Kishore Kumar

Name : Kishore Kumar
Birthday : August 4, 1929
Star Sign:Leo
First film : Ziddi (1948)

Kishore Kumar (Abhas Kumar Ganguly ) was born in Khandwa on August 4th 1929. 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. With hit films like Baap re Baap (1955), New Delhi (1956), Miss Mary (1957) and Asha (1957), Kishore reached his peak as an actor with the zany comedy Chalti ka Naam Gaadi (1958), directed by Satyen Bose. The turning point came with Shakti Samanta's Aradhana (1969).Though Burmanda used Kishore for 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 the Mohd. Rafi songs Baaghon Mein Bahar Hai and Gun Gunarahein Hain Bhawrein for the same film. It was a second coming and there was no turning back now.
As a singer Kishore remained at the top till the very end succumbing to a major heart attack on October 13th 1987.

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