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. Read the rest of this entry »
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. Read the rest of this entry »
May 16, 2003
A stamp to commemorate our legend Kishore was released today by the Postal Dept. The stamp carries a value of 500p. The stamp was released with the first day covers and a brochure to go with it. The release was made along with the stamps that commemorated 3 other legends, Mohd Rafi, Mukesh and Hemant Kumar.
Well guys, I have a reason to explain my absence. Yesterday evening was one of the most memorable evenings in my life.Anandabazar Patrika (Newspaper), HLL, Pantaloons and Command organised a programme in Netaji Indoor Stadium called Preronaye Kishore Kumar (inspired by Kishore Kumar). Read the rest of this entry »
By Subhajit Dey
Here’s what some of the cricketers ‘possibly’ be singing if they are BIG Kishore Kumar fan like me: Read the rest of this entry »
Recently, “baatonbaatonmein” all the die hard KK fans decided to talk only KK related things and nothing non-kk related things at all. They also decided to establish a KK Colony in the memory of their beloved KK. The Colony used to have usual names Read the rest of this entry »
By Subhajit Dey
The immortal songs of Kishore Kumar have always been a part of my life, especially during the college days, and mostly for LOVE. Let me share with you the importance of various Kishore Kumar songs in my love life. Toh pesh hain – ‘Meri Prem Kahani, Kishore Kumar ke gaane ki zubani’
