95th Birthday: Celebrating The Life Of Kishore Kumar

Shri Kishore Kumar was born on 4 August 1929 in Khandwa city of Madhya Pradesh to a well-known lawyer Shri Kunjilal, Kishore Kumar's original name was Abhas Kumar Ganguly

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Kishore Kumar married four times, His first wife was Bengali singer and actress Ruma Guha Thakurta alias Ruma Ghosh, The marriage lasted from 1950 to 1958

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His second marriage was to actress Madhubala, He converted to Islam and reportedly changed his name to Karim Abdul, The relationship ended with Madhubala's death on 23 February 1969

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Kishore Da's third marriage was with Yogita Bali which lasted from 1976 to 4 August 1978, His fourth and final marriage was with Leena Chandavarkar in 1980

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Kishore Kumar started his career as an actor with the film Shikari (1946), His elder brother Ashok Kumar played the lead role in this film

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Kishore Kumar acted in 81 films and also directed 18 films, It is estimated that Kishore Kumar sang more than 2700 songs during his career between 1940 and 1987

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