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.
He was born as Abhas Kumar Ganguly in Khadwa. 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 alder 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 spilt 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. 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 brother 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 Jannab 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 Ticket (1962) with the two of them saw Kishore at his madcap best impersonating a 12 year old!
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 tex problems he was reduced to doing B-films with the likes 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 Mere proved super duper hit ahead of the Mohd. Rafi songs 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 publising with verve and exuberance.
Are Deevaano Mujhe pahachaano | 9 | |
Are-Are Are ye - ye | 11 | |
Apnee to jaise taise | 13 | |
Andheri raati main Soonsaan Raho par | 15 | |
Agar Saaj Chhedaa Taraane banenge | 17 | |
Akelaa gaya thaa main naa aayaa akelaa | 19 | |
Aankhon main baat hone do | 21 | |
Aae tum yaad mujhe | 23 | |
Aaj Ronaa padaa to samjhe Girl Friend | 25 | |
Ai Tumne Kabhee kisee pyaar kiyaa hai | 27 | |
Aisee haseen Chaandanee pahle | 29 | |
Ai yaar sun yaare teree | 31 | |
chupke se dil de de | 33 | |
Bachanaa e haseenon | 35 | |
Baagon mein bahaar hai | 37 | |
Bhool gaya sab kuchh | 39 | |
Bhole O bhole | 41 | |
Bheegee Bheegee - raatoy | 43 | |
Bhanvaren kee gunjan hai meraa dil | 45 | |
Chalte chalte mere ye geet | 47 | |
Chal chal chal mere Shatee | 49 | |
Chhedo Naa meree julphen | 51 | |
Chhotee-see ye duniyaa | 52 | |
Chhooker mere man ko | 53 | |
Dil aisaa kisee ne | 55 | |
Dukhee man mere | 57 | |
Din, maheene, saal | 69 | |
Dekhaa phoolon ko | 61 | |
Duniyaa o Duniyaa | 63 | |
Deevaanaa le ke aayaa hai | 65 | |
Dekho O Deevaano | 67 | |
Dilbar Jaanee | 69 | |
Dil Dil se milaakar dekho | 71 | |
Dheere se jaanaa Khatiyan mein | 73 | |
Ek Khabar aaee | 75 | |
Ek Raastaa hai Jindagee | 77 | |
Gaate rahe meraa Dil | 79 | |
Geet gaataa hoon mein | 81 | |
Gaa gaa gaa gaae jaa | 83 | |
Gum hai kisee ke pyaar mein | 85 | |
Gore rang pe naa itna gumaan kar | 87 | |
Ghunghroo kee tarah | 89 | |
Ham devaphaa hargij naa the | 91 | |
Ham hain raahee pyaar ke | 93 | |
Hamen tumse pyaar kitnaa | 95 | |
Ho chehraa hai yaa chaand khilaa | 97 | |
Ik ajnabee haseenaa se | 99 | |
Jindagee, hansane gaane ke lie | 101 | |
Jeevan ke Saphar mein raahhee | 103 | |
Jindgee ik saphar hai suhaana | 105 | |
Jaane kaise kab kahaan | 107 | |
Jindagee pyaar kaa geet hai | 109 | |
Jindagee ka Saphar | 111 | |
Jaanoo Meree jaan | 133 | |
Jeejaajee, jeejaajee meri | 115 | |
Jaroorat hai Jaroorat hai | 117 | |
Jeevan mein too Darnaa naheen | 119 | |
Koraa thaa man meraa | 121 | |
Koee hanseenaa jab rooth jaatee hai | 123 | |
Kabhee sochataa hoon ke main | 125 | |
Kuchh to log kanehge | 127 | |
Kajaraa lagaa ke | 129 | |
Khilte hain gul yahaan | 131 | |
Khijaan ke phool pe | 133 | |
Mere saamne vaalee Khidakee mein | 135 | |
Mere mahboob kayaamat hogee | 137 | |
Meraa jeevan koraa kaagaj | 139 | |
Meraa jeevan kuchh kaam naa aayaa | 141 | |
Musaaphir hoon yaaro | 143 | |
Meree bheegee bheegee see | 145 | |
Maanaa janaab ne pukaaraa naheen | 147 | |
Mere nainaa saavan bhaadon 149 | ||
Meet naa milaa re man kaa | 151 | |
Mile jitnee sharaab | 153 | |
Main pyaasaa tum saavan | 155 | |
Main tochalaa jidhar chale rastaa | 157 | |
Naach meree bulbul | 159 | |
Neend churaa ke raaton mein | 161 | |
Najraanaa bhejaakisee ne pyaar kaa | 163 | |
Pyaar deevaanaa hota hai | 165 | |
O Bevaphaa ye to bataa | 167 | |
O . Jalataa hai jiyaa meraa | 169 | |
O mere dil ke chain | 171 | |
O saathee re tere binaa kyaa jeenaa | 173 | |
Oree havaa dheere sa chal | 175 | |
Pyaar kar liyaa to kyaa | 177 | |
Pyaar Pyaar Pyaar Pyaar Pyaar | 179 | |
Phoolon kaa taaron kaa sabkaa kahnaa | 181 | |
Phalak se modkar dekha | 183 | |
Raat kalee ek khvaab mein aaee | 185 | |
Ronaa, kabhee naheen ronaa | 187 | |
Sun jaa O thundee havaa | 189 | |
Thandee havaa ye chaandanee suhaanee | 191 | |
Tere mere Milan kee ye rainaa | 193 | |
Tere binaa jindagee se koee | 195 | |
Teraa Mujhse hai pahale kaa | 197 | |
Tum aa gae ho | 199 | |
Vo shaam kuchh ajeeb Thee | 201 | |
Vakt thodaa saa abhee kuchh | 203 | |
Yahaan-vahaan saare jahaan mein | 205 | |
Ye jo muhbbat hai | 207 | |
Ye dil na hotaa bechaaraa | 209 | |
Ye jeevan hai, Is Jeevan kaa | 211 | |
Ye shaam mastaanee | 213 | |
Ye raaten, ye mausam | 215 | |
Yaar hamaaree baat suno | 217 | |
Ye laal roung kab mujhe chhodegaa | 219 | |
Ye dostee ham naheen todenge | 221 | |
Yaaro Aao khushee manaao | 223 | |
Ye kyaa huaa kaise huaa | 224 |
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.
He was born as Abhas Kumar Ganguly in Khadwa. 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 alder 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 spilt 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. 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 brother 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 Jannab 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 Ticket (1962) with the two of them saw Kishore at his madcap best impersonating a 12 year old!
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 tex problems he was reduced to doing B-films with the likes 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 Mere proved super duper hit ahead of the Mohd. Rafi songs 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 publising with verve and exuberance.
Are Deevaano Mujhe pahachaano | 9 | |
Are-Are Are ye - ye | 11 | |
Apnee to jaise taise | 13 | |
Andheri raati main Soonsaan Raho par | 15 | |
Agar Saaj Chhedaa Taraane banenge | 17 | |
Akelaa gaya thaa main naa aayaa akelaa | 19 | |
Aankhon main baat hone do | 21 | |
Aae tum yaad mujhe | 23 | |
Aaj Ronaa padaa to samjhe Girl Friend | 25 | |
Ai Tumne Kabhee kisee pyaar kiyaa hai | 27 | |
Aisee haseen Chaandanee pahle | 29 | |
Ai yaar sun yaare teree | 31 | |
chupke se dil de de | 33 | |
Bachanaa e haseenon | 35 | |
Baagon mein bahaar hai | 37 | |
Bhool gaya sab kuchh | 39 | |
Bhole O bhole | 41 | |
Bheegee Bheegee - raatoy | 43 | |
Bhanvaren kee gunjan hai meraa dil | 45 | |
Chalte chalte mere ye geet | 47 | |
Chal chal chal mere Shatee | 49 | |
Chhedo Naa meree julphen | 51 | |
Chhotee-see ye duniyaa | 52 | |
Chhooker mere man ko | 53 | |
Dil aisaa kisee ne | 55 | |
Dukhee man mere | 57 | |
Din, maheene, saal | 69 | |
Dekhaa phoolon ko | 61 | |
Duniyaa o Duniyaa | 63 | |
Deevaanaa le ke aayaa hai | 65 | |
Dekho O Deevaano | 67 | |
Dilbar Jaanee | 69 | |
Dil Dil se milaakar dekho | 71 | |
Dheere se jaanaa Khatiyan mein | 73 | |
Ek Khabar aaee | 75 | |
Ek Raastaa hai Jindagee | 77 | |
Gaate rahe meraa Dil | 79 | |
Geet gaataa hoon mein | 81 | |
Gaa gaa gaa gaae jaa | 83 | |
Gum hai kisee ke pyaar mein | 85 | |
Gore rang pe naa itna gumaan kar | 87 | |
Ghunghroo kee tarah | 89 | |
Ham devaphaa hargij naa the | 91 | |
Ham hain raahee pyaar ke | 93 | |
Hamen tumse pyaar kitnaa | 95 | |
Ho chehraa hai yaa chaand khilaa | 97 | |
Ik ajnabee haseenaa se | 99 | |
Jindagee, hansane gaane ke lie | 101 | |
Jeevan ke Saphar mein raahhee | 103 | |
Jindgee ik saphar hai suhaana | 105 | |
Jaane kaise kab kahaan | 107 | |
Jindagee pyaar kaa geet hai | 109 | |
Jindagee ka Saphar | 111 | |
Jaanoo Meree jaan | 133 | |
Jeejaajee, jeejaajee meri | 115 | |
Jaroorat hai Jaroorat hai | 117 | |
Jeevan mein too Darnaa naheen | 119 | |
Koraa thaa man meraa | 121 | |
Koee hanseenaa jab rooth jaatee hai | 123 | |
Kabhee sochataa hoon ke main | 125 | |
Kuchh to log kanehge | 127 | |
Kajaraa lagaa ke | 129 | |
Khilte hain gul yahaan | 131 | |
Khijaan ke phool pe | 133 | |
Mere saamne vaalee Khidakee mein | 135 | |
Mere mahboob kayaamat hogee | 137 | |
Meraa jeevan koraa kaagaj | 139 | |
Meraa jeevan kuchh kaam naa aayaa | 141 | |
Musaaphir hoon yaaro | 143 | |
Meree bheegee bheegee see | 145 | |
Maanaa janaab ne pukaaraa naheen | 147 | |
Mere nainaa saavan bhaadon 149 | ||
Meet naa milaa re man kaa | 151 | |
Mile jitnee sharaab | 153 | |
Main pyaasaa tum saavan | 155 | |
Main tochalaa jidhar chale rastaa | 157 | |
Naach meree bulbul | 159 | |
Neend churaa ke raaton mein | 161 | |
Najraanaa bhejaakisee ne pyaar kaa | 163 | |
Pyaar deevaanaa hota hai | 165 | |
O Bevaphaa ye to bataa | 167 | |
O . Jalataa hai jiyaa meraa | 169 | |
O mere dil ke chain | 171 | |
O saathee re tere binaa kyaa jeenaa | 173 | |
Oree havaa dheere sa chal | 175 | |
Pyaar kar liyaa to kyaa | 177 | |
Pyaar Pyaar Pyaar Pyaar Pyaar | 179 | |
Phoolon kaa taaron kaa sabkaa kahnaa | 181 | |
Phalak se modkar dekha | 183 | |
Raat kalee ek khvaab mein aaee | 185 | |
Ronaa, kabhee naheen ronaa | 187 | |
Sun jaa O thundee havaa | 189 | |
Thandee havaa ye chaandanee suhaanee | 191 | |
Tere mere Milan kee ye rainaa | 193 | |
Tere binaa jindagee se koee | 195 | |
Teraa Mujhse hai pahale kaa | 197 | |
Tum aa gae ho | 199 | |
Vo shaam kuchh ajeeb Thee | 201 | |
Vakt thodaa saa abhee kuchh | 203 | |
Yahaan-vahaan saare jahaan mein | 205 | |
Ye jo muhbbat hai | 207 | |
Ye dil na hotaa bechaaraa | 209 | |
Ye jeevan hai, Is Jeevan kaa | 211 | |
Ye shaam mastaanee | 213 | |
Ye raaten, ye mausam | 215 | |
Yaar hamaaree baat suno | 217 | |
Ye laal roung kab mujhe chhodegaa | 219 | |
Ye dostee ham naheen todenge | 221 | |
Yaaro Aao khushee manaao | 223 | |
Ye kyaa huaa kaise huaa | 224 |