Bollywood has a history of great Bhajans for Lord Ram, Lord Krishna and Lord Shiva. The great melodies of the genre Oh duniya ke rakhwale (Mohd Rafi, Baiju Bawra) and Satyam Shivam Sundaram (Lata ...
As part of our Retro Review series, we revisit 'Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi', where Madhubala and Kishore Kumar transform personal pain into timeless laughter, their radiant chemistry crafting a musical ...
If Rajesh Khanna was the greatest star of Hindi cinema, the songs played a major part in his superstardom. IMAGE: Kishore Kumar with Rajesh Khanna. Photograph: Kind courtesy FilmHistoryPic/Twitter ...
Kishore Kumar’s prolific singing and acting is well known, but not so much his composing ability — a treasure trove of mostly high-quality offering, spanning exquisite classical-based songs, soulful ...
Kishore Kumar is probably India’s most heard singer, even after 29 years of his death on October 13, 1987. Kishore, who gave the world immortal songs such as ‘Dekha ek khwaab’ from Silsila (1981) and ...
On August 4, 2025, we celebrate what would have been the 96th birthday of Kishore Kumar. In the concluding part of our series on the legendary singer-actor, we trace Kishore's rise to India's greatest ...