Hindi film music · 1940s–1980s
Kishore Kumar
Playback singer, actor and composer in Hindi cinema.
- Born
- 4 August 1929, Khandwa, India
- Died
- 13 October 1987, Mumbai, India
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- Active period taken from the decades recorded in the era field; approximate. End year clamped to the documented year of death.
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Simti Si Sharmaayi Si — Parwana (1971)
Recorded 1971
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Kishore Kumar, born Abhas Kumar Ganguly in Khandwa in 1929, worked as a playback singer, actor, composer and film-maker. This archive's film-music collection currently documents one verified Madan Mohan credit for him — "Simti Si Sharmaayi Si" from Parwana (1971), written by Kaifi Azmi.
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Photograph: India Post, Government of India (2016 postcard), GODL-India
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