Ayushmann Khurrana pays tribute to legendary Kishore Kumar
When it comes to music, Indian music lovers can never forget the contribution of the legendary singer Kishore Kumar whose mellifluous voice breathed life into songs. Kishore Da, as he is popularly called, was not just a singer, but was also a lyricist, actor, scriptwriter, producer and director. Not only people from his era but his evergreen soulful films and songs are loved by generations even 34 years after his death.
Kishore Kumar (L) and Satyajit RayWikimedia Commons
Born on August 4, 1929, Kishore Kumar enjoyed a long four-decade career in the music industry. There are innumerable stories about his work and his fun-filled banters that immortalises Kishore Kumar. In one such story, we came to know that the Oscar-winning director Satyajit Ray had approached Kishore Kumar for a song for one of his Bengali films titled Charulata (1964). Though Kishore Da was said to be very particular about his fees, he refused to accep
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Dilip Kumar, in spite of being one of the biggest stars in the country, was able to seamlessly seep into the role of a rebellious factory worker in his only non-Hindi film, Sagina Mahato
For the better part of the 20th Century, Mumbai and Kolkata often collaborated in the art of making motion pictures. Actors from Kolkata would go to Mumbai for a role and see their Mumbai counterparts do the same. But there was always one problem. By the nature of their design, the two industries, despite being in the same business, were quite different from one another. The Hindi film industry had a higher penchant for glamour. The Bengali film industry mostly worked within itself.