Kishore Kumar da - My Favourite singer

Kishore da is one of the greatest bollywood singer our country has ever seen. He was a singer,actor,music director,lyricist,director,producer,etc.......... He had a great strong voice beautiful voice modulations which suited any actor he sang as a playback singer.He was not a trained singer but followed K L Saigal and modeled his style of singing similar to Saigal saab. He is one of the members of sixty most influential Indians. Who can ever forget the yodeling in songs like zindagi ek safar hain suhana, main hoon jhum jhum jhum jhum jhumroo. Kishore da used to call it as a gala tod kaam (breaking your voice).

Some facts about his songs
1 Mere naina saawan bhaado (R D Burman , Movie : Mehbooba)
Burman da asked kishore da to sing this semi classical song. Kishore da refused to sing asking RD to record the song from the legendery Lata ji.Lata mangeshkar obliged. After recording the song, R D Burman told kishore da ye shivranjani raag hain (this song is based on a raag named shivranjani).Kishore da replied raag ki aisi ki taisi(do hell with the raag) "Give me a cassette I will by heart the song". He practised the song for a week and everyone knows how big a hit the song is.

2 O majhi re (R D Burman, Movie : Kushboo)
The feel of the song is unmatched. When this song was being recorded, R D burman was crying and beating his hand on the wall with the disbelief how can kishore da sing with so much emotions

3 Humein tumse pyar kitna (R D Burman, Movie : Kudrat)
This song was first recorded in kishore kumar's voice. R D requested Lata ji to record the female version of the song. On hearing the song she said there cant be a better rendition of the song than the one sung by kishore da, only thing that can be done is this song can be made different.Hence the female version sung by Parveen Sultana is a classical based.

4 Aake seedhi lagi (Salil Chaudhary Movie : Half Ticket)
When kishore da arrived for the recording of this song, Salil da said Lata ji is not coming so we have to cancel the recording. Kishore da said doesnt matter i will sing the female parts of the song also. Salil da thought kishore da was kidding but kishore da meant business. When Salil da heard him sing the female part, he immediately recorded the song

KISHORE ... FONDLY REMEMBERED

NAUSHAD ALI
There was always a special place in my heart for Kishore, for whenever we met, he used to tell me, "I have but one corn. plaint against you, I have sung only once under your baton, so please do compose a song for me. Today he is no longer with us: I feel sad that I was unable to fulfill his desire.

KHAYYAM
Indian playback singing has been deprived of a powerful voice.

LAXMIKANT
Indian playback singing has lost one of its foremost entertainers.

ASHA BHONSLE
The film industry has lost its heart and soul. In fact, it was only a day before his untimely death that we had worked to, get her for a song. It was a seven hour session that I shall never be able to forget

RAVINDRA JAIN
A giant has passed away, and the last song he recorded was also ominous, 'Yeh jeevan hai sukh dukh - ka sangam, dukh ziyada, aur sukh kam'.

HEMANT KUMAR
We shall all miss him very much

ANU MALIK
I can't think of words to describe this grievous loss to the world of music. I am deeply shocked and hurt. Under my baton, Kishore-da and Manmohan Desaiji had come together once again, Kishore-da had sung for Manmohanji for his films 'Toofan'. and' Ganga Jamuna Saraswati'_ Though we will miss him, memories for him will linger forever through his voice and films.

KALYANJI-ANANDJI
The shock is too sudden and too deep to even react to it. We are numbed by Kishore's death.

KAVITA KRISHNAMURTY SUBRAMANIAN
It's difficult to believe that Life is now dead.

USHA KHANNA
I am not speaking for myself alone, the entire music community and the film world will miss Kishore Kumar.

MOHAMMED AZIZ
Though I have modelled my voice on Mohammed Rafi sahab, I have always had a deep rooted admiration for Kishore Sahab. He was like a father figure to all of us newcomers, and lent a helping hand to all of us.


PS It will be too big a post if I continue writing about my favorite kishore da- Guru