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."
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:
Shaan wished Kishore Kumar in a very special manner:
Here are some more tweets from fans:
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:
This fan summed up his songs in the most perfect manner.
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.