Today is Kishore Kumar’s death anniversary.
Years have passed since the famous playback singer and actor Kishore Kumar passed away from this world. Kishore Kumar, born on August 4, 1929, left this world at a very young age. He breathed his last on October 13, 1987. Today is the 37th death anniversary of Kishore Da. While Kishore Kumar was famous for his talent, his personal life also made headlines. He was an expert in both acting and singing. While many stories related to Kishore Kumar are known in the industry, on his birthday, we tell you some very interesting stories related to him.
Kishore Kumar Personal Life
Regarding Kishore Kumar’s personal life, his father’s name was Kunjalal Ganguly and his mother’s name was Gauri Devi. He was the youngest among all his siblings. You will be surprised to know that the real name of the melody king i.e. Kishore Kumar was not Kishore Kumar but Abhas Kumar Ganguly but like many other stars when he entered the film industry he changed his name to Kishore Kumar and thus the name was identified.
Kishore Kumar’s father was a famous lawyer of Khandwa.
Kishore Kumar’s father was also a big name. He was a great lawyer of Khandwa. During his film journey, Kishore has created many wonderful songs like ‘Mere Sapno Ki Rani Kab Aayegi Tu’, ‘Neele Neele Ambar Par’, ‘Gaata Rahe Mera Dil’, ‘Mere Samne Wali Khirki Mein’ and ‘Mere Mehboob Qayamat Hogi’ .
Half the salary is half the work
Well, there are many famous stories related to Kishore Kumar, one of which is that he did not sing any song until he received full payment for his work. If the fees were half, the work would only get half done. Due to his nature, many filmmakers were hesitant to work with him.
Skulls and bones were installed outside the house
Kishore Kumar didn’t like meeting people much. He was particularly disturbed by the guests who constantly came to his house. In such a situation, he came up with an idea and ordered bones and skulls to be installed in front of his house so that more people would not come to meet him out of fear. He had signs in front of his house: “Beware of teenagers.”
Rajesh Khanna gave an interview by calling him at home
Kishore Kumar was also very famous for his strange expressions. Rajesh Khanna’s big break came with the film ‘Aradhana’. Work on the music for this film was in progress. Its composer was S. D. Burman and his son R. D. Burman was the deputy musical director. Meanwhile, it was decided that Kishore Kumar should sing a song for Rajesh Khanna. SD Burman and Shakti Samant narrated to Kishore Kumar. Kishore Da then placed a strange condition and said that he would sing the song only after seeing the hero. When Burman da asked the reason, Kishore da replied, “I don’t want to sing for any random hero.” It has been decided that Rajesh Khanna will go to Kishore Da.
Questions were asked to Rajesh Khanna
When Rajesh Khanna reached Kishore Kumar’s house, Kishore da asked him, “Why do you want to make a film?” Rajesh Khanna replied, “I want to serve people.” Kishore da asked again, “What service will you get if you work in films?” Rajesh Khanna says, “Films will entertain people and entertainment is also a kind of service.” Kishore Da became happy when he heard this and agreed to sing for Rajesh Khanna. Aradhana’s song ‘Mere Sapno Ki Rani Kab Aayegi Tu’ created such a stir that it transformed Rajesh Khanna from a hero to a star.
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