Kishore Kumar (born Abhas Kumar Ganguly; 4 August 1929 – 13 October 1987) was an Indian playback singer singer, musician, director, producer, lyricist and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest, most influential and dynamic singers in the history of modern 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 has won most Filmfare awards for best playback singing. Besides Hindi, he sang in many other Indian languages, including Bengali, Marathi, Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Bhojpuri, Malayalam, Odia and Urdu.[1] He also released a few non-film albums in multiple languages, especially in Bengali, which are noted as all-time classics.[2]
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Filmfare Awards
editKishore Kumar has won eight Filmfare Awards for Best Male Playback Singer out of 28 nominations.[3]
Won:
Year | Song | Film | Music director | Lyricist |
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1970 | "Roop Tera Mastana" | Aradhana | Sachin Dev Burman | Anand Bakshi |
1976 | "Dil Aisa Kisi Ne Mera" | Amanush | Shyamal Mitra | Indeevar |
1979 | "Khaike Paan Banaras Wala" | Don | Kalyanji Anandji | Anjaan |
1981 | "Hazaar Raahen Mudke Dekheen" | Thodisi Bewafaii | Khayyam | Gulzar |
1983 | "Pag Ghungroo Baandh" | Namak Halaal | Bappi Lahiri | Anjaan |
1984 | "Agar Tum Na Hote" | Agar Tum Na Hote | Rahul Dev Burman | Gulshan Bawra |
1985 | "Manzilein Apni Jagah Hain" | Sharaabi | Bappi Lahiri | Prakash Mehra |
1986 | "Saagar Kinaare" | Saagar | Rahul Dev Burman | Javed Akhtar |
Nominated:
Winner:
- 1971 – Best Male Playback Singer for Aradhana[4]
- 1972 – Best Male Playback Singer for Andaz[5]
- 1973 – Best Male Playback Singer for Hare Rama Hare Krishna[6]
- 1975 – Best Male Playback Singer for Kora Kagaz[7]
Honours
editHe was awarded the Lata Mangeshkar Award by the Madhya Pradesh government in 1985. In 1997, the Madhya Pradesh Government initiated an award called the "Kishore Kumar Award" for contributions to Hindi cinema.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ India.com News Desk. "Kishore Kumar Birth Anniversary: Some Weird Facts You Must Know About The Romantic Singer". India.com. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Kishore Kumar: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "List of awards and nominations received by Kishore Kumar". Times of India. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "34th Annual BFJA Awards". Archived from the original on 21 April 2008.
- ^ "35th Annual BFJA Awards". Archived from the original on 22 April 2008.
- ^ "36th Annual BFJA Awards". Archived from the original on 1 May 2008.
- ^ "38th Annual BFJA Awards". Archived from the original on 1 May 2008.