Date of Birth
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04-August-1929
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Place of Birth
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Khandwa
(India, Madhya Pradesh, Khandwa district)
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Nationality
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India
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Also know as
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Kishore Kumar & Chorus, Kumar, Kishore, Abhas Kumar Kunjilal Ganguly, Karim Abdul, Abhaas Kumar Ganguly, Kishore Ganguly, Kishore, Kishorkumar, Kishor Kumar, Late Kishore Kumar, Kishor, करीम अबà¥à¤¦à¥à¤², अà¤à¤¾à¤¸ कà¥à¤®à¤¾à¤° गांगà¥à¤²à¥€, किशोर गांगà¥à¤²à¥€, किशोर, अà¤à¤¾à¤¸ कà¥à¤®à¤¾à¤° गà¥à¤¨à¥à¤œà¥€à¤²à¤¾à¤² गांगà¥à¤²à¥€, कà¥à¤®à¤¾à¤°, किशोर, सà¥à¤µà¤°à¥à¤—ीय किशोर कà¥à¤®à¤¾à¤°
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Profession
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Singer, Actor, Musician, Film Score Composer, Film Producer, Playback Singer, Film director, Screenwriter, Songwriter, Record producer
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Kishore Kumar, was a popular Indian film playback singer, actor, lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenplay writer and scriptwriter. He sang in many Indian languages including Bengali, Hindi, Marathi, Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Bhojpuri, Malayalam, Oriya, and Urdu. He won 8 Filmfare Awards for Best Male Playback Singer and holds the record for winning the most Filmfare Awards in that category. He was awarded the "Lata Mangeshkar Award" by the Madhya Pradesh government and from that year onwards, the Madhya Pradesh Government initiated a new award called the "Kishore Kumar Award" for contributions to Hindi cinema.
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