Kishore Kumar

Personal Info

Birthday

August 4, 1929

Day of Death

1987-10-13

(58 years old)

Place of Birth

Khandwa, India

Also Known As

Abhas Kumar Ganguly

Kishore Kumar

Biography

Abhas Kumar Ganguly, better known by his stage name Kishore Kumar was an Indian playback singer and actor. He was one of the most popular singers in the Indian film industry and from soft numbers to peppy tracks to romantic moods, Kumar sang in different genres but some of his rare compositions which were considered classics were lost in time. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Indian singers.

Known For

Half Ticket

Bhai-Bhai

Musafir

Pyar Kiye Jaa

Bombay to Goa

Padosan

New Delhi

Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi

Filmography

1974
Badhti Ka Naam Dadhi
as Himself / Jailor / Constable Kishori Lal / Constable Rafat Lal / Gypsy
1972
Bombay to Goa
as Kishore Kumar
Pyar Diwana
as Sunil
1968
Padosan
as Vidyapathi aka Guru
Sadhu Aur Shaitaan
as Pandit Dinanath Shastri
Do Dooni Chaar
as Sandeep
Haye Mera Dil
as Deepak Raj
1966
Pyar Kiye Jaa
as Shyam / Rai Bahadur Ganga Prasad
1964
Door Gagan Ki Chhaon Men
as Shankar
Ganga Ki Lahren
as Kishore
Mr. X in Bombay
as Kavi Sudarshan
1962
Half Ticket
as Vijay/Munna/Vijay's mom in photograph
Man-Mauji
as Raja
Naughty Boy
as Pritam
Bombay Ka Chor
as Randhir / Kishore
1961
Jhumroo
as Jhumroo
Krorepati
as Kishanlal
1960
Mehlon Ke Khwaab
as Rajan
1959
Shararat
as Chandan
1958
Lukochuri
as Shankar / Kumar 'Buddhu' (Double Role)
Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi
as Manmohan 'Manu' Sharma
Dilli Ka Thug
as Kishore Kumar Sharma
1957
Musafir
as Bhanu
Aasha
as Kishore
1956
Paisa Hi Paisa
as Kishore
Bhai-Bhai
as Raj Kumar (Raja)
New Delhi
as Anand D. Khanna / Anandkumar Swami
Bhagam Bhag
as Kishore / Kishu / Krishnaswami
Mem Sahib
as Sunder
1955
Baap Re Baap
as Raj Kumar Ashok Sagar
Pehli Jhalak
as Rajan (as Kishore)
1954
Naukari
as Ratan Kumar Chaudhary
1953
Ladki
as Kishore
1951
Our Struggle
as Ratan
1947
Shehnai
as Police Inspector