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Kishor Kumar The Great Singer
Kishore Kumar (August 4, 1929 - October 13, 1987), born as Abhas Ganguly,was a legendary Bollywood film playback singer (Hindi, Bangla, Marathi,Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Bhojpuri, Oriya) actor of Bengali,Indian origin alsolyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter. He was themost popular playback singer of his time and his recordings are still best-sellers.Although known primarily for his successes as a singer,Kishore Kumar was a noted actor. His comedy work included Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi, Half Ticket, Padosan, Baap Re Baap, Pyar Diwana (1973), and Hungama (1971)). As a leading (non-comic) actor he had roles in films such as Naukri, Bandi, Door Gagan Ki Chhaon Mein, Door Ka Raahi.In addition, Kumar achieved notable successes as a lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter.Kishore was also married to Madhubala, one of Indian Movies biggest stars.