Kishore Kumar (4 August 1929 – 13 October 1987) born Abhas Kumar Ganguly was a popular Indian film playback singer. He is also known as an actor, lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenplay writer and scriptwriter. Kishore Kumar sang in many Indian languages including Bengali, Hindi, Marathi, Assamese, Gujarati,Kannada, Bhojpuri, Malayalam and Oriya. He won 8 Filmfare Awards for Best Male Playback Singer and holds the record for most number of Filmfare Awards won in that category. He was awarded the “Lata Mangeshkar Award” by the Madhya Pradeshgovernment and from that year onwards, the Madhya Pradesh Government initiated a new award called the “Kishore Kumar Award” for contributions to Hindi cinema.
Awards
- Filmfare Awards
Winner:
| Year | Song | Film | Music director | Lyricist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | “Roop Tera Mastaana” | Aradhana | Sachin Dev Burman | Anand Bakshi |
| 1975 | “Dil Aisa Kisi Ne Mera” | Amanush | Shyamal Mitra | Indeevar |
| 1978 | “Khaike Pan Banaras Wala” | Don | Kalyanji Anandji | Anjaan |
| 1980 | “Hazaar Raahen Mudke Dekheen” | Thodisi Bewafaii | Khayyam | Gulzar |
| 1982 | “Pag Ghungroo Baandh Ke Meera Nachi” | Namak Halaal | Bappi Lahiri | Anjaan |
| 1983 | “Hamen Aur Jeene Ki” | Agar Tum Na Hote | Rahul Dev Burman | Gulshan Bawra |
| 1984 | “Manzilen apni jagah” | Sharaabi | Bappi Lahiri | Anjaan |
| 1985 | “Saagar Kinaare” | Saagar | Rahul Dev Burman | Javed Akhtar |
- Bengal Film Journalists’ Association Awards
Winner:
- 1971 – Best Male Playback Singer for Aradhana
- 1972 – Best Male Playback Singer for Andaz
- 1973 – Best Male Playback Singer for Hare Rama Hare Krishna
- 1975 – Best Male Playback Singer for Kora Kagaz
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kishore_Kumar
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