Kishore Kumar Biography
Kishore Kumar Biography One of the best known male voices in Hindi cinema, singer Kishore Kumar was a highly successful playback singer. This biography of Kishore Kumar provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline. Quick Facts Also Known As Abhas Kumar Ganguly Nationality Indian Born on 04 August 1929 AD Zodiac Sign Leo Born in Khandwas, India Died on 13 October 1987 AD Place of death Mumbai India Father Kunjalal Ganguly Mother Gouri Devi Siblings Ashok Kumar, Sati Devi, Anoop Kumar Spouses Ruma Guha Thakurta, Madhubala, Yogeeta Bali, Leena Chandavarkar Children Amit Kumar, Sumit Kumar Awards Filmfare Awards: 1969 1975 1978 1980 1982 1983 1984 1985 www.thefamouspeople.com Page 1 / 4 The soulful voice behind many of the hit Bollywood songs of yesteryears’ superstar Rajesh Khanna, playback singer Kishore Kumar was a unique and eccentric personality. A multifaceted personality, he was not just a playback singer, but also an actor, comedian, lyricist, composer, producer cum director. One of the most recognized and well loved male voices of Hindi cinema, Kishore Kumar was also a much emotionally unstable personality, a genius troubled by the weights of his own talents. Born as the youngest among the siblings into a wealthy Bengali family, Kishore’s venture into filmdom simply happened by chance. In fact, it is nothing but a quirk of fate that the man who would one day become the voice of India’s superstars did not even receive a basic training in music! He was just a young boy when his elder brother became an actor in Bollywood and the youngster followed his brother to Bombay where his brother helped him find work.
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