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My Take
Kishore Kumar strikes me as the rarest kind of genius: the untrained one who outsings everybody. He could yodel, switch voices mid-song, and carry the emotional weight of Indian cinema's golden era on his vocal cords alone. What I love most is the playfulness — you can hear a man having fun in every recording, and that joy is why his songs outlive trends. Add directing, composing, and producing to the resume and you get an artist who refused to stay in one box. Nearly four decades after his death, he remains the default voice of Bollywood nostalgia, and deservedly so.
Overview
Kishore Kumar (born Abhas Kumar Ganguly; ; 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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kishore Kumar
- Name (Japanese)
- キショール・クマール
- Reading
- きしょーる・くまーる
- Born
- August 4, 1929 – October 13, 1987
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Snake
- Origin
- Khandwa, Khandwa district, India
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- singer / composer / film director / musician / film producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.