Kishore Kumar was an not only playback singer of Indian cinemas he was actor, lyricist, composer, producer, director, and screenwriter. He is considered one of the most successful playback singers of the Hindi film industry. Apart from Hindi, he sang in many Indian languages including Bengali, Marathi, Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Bhojpuri, Malayalam, Odia, and Urdu. He has also sung in private albums in several languages especially in Bengali which are noted as all time classics.
Kishore Kumar is also knows as king of Yodeling, he won 8 Filmfare Awards for Best Male Playback Singer and holds the record for winning the most Filmfare Awards in that category. He was awarded the “Lata Mangeshkar Award” by the Madhya Pradesh government for the year 1985-86 and in 1997, the Madhya Pradesh Government initiated an award called the “Kishore Kumar Award” for contributions to Hindi cinema.
Here’s have a look of how Bollywood is celebrating his birthday:
Sushant Singh Rajput Retweets:
Indian film #playback #singer, #actor, #KishoreKumar, known best for his #yodeling, was born on Aug 4, 1929 pic.twitter.com/ygLZe9alGr
— Newsflicks (@newsflicks) August 4, 2017
Amrita Rao Retweets:
#kishorekumar wrote his Will- ‘Whrever I Die, take my Body to the Room I was BORN in(Khandwa)’ HERE IS THT ROOM 🙏🏼 Happy Bday #KishoreKumar pic.twitter.com/PFetLitHWL
— rjanmol (@rjanmol) August 4, 2017
Happy Birthday, #KishoreKumar! I still use Brylcreem. pic.twitter.com/jHv2AH0rEt
— Shirish Kunder (@ShirishKunder) August 4, 2017
Remembering the legendary singer and actor, #KishoreKumar on his 88th birth anniversary.
Birthday special playlist► https://t.co/p07Qhk4lxa pic.twitter.com/5Qh3Vh8pNf— TSeries (@TSeries) August 4, 2017
Singer, actor, composer, director all in one, the one and only legend! #KishoreKumar #HappyBirthday https://t.co/EZ0fNpasBN pic.twitter.com/vDzsMsXxEU
— Sony Music India (@sonymusicindia) August 4, 2017
It’s the legendary #KishoreKumar ‘s birthday. The Voice. Forever.
— VISHAL DADLANI (@VishalDadlani) August 4, 2017
My all time favourite #KishoreKumar was a genius!! Actor, director, singer !! Remembering him on his birthday! https://t.co/3VXXEuxxda
— poonam dhillon (@poonamdhillon) August 4, 2017
Remembering & Wishing #KishoreKumar da A very happy Birthday on his #BirthAnniversary.#Best Actor,Director,Singer,Composer,Producer. 🙏🙏🙏 pic.twitter.com/QUXwhY6Wvb
— Ashoke Pandit (@ashokepandit) August 4, 2017
Remembering legendary singer, actor & filmmaker #KishoreKumar Ji on his birth anniversary. You will live forever in our hearts KishoreDa. pic.twitter.com/4GpeTpV1Jw
— Praful Patel (@praful_patel) August 4, 2017