Thief (1967) but that was all. The turning point came with Aradhana (1969).Though Burmanda used Kishore as what he called his second service, his songs for Rajesh Khanna - Mere Sapnon ki Rani and Kora Kagaz Tha Yeh Man Mera proved super duper hits ahead of theMohd. Rafisongs for the same film. It was a second coming and there was no turning back. Kishore formed a solid hit pairing with Rajesh Khanna and in the early 70s the duo churned out hit after hit. He overtook all competition and was the undisputed number one male playback singer of Hindi films, his voice pulsing with verve and exuberance.

As his fame grew so did stories of his eccentricities. He put up a board outside his house saying 'THIS IS A LUNATIC ASYLUM.' He reportedly spoke to his trees in his backyard addressing eachMby a special name. He zipped through a marriage with Yogita Bali which lasted just about a month and then married his fourth wife Leena Chandavarkar who was two years older than his son, Amit!

Kishore remained at the top till the very end succumbing to a major heart attack in 1987. The singer left for Mumbai when he was 18 years old but never failed to tell people that he hailed from Khandwa. But his wish to spend the twilight of his life here was never fulfilled. He succumbed to a heart attack in Mumbai on October 13, 1987. His body was subsequently brought to Khandwa. It was placed in the room where he was born.

Awards And Honors :
Award	Song - Movie
Filmfare Award - 1985	Saagar kinare - Saagar
Filmfare Award - 1984	Manzilen apni jageh - Sharabi
Filmfare Award - 1983	Agar Tum Na Hote - Agar Tum Na Hote
Filmfare Award - 1982	Pag Ghungroo - Namak Halal
Filmfare Award - 1980	Hazar rahen - Thodisi Bewafayi
Filmfare Award - 1978	Khaaike Paan Banaaras Wala - Don
Filmfare Award - 1975	Dil ayesa kisi ne mera toda - Amanush
Filmfare Award - 1969	Roop tera mastana - Aradhana

Best Of Kishore Kumar:
Song	Movie
Nahin Nahin Abhi Nahin	Jawani Deewani
Aane wala pal jane wala hai	Gol Maal
Mere Saamne Waali Khidki Mein	Padosan
Chingari koi bhadke	Amar Prem
Raat Kali Ek Khwaab Mein Aayi	Budda Mil Gayaa
Dekha Ek Khwaab	Silsila
Aa Chal Ke Tujhe, Maein Leke Chalun	Door Gagan Ki Chaaon Mein
Humain tumse pyaar kitna	Kudrat
Yeh Jeevan Hai	Piya Ka Ghar
Tere Mere Milan Ki Ye Raina	Abhimaan
Zindagi Ka Safar Hai Ye Kaisa Safar	Safar
Tum aa gaye ho noor aa gaya hai	Aandhi
Sach Mere Yaar Hai, Bas Wohi Pyaar Hai	Saagar
Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas Tum Rehti Ho	Blackmail

Originally posted by: Qwest

Film Review

Padosan Producer: Mahmood & N.C. Sippy Director: Jyoti Swaroop Starring: Sunil Dutt, Saira Banu, Mahmood, Kishore Kumar Music: R.D. Burman Lyrics: Rajinder Krishan Genre: Comedy Recommended Audience: General Released in: 1968 </> A delightfully light-hearted comedy, this was producer Mahmood's "ambitious venture" as he declares at the start of the credits. Indeed he struck gold with this romantic comedy about a young drama troupe member named Bhola (Sunil Dutt) who meets and falls in love with a beautiful girl he believes to be a mermaid. Turns out the pretty pixie Bindu (Saira Banu), is in fact his neighbor. The two begin flirting, back and forth from window side.

Superb thread Qwestda......

KK is truly a LEGEND.....and PADOSAN is one my MOST FAVOURITE films....iss film ki khichchdi ekdum first-class paki hai......everything is so very plausible and therefore enjoyable....but NOTHING to beat KK's acting in this movie!! The basic fact is KK truly ENJOYED himself in his role and THIS enjoyment REACHES the audience. There are very few actors who achieved this. But KK always EXCELLED in this type of acting.

Superb voice...superb talent....aur kya bolein ? shabd adhure pad jatey hain......

Chaand Raat Tum Ho Saath
Ghum Hai Kisi Ke Pyaar Mein
Kasme Vaade Nibhayenge Hum
Chalte Chalte Mere Ye Geet Yaad Rakhna
Yeh jo mohabbat hai
Ek Ajnabi Hasina Se
Ek hasina thi
Yeh raaten, yeh mausam, nadee ka kinara
Mere Sapnon Ki Rani
Saagar Kinare Dil Yeh Pukare
Neele neele ambar par chaand jab aaye
Sanam Teri Kasam
Ye Dard Bhara Afsana
Rhim Jhim Ghire Saawan
Mere Saamne Waali Khidki Mein KISHORE KUMAR
Inteha Ho Gayi Intezaar Ki
Roop Tera Mastana
Sultana Sultana Tu Na Ghabrana

these are some of my favourites though i might have missed out a few

Originally posted by: apparaohoare

Qwest da,

Dil khush kar diya aap ne. 👏

There are three persons in the film industry that I am crazy about,
1. Amitabh Bachchan
2. Kishore Kumar
3. R.D. Burman.

Kishore Kumar is the best for me. When it comes to Dard Bhare Geet, he is the KING.

hmm but he was very good in masti songs as well.well good in most songs id say

Originally posted by: jayc1234

Thanks QWest'da for another great thread... 👏

Kishore'da was a truly the 'sampurna kalakar' who has gifted us with invaluable treasure of his songs...

While 'aake seedhi lagi dil pe...' makes you fall down from the chair laughing... 'main hoon jhum jhum jhumroo...' gets you a smile anytime of the day.......

'Jeevan se bhari teri aankhen' and 'Kitna madir kitna madhur tera mera pyar' portray love in its purest form, 'yeh naina yeh kaajal' and 'oh hansini' are crazy romantics, while 'roop tera mastaana' ignites the deepest passion inside...

'Aaye tum yaad mujhe', 'Badi sooni sooni hai' and 'Zindagi ka safar' would possibly make you cry anytime, 'Tere mere milan ki yeh raina' weaves the most colorful dreams, while 'Mere naina sawan bhado' just transcends you to another world...

I could possibly go on and on and not even cover 1% of his best songs... Kishore'da - Aapko mera pranaam....😊

yes and he sang one of the most brilliant rain songs of all time"rimjhim gire saawan".

Originally posted by: Qwest

Kishore Kumar

"Zindagi ko bahut pyar humne diya, Maut se bhi mohabbat nibhayenge hum" he sang. You bet he is doing just that, keeping everyone up there spellbound with his songs of life - and death, or in stitches with his comic antics.

Kishore Kumar Rocks

Great post Qwestji,

Kishore Kumar was a great singer, actor and human being.

Originally posted by: vinit_1242

Kishore Kumar Rocks

Arre Baapre,

Vinit I had almost freaked out!!! I thought you had posted your pic with Kishor Kumar !!

How are you feeling these days ??