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This is what we call coincidence as well as curiosity. While UTV is going ahead with its plans of making a biopic on Kishore Kumar with the official go ahead from his family, rumours fly high that even Percept Pictures is looking at a film on the legendary singer. And the interesting bit is that both producers have approached Aamir Khan to essay the role of Kishore Da.When asked, Aamir Khan agrees

Some popular male duets and chorus songs sung by Kishore Kumar, Mohammed Rafi, Mukesh, Manna Dey, Mahendra Kapoor, RD Burman, Amit Kumar, Shailendra, Anwar, Nitin Mukesh and Kamlesh Avasthi. Aaj Faisla Ho Jayega Aati Rahengi Baharen Aji Thahero Zara Dekho Amar Akbar Anthony Aye Yaar Teri Yaari Bachke Rehna Re Baba Bade Bade Logon Bane Chahe Dushman Chal Mere Bhai Chana Chor Garam Dil Ne [...]

Kishore Kumar had gained popularity even after 21 years of his demise.Kishore Kumar, the master entertainer had been one of the most colourful personalities of bollywood who just became more and more and more popular over the years, now it is almost 21 years after his demise. In respect of his acting performances hardly any actor even dared to imitate him as his improvisations were spontaneous. Th

Image courtesy of Ambarish.com Kishoreda’s solos are getting fewer with each shared list of mine. Be prepared to start listening to Kishore-Lata and Kishore-Asha duets soon, but for the time being hum these reflective/ philosiophical Kishore Kumar numbers.  Aanewala Pal Diye Jalte Hain Duniya O Duniya Geet Gata Hoon Main Main Hun Jhum Jhum Jhumroo Musafir Hoon Yaaron O Majhi Re Apna Kinara

Bollywood Gossips : Rensil D'Silva breaks his silence on the Kishore Kumar proj Stats : 1 Post

I recently checked out youtube and grabbed the following rare Kishore Kumar live videos. Rare, because anything related with him is rare for his fans anyway. A few of these belong to a charity show, part aired by Doordarshan on that evening. This, about a year and a half before he finally departed from this [...]

Retail King of India.Two years ago, no one took Kishore Biyani seriously. His company, Pantaloon Retail, was seen as a one-man show. Biyani himself was regarded as unpredictable, and not a long-term bet. Today, he is the biggest retailer in India. In two years, Kishore Biyani has bounced back to become India's largest retailer. Here's how the maverick ignored conventional wisdom on retailing, and

After few misses, Sravanthi Ravikishore is on cloud nine with the hit talk of his latest "Ready". With his consecutive flops which started off with the film 'Ela Cheppanu' in 2003, followed by 'Gowri', 'Premante Inthe' and 'Classmates', no doubt he hit the bulls-eye with "Ready" after almost 5 years. Yes! This film has boosted him so much so that he is planning yet another film with Ram, who

Movie - Blackmail (1973) Singer - Kishore Kumar Director - Vijay Anand Writers - Vijay Anand Cast - Dharmendra, Rakhee Song: Pal pal dil ke paas, tum rehti ho | 52 MB dat format old golden hindi video song

Kishore and Dharmender.By: Supriya Chatterji.Kishore Kumar had sung huge number of romantic songs for Dharmender who made significant contribution in bollywood films in the 60s, 70s and 80s. If Rafi had sung nearly all the songs picturised on Dharmender in the 60s, KK had sung the majority of them in the mid-70s and 80s.KK’s songs in the film Jugnu, composed by SD Burman, and picturised on Dharmender, titled “pyar ke is mor pe” became landmark hit. The song “pal pal dil ke pass” is one of the most romantic songs KK had sung for Dharmender.KK’s songs in the film Sholay, titled “koi haseena jab”, “yeh dosti hum nahi torenge” picturised in Dharmender, composed by RD Burman also became superhit.Similarly the song composed by Rd Burman in the film Shalimaar, titled “hum be

While many of you may already be knowing about this, I’d still like to post the following link for those fans, who might have just begun learning about Kishoreda’s genius. While the following website may not be able to list all his songs, it is still a great way to spend several hours listening to [...]

Image courtesy IndianExpress.com A well-contested argument between the Kishoreda and Rafi fans is always on cards whenever somebody speaks their heart about one of these two Indian greats - I have myself previously spoken on this subject. Recently, I came across the following article by Sandipan Deb in The Indian Express, which declares Kishoreda as the [...]

I’d published a book review on the book “IT HAPPENED IN INDIA” by Kishore Biyani at Mouthshut.com, a leading consumer review portal. This review was identified as review of the day on 14th September 2007 and was highlighted in Mouthshut Home page. Giving full review here again for my blog readers.[My MS profile]Book Review: It Happened in India by Kishore Biyani Facts: Published by: Rupa Co Total Pages: 268 Price: INR 99 About the author: Kishore Biyani (KB) is the man behind Pentaloon Retail, Big Bazaar, Central etc and heads the Future Group (under which these stores operate). He is identified as retail Guru of India. About the contents: First four sections (till page 108) give introduction to KB’s early days, his family business, challenges faced, setting up of Pantaloon, struggles undergone etc. To sum up, KB faced similar problems what Narayan Murthy faced while starting Infosys or Kiran Majumdar Shaw started Biocon etc. All these people had a vision far ahead of their ti

Ultimate Kishore Kumar Collection: Kishore Kumar is a Legend. We all love him for various reasons. But we love his songs the most. Here is a list of great bengali hit songs by Kishore Kumar. Hoe you wil enjoy them. Kishore Kumar (August 4, 1929 – October 13, 1987), real name Abhas Kumar Ganguly was [...]

Karoake - Kishore Kumar (Hindi) Please reply and rate thread if you like the post! It is no longer difficult to find Karoake for Kishore Kumar songs! There are thousands of sites offering Hindi Karoake. I found the list of songs very useful. Great quality and superb collection for all Karoake singers of Kishoreda. A must [...]

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In my earlier post: It happened in India , I mentioned that I shall re-read this book & post the reviews of selected topics as I read them. Book Review : It Happened in India by Kishore Biyani with Dipayan Baishya. After reading this book, a majority of readers would become Kishore Biyani Fans! or KB Fans for sure. Kishore Biyani is addressed as KB or KishoreJi within his organization & friends, This book is a winner from the word Go. True to his style & philosophy, Kishore Biyani has included all the people in the book who have made his happen. Not just by mentioning their names, but by interviewing more than hundred people, getting their thoughts in the form of ‘their stories & versions’, in each chapter of the book. Their narrative is appropriately placed within each chapter & their thoughts on that particular topic give a insight from the very people who were involved at that particular stage of the project. To me, personally the most important pa

Lata & Kishore - Magic Duets [...]

Noted Marathi writer Kishore Shantabai Kale, whose autobiography created a literary sensation in Maharashtra, has died. He was 37. Kale passed away last night at a hospital in Solapur, over 600 km from here. He was undergoing treatment there after being injured in a road accident on February 3. Kale’s autobiography, `Kolhatyacha Por’, was not only a dramatic [...]