Rajiv Vijayakar
Reams have been written about how Kishore Kumar,when he finally came into the mood to playback for artistes other than himself and Dev Anand, decimated the competition offered by such stalwarts as Mohammed Rafi, Mukesh and Mannadey. (more…)

From: The Illustrated Weekly of India, April 28, 1985.
Blurb:

The legend of Kishore Kumar began 37 years back, when a young lad from Khandwa turned up in Bombay, to meet his brother Ashok Kumar, then a superstar, and wangle an introduction to K.L. Saigal, the great singer whom he idolised. (more…)

Here are excerpts of a tete-a tete with Kishore Kumar and the editor of the Illustrated Weekly, Pritish Nandy. This piece appeared in a cover story entitled “GENIUS” in the April 28, 1985 issue of the Illustrated Weekly. (more…)