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Kishore Kumar
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Indian singer and actor (1929–1987)
Key facts
- Born
- Abhas Kumar Ganguly , ( 1929-08-04 ) 4 August 1929, Khandwa , British India
- Died
- 13 October 1987 (1987-10-13) (aged 58), Bombay , India
- Other name
- Kishore Da
- Occupations
- Playback singer actor music director lyricist film producer film director screenwriter composer
- Years active
- 1946–1987
- Works
- Films songs
- Spouses
- Ruma Ghosh ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1950 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1958 ) Madhubala ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1960 ; died 1969 ) Yogeeta Bali ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1976 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1978 ) Leena Chandavarkar ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1980 )
- Children
- 2, including Amit
- Relatives
- See Ganguly family , See Mukherjee-Samarth family
- Awards
- Full list
- Genres
- Filmi Disco Pop Yodelling Rock and Roll Semi-Classical Comedy Music Rabindra Sangeet
- Instruments
- Vocals, piano
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Dominion of India
- Place of birth
- Khandwa
- Place of death
- Mumbai
- Spouse
- Leena Chandavarkar
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- Hindi
- Religion
- Hinduism
- Genre
- ghazal
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Kishore Kumar 2016 postcard of India (cropped).jpg
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- place of burial
- Khandwa
- date of birth
- 1929-08-04
- date of death
- 1987-10-13
- birth name
- আভাষ কুমার গঙ্গোপাধ্যায়
- name in native language
- কিশোর কুমার
- cause of death
- cardiovascular disease
- start of work period
- 1946-00-00
- Commons category
- Kishore Kumar
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Kishore Kumar (born Abhas Kumar Ganguly; pronunciation; 4 August 1929 – 13 October 1987) was an Indian playback singer, musician and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest, most influential and dynamic singers in the history of Indian music. Kumar was one of the most popular singers in the Indian subcontinent, notable for his yodelling and ability to sing songs in different voices. He used to sing in different genres but some of his rare compositions, considered classics, were lost in time. In 2013, Kumar was voted "The Most Popular Male Playback Singer" in a poll conducted by the Filmfare magazine.
Besides Hindi, he sang in many other Indian languages, including Bengali, Marathi, Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Bhojpuri, Malayalam, Odia and Urdu. He also released a few non-film albums in multiple languages, especially in Bengali, which are noted as all-time classics. According to his brother and legendary actor Ashok Kumar, Kishore Kumar was successful as a singer because his "voice hits the mike, straight, at its most sensitive point".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kishore Kumar” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.