My favourite singers ….by O P Nayyar
Apr 07
July 1957 Filmfare – where OP Nayyar saab had talked about his favourite singers. Here is one on Kishoreda…enjoy ! “Unsung and unplayed, the composition is like a beautiful statue or painting inert and static, until the singer with his or her voice breathes life into it” Now I see children cutting capers on the beach. The toddlers sing in chorus a song made popular by...
Moments With Kishore…
Feb 04
http://kishore-kumar.com/?p=386 Thank you Leena ji for joining Facebook and moreover sharing some intimate views, anecdotes and photos on Kishore Kumar.Along with yours and Amit da’s entry into the scene, has brought back “life” to the bland/monotonous lives of we fans of the legend. This particular interview of Leena ji is so important, to look into the man called Kishore...
Dear Reader …3
Jan 06
Filmfare had introduced a new feature “Dear Reader” on 4th July 1958 and its 1) first part can be read HERE, 2) second part can be read HERE The first cine artist invited, was Kishore Kumar ! Earlier all the stars that gave interviews, never answered in a question-answer format. If they answered, it was only on a specific topic like Health/Problems/etc. But never ever in a “general”...
Resolutions !
Dec 31
Happy new year to all Kishore Kumar fans !! Look at our own Kishoreda’s resolutions – printed in Filmfare on 1st Jan 1958 ! ! This is the first time I am making new year resolutions. All these years I had no time for the promises that we make to ourselves and never keep. I was too busy keeping the promise I ever made to myself – to make money ! And I kept it in the most...
A Man Looks Back – Filmfare review
Dec 26
How much the man yearned for far away things ? Second in his “Door…” triology ( first one reviewed by Filmfare here ), Kishore Kumar is a triumphant “soul” ! He has channelized his emptiness in life, into a social message, something that came from within. His son, Amit Kumar says “this film depicts the real Kishore Kumar”. How closer can we get to the...
Will I get answers to my questions? – a Journalist !
Dec 25
Let us have some fun, but at the same time discover the real Kishore Kumar. Hoards of interviewers and photographers flocked to the Juhu-Tara road. One bungalow, which was dreaded by most of them ! The bungalow of Kishore Kumar ! Kishoreda did not like to interact with journalists or photographers, or generally with any “aam aadmi”. One such interview cum meet happened between the...
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