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Kishore Kumar’s Birth Anniversary: What was the legendary singer’s last unfulfilled wish?

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Kishore Kumar: 4th July is Kishore Kumar’s Birth Anniversary, the gifted singer from India with a magical voice. Had he lived, today would have been the singer’s 93rd birthday, a day to play his famous songs on loop. If you too are a Kishore da fan, this post by Mony Niyantran is surely meant for you.

Kishore Kumar, everyone’s favorite Kishore Da, still exists to be India’s most iconic singer even years after his death. He has sung melodious tunes in as many as 2678 films. Such is the popularity of his songs that even kids of this generation are acquainted with his songs and musicians often make remake of his hit songs. On Kishore Kumar’s birth anniversary, let us learn some interesting facts about him:

Kishore Kumar’s Birth Anniversary: Kishor Da never learnt music

Here’s the most amazing fact we bring for you on Kishore Kumar’s birth anniversary: the singer never received any training in music. His enchanting voice was a gift from the Almighty. In fact, he started his career as an actor in the movie, Andolan. He has acted in several other films like Bewakoof, Padosan, Delhi Ka Thug, Jhumroo etc, but he rose to fame when people started recognizing him as a singer. He has acted in 88 movies, collaborated with 110 musicians and has sung in 2678 films. As a playback singer, Kishore Kumar got 8 Filmfare Awards.

What was Kishore Da’s last unfulfilled wish?

Kishore Kumar’s birth anniversary

Kishore Kumar used to miss his native place, Khandwa. He expressed his desire to return to his ancestral home in Khandwa, but he was snatched from the world before that. To honor his last wish, Kishore Kumar was taken to Khandwa and later cremated there. The people of Khandwa and his ardent fans are hopeful that the his old house will be transformed into a museum as Kishore Kumar is the pride of Khandwa.

On Kishore Kumar’s birth anniversary we can only regret that the versatile singer left the mortal world too soon. Had he lived, the Hindi music industry would have been blessed with thousands of more mesmerizing songs by Kishore Da. We may conclude by saying that he had bid adieu to the world, Kishore Da is still alive in the hearts of his fans and will live forever through his songs.

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