Golden Voice of yesteryears – Kishore Kumar

 

 Tributes to  Great singer – Kishore Kumar

(4 August 1929 – 13 October 1987)

Today is Birth Anniversary of Kishore Kumar, the most popular and versatile  singer of Indian Cinema… Philatelic Tributes to the legend  who will  never be forgotten …

Everlasting golden voice of Kishore Kumar…..

 

Kishore Kumar was the most versatile artiste of Indian Cinema.  He was a  film playback singer and an actor who also worked as lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter. Kishore Kumar sang in many Indian languages.

Kishore Kumar played hero in the Bombay Talkies film Andolan (1951), directed by Phani Majumdar. He starred in Bimal Roy's Naukri (1954) and Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s directorial debut Musafir (1957). Kishore Kumar starred in films New Delhi (1957), Aasha (1957), Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958), Half Ticket (1962), and Padosan (1968).

Music director S. D. Burman is credited with spotting Kishore Kumar's talent as a singer, and advancing his singing career. During the making of Mashaal (1950), Burman visited Ashok Kumar's house, where he heard Kishore imitating K. L. Saigal. He complimented Kishore, but also told him that he should develop a style of his own, instead of copying Saigal. Kishore Kumar did not have a formal training in music.He kept Burman's advice in mind, and eventually developed his own style of singing, which featured the yodeling..S D. Burman recorded with Kishore for Dev Anand's Munimji (1954), Taxi Driver (1954), House No. 44 (1955), Funtoosh (1956), Nau Do Gyarah (1957), Paying Guest (1957), Guide (1965), Jewel Thief (1967), Prem Pujari (1970), and Tere Mere Sapne (1971). He also composed music for Kishore Kumar's home production Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi (1958).

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A voice to be remembered always…..