On Kishore Kumar's 89th birth anniversary, fans showered their love in the form of tweets and the list of fans also included actor Amitabh Bachchan, who shared a special collage for the iconic singer. In his tweet, Mr Bachchan addressed the late singer as "Kishore da" and wrote: "Kishore'da sang in more than 51 films for me, as my voice -more than 130 songs...and in more then 60 films that i acted in." Other Bollywood celebrities who paid tribute to Kishore Kumar, included music composer Vishal Dadlani, filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar and singer Shaan. Vishal wrote: "There can never be another like him! Happy Birth Day Kishore Kumar. That voice is the soundtrack to a billion lives, now and forever."
T 2889 - 4th August, birth Anniversary of Kishore Kumar .. a versatile genius ..
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) August 4, 2018
Prod, Dir, Actor , Singer , Music Dir
"Kishore'da sang In more than 51 films for me , as my voice -more than 130 songs...and in more then 60 films that i acted in." .. statistic done by Moses Ef pic.twitter.com/O60DsK314F
Kishore Kumar's magic resonates with today's generation through his evergreen tracks such as Khaike Paan Banaras Waala, Saagar Kinaare, Pagh Ghungroo Bandh and Roop Tera Mastana among others. Meanwhile, here's how other celebrities wished him:
There can never be another like him! #HBDKishore Kumar. That voice is the soundtrack to a billion lives, now and forever. https://t.co/kGzZodFDVE
— VISHAL DADLANI (@VishalDadlani) August 4, 2018
Remembering the greatest immortal Singer, golden voice of Indian Cinema,composer, actor and Legend #KishoreKumar on his birth anniversary. pic.twitter.com/uNPFLOiTDN
— Madhur Bhandarkar (@imbhandarkar) August 4, 2018
Shaan wished Kishore Kumar in a very special manner:
One last song!!! Long Live #KishoreKumar pic.twitter.com/CoxZ4CRGzL
— Shaan (@singer_shaan) August 4, 2018
Here are some more tweets from fans:
Remembering the legendary #KishoreKumar on his birthday
— K . Chandrakumar (@kurup62) August 4, 2018
Playback singer, Actor, Lyricist, Composer, Producer, Director, and Screenwriter
pic.twitter.com/gKLKEVKcji
Kishore Kumar was a multilingual singer and sang in several regional languages including Bengali, Marathi, Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Bhojpuri, Malayalam and Urdu. The Internet knew that:
My humble tributes to the legendary singer, actor, writer, producer & director #KishoreKumar on his birth anniversary today.
— Sauravsriwastavbjp (@Sauravsriwasta0) August 4, 2018
Apart from Hindi, he sang in many Indian languages including Bengali, Marathi, Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Bhojpuri, Malayalam and Urdu. pic.twitter.com/N2kKkcd7qH
This fan summed up his songs in the most perfect manner.
Listening to easily hummable songs of legendary #KishoreKumar has been a part of growing up....great companion in unfolding human emotions.:happy/sad/philosophical/romantic/introspective..His soulfoul voice did the magic on millions like me.
— M (@manishamisra) August 4, 2018
Kishore Kumar was born as Abhas Kumar Ganguly. His talents were not merely confined to playback singing. He was also known for his acting prowess and his bold persona. His many-fold talents also included directing, producing, composing and even songwriting. Kishore Kumar had won 8 Filmfare awards for playback singing.
Kishore Kumar died at the age of 58 on October 13, 1987.
