The moment one thinks of legendary singer Kishore Kumar, what comes to mind are spells of youthful euphoria, boundless energy, and depths of pathos. It is hard to imagine that an unschooled singer could produce such gems and could do so with such consistency.
Born into a family of comfortable means, Kishore's dad Kunjalal Ganguly was utilized as an individual legal advisor with an affluent group of Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh. Born Abhas Kumar Ganguly in 1929, Kishore was the youngest of his four siblings including Ashok, Sati Devi, and Anoop.
At the point when Kishore was as yet a youngster, his more established sibling Ashok wandered into movies and turned into a major star in the Bombay film industry.
Kishore Kumar sang the most number of songs for Rajesh Khanna (245), followed by those of Jeetendra, Dev Anand, and Amitabh Bachchan respectively.
Young Kishore would regularly go with Ashok and made his acting debut in his brother's film Shikari (1946) and his singing debut in 1948's Ziddi. It is said that while Ashok Kumar needed Kishore to be an on-screen character like him, the last was never genuine about a movie vocation.
In spite of the way that he acted in 22 films somewhere in the range of 1946 and 1955, of which 16 were flops, it is said he would gadget approaches to outrage his directors and makers in order to be tossed out of their movies. Be that as it may, the accomplishment of his later movies like Ladki and Baap Re Baap (1955 and 1966), made him pay attention to acting.
Be that as it may, his heart was in singing. In his underlying years, he styled himself after the famous KL Saigal however in later years was purportedly affected by Pakistani incredible Ahmed Rushdi. Be that as it may, it was veteran SD Burman, who hearing Kishore sing at Ashok's home in 1950, exhorted him to build up his own style.
Kishore accepted the counsel, picked warbling aptitudes from American vocalist Jimmie Rodgers and Tex Morton, the New Zealand and Australian bluegrass music incredible, and built up his remarkable bubbly style.
Thanks to SD Burman's training and mentoring, Kishore would become the voice of Dev Anand from the 1950s till the 1970s, dishing out music that would sparkle in the Hindi film arena. What began with the senior Burman would continue with his son, RD Burman. Kishore would go on to singing some of the best-remembered songs for Rajesh Khanna, under RD Burman's guidance.
One such rare song is from the film Tamasha(1952). You must have heard Kishore Kumar singing for Devanand but you would not have seen him working with Devanand. Look at the song. Music by Manna Dey.
