Kishore Kumar

Kishore Kumar (4 August 1929 – 13 October 1987) was an Indian film playback singer, actor, lyricist, composer, producer, director, and screenwriter. He is considered one of the most successful playback singers of the Hindi film industry. Apart from Hindi, he sang in many Indian languages including Bengali, Marathi, Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Bhojpuri, Malayalam, Odia, and Urdu. He has also sung in private albums in several languages especially in Bengali which are noted as all time classics. He won 8 Filmfare Awards for Best Male Playback Singer and holds the record for winning the most Filmfare Awards in that category. He was awarded the "Lata Mangeshkar Award" by the Madhya Pradesh government and from that year onwards, the Madhya Pradesh Government initiated a new award called the "Kishore Kumar Award" for contributions to Hindi cinema

Early life

Kishore Kumar was born in a Bengali Ganguly family in Khandwa, Central Provinces (now in Madhya Pradesh) as Abhas Kumar Ganguly. His father Kunjalal Ganguly (Gangopadhyay) was a lawyer and his mother Gouri Devi came from a wealthy Bengali family. Kunjalal Gangopadhyaya was invited by the Kamavisadar Gokhale family of Khandwa to be their personal lawyer. Kishore was the youngest of four siblings, the other three were Ashok (the eldest), Sati Devi, and Anoop. While Kishore was still a child, his brother Ashok became a Bollywood actor. Later, Anoop also ventured into cinema with Ashok's help. Spending time with his brothers, Kishore became interested in films and music. He became a fan of singer-actor K. L. Saigalwhom he considered his guru, and tried to emulate his singing style. He graduated from Christian College, Indore.

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Kishore Kumar

Born: 1929-08-04

Died: 1987-10-13

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Prashant Kishor demands medical bulletin about Nitish Kumar's ‘soundness of mind’

Hindustan Times 25 Mar 2025
Jan Suraaj Party leader Prashant Kishor raised concerns about Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar's health and demanded his resignation from the top post ... Jan Suraaj Party leader Prashant Kishor demanded Nitish Kumar's resignation.(PTI).

Prashant Kishor demands medical bulletin for Nitish Kumar, questions Bihar CM's mental fitness

The Times of India 25 Mar 2025
Prashant Kishor, the leader of the Jan Suraaj Party, called for a medical bulletin on Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar's mental health on Tuesday ... for his irregular behaviour, according to Kishor.

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The Times of India 25 Mar 2025
Tom Chacko, Rajendra Prasad, and Vennela Kishore.In an interesting move, David Warner will also make his Indian cinema debut with the film as he makes a cameo appearance ... Kishore, with music by G.V.

'His signature might be misused': Congress echoes oppn concerns over Nitish Kumar’s health

The Times of India 24 Mar 2025
Kishor accused Kumar of losing administrative control and alleged that the CM is “physically exhausted and mentally incapable of governance.”“The first person to comment on Nitish Kumar's health was his ally, Sushil Kumar Modi.

Katamarayudu on OTT: Where to watch Pawan Kalyan and Shruti Haasan's action film online as it completes 8 years

Pinkvilla 24 Mar 2025
Directed by Kishore Kumar Pardasani, the film received positive reviews, especially for Pawan Kalyan's performance ... Katamarayudu is directed by Kishore Kumar Pardasani.

David Warner says he's 'Humbled' to join Tollywood at 'Robinhood' pre-release event

The Times of India 24 Mar 2025
He expressed his gratitude for the warm welcome and support he has received over the past 15 years ... The cast also includes Shine Tom Chacko, Rajendra Prasad, and Vennela Kishore in key roles. G.V. Prakash Kumar has composed the music for the film. .

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The Times of India 24 Mar 2025
Bihar Board results 2025 ... The official announcement will be made by Sunil Kumar, Hon’ble Minister of Education, Bihar, as confirmed by Anand Kishor, Chairman of BSEB. The event will also be attended by S ... The result page will open in a new tab.Step 4 ... .

'Nitish Kumar mentally unfit, impossible PM Modi unaware': Prashant Kishor's big charge against Bihar CM

The Times of India 23 Mar 2025
Kishor asserted that Kumar is physically exhausted and mentally incapable of governance, suggesting he has lost administrative control.'The first person to comment on Nitish Kumar's health was his ally, Sushil Kumar Modi...

Prashant Kishor asks Bihar CM Nitish Kumar to resign: ‘Physically tired, mentally unfit’

Hindustan Times 23 Mar 2025
Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor has called for Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to resign stating that the Janata Dal (United) chief's ability to govern has been compromised due to both physical exhaustion and mental unfitness.

Prashant Kishor urges CM Nitish Kumar to step down ahead of Bihar polls, calls him ...

India TV 23 Mar 2025
Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Sunday called for Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s resignation, claiming that the ...

Delhi crime: Main accused in Kohat Enclave double murder arrested

Hindustan Times 23 Mar 2025
The main accused, Deepak Kumar, alias Pankaj, 32, committed the murders within two days of being employed ... Police found Kumar was put to the task by the couple’s former attendant, Ravi Kishore, 27, and they planned the crime together.

Docs’ cycle rally forhealth awareness

The Times of India 23 Mar 2025
... welfare, flagged off the rally along with faculty members Prof Kshitij Srivastava and Prof Suresh Kumar. Former MP Kaushal Kishore, MLA Jai Devi and MLA Amresh Kumar also took part in the rally.

'Nitish Kumar Mentally Unfit, Impossible PM Modi Not Aware': Prashant Kishor Ups Ante Against Bihar CM

News18 23 Mar 2025
Prashant Kishor upped ante against Nitish Kumar, attacking him over his "deteriorating health" and said that he is "mentally unfit" for governance ... .
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