Touted
to
be
one
of
the
most
celebrated
singers
in
Indian
cinema,
Kishore
Kumar
was
one
of
the
few
ones
who
breathed
life
into
lyrics
with
his
melodious
voice.
It
won't
be
wrong
that
there's
a
Kishore
da
song
for
every
occasion
and
his
songs
continue
to
enthrall
generations
after
generations.
Had
the
music
legend
been
alive
today
(August
4,
2021),
he
would
have
been
92!
Legendary
singer
Lata
Mangeshkar
who
teamed
up
with
Kishore
Kumar
for
many
memorable
tracks,
recently
shared
her
fond
memories
of
singing
with
the
'King
of
Melody'
in
an
interaction
with
Spotboye.
Speaking
about
the
late
singer's
sense
of
humour,
Lata
recalled,
"Kishoreda
and
I
were
born
in
the
same
year
1929.
He
was
two
months
older
than
me,
and
would
never
let
me
forget
that.Kishoreda
bahot
hasaate
tthe(he
used
to
make
me
laugh
a
lot)
so
much
so
that
sometimes
it
used
to
be
a
big
problem
to
stop
laughing
and
get
to
work."
She
continued,
"Kishoreda
would
crack
us
up
with
his
jokes
and
one-liners.
It
would
become
a
problem
when
we
had
to
sing
a
serious
song
together
,
I
couldn't
stop
laughing.
I
had
to
firmly
stop
him
from
his
masti
,
take
a
break
and
then
sit
down
to
sing
a
serious
song
about
life
love
and
heartbreak.Then
we
would
go
back
to
the
laughter.
He
would
sometimes
make
me
laugh
so
much
that
I
had
tears
streaming
down
my
face
with
laughter."
When
asked
to
pick
up
her
favourite
Kishore
Kumar
song,
Lata
said,
"Oh,
that's
a
tough
one!
I
don't
even
remember
all
of
them.
But
offhand
I
really
like
our
songs
for
Gulzar
saab
in
Aandhi-Tere
bina
zindagi
se,
Tum
aa
gaye
ho,
Iss
modd
se
jaate
hain--
all
of
them,
Then,
Gata
rahe
mera
dil
in
Guide,
Karvatein
badalte
rahen
in
Aap
Ki
Kasam,
Gori
gori
gaon
ki
gori
re
in
Yeh
Gulistan
Hamara,
Ghum
hai
kisike
pyar
mein
in
Rampur
Ka
Laxman...so
many
of
them."
Back
in
those
early
days,
it
was
rumoured
that
Kishore
Kumar
and
Lata
Mangeshkar
were
fiercely
competitive,
so
much
so
that
if
they
sang
a
tandem,
(two
versions
of
the
same
tune),
Kishore
would
insist
that
Lata
sing
her
version
first.
He
would
then
listen
to
her
and
sing
his
own
version.
Addressing
that
part,
Lata
Mangeshkar
told
the
entertainment
portal,
"Main
yeh
nahin
kahungi
ke
hum
competitive
the
balki
yeh
kahungi
hum
donon
dil
puri
terah
se
laga
kar
gaate
the.
We
gave
our
best
for
every
duet.
That
isn't
being
competitive.
It
is
being
collaborative,
nurturing
a
beautiful
melody
to
ensure
the
best
treatment."
The
legendary
singer
further
revealed
that
Kishore
Kumar
was
a
very
sad
man
under
his
laughing
facade.
She
recalled,
"He
was
very
sad
under
that
happy
veneer.
A
month
before
he
died
he
rang
me
up
to
say
he
wanted
to
meet
me.
I
was
alarmed
by
the
tone
of
his
voice.
I
immediately
invited
him
home,
but
he
refused
to
come
home.
'There
would
be
too
many
people
there.
Let's
meet
at
a
mutual
friend's
home,' he
suggested.
When
we
met
he
told
me
things
about
his
life
that
left
me
stunned.
What
he
said
to
me
that
day
will
remain
with
me
only."
It
might
come
across
as
a
tad
unbelievable
but
Kishore
had
a
shrill
voice
as
a
kid.
His
older
brother
and
actor
Ashok
Kumar
had
revealed
in
one
of
his
throwback
interviews,
"At
the
age
of
ten,
came
a
turning
point.
Once,
when
his
mother
was
chopping
vegetables,
he
rushed
into
the
kitchen
and
hurt
his
foot.
Kishore
suffered
immensely
and
would
cry
the
whole
day
and
night
for
a
month.
It
was
a
blessing
in
disguise
as
the
constant
crying
metamorphosed
his
shrill
voice
and
it
became
melodious."