![]() ![]() But in almost all other cases, he would reject singing assignments for other artistes, grandiloquently declaring, “ Main star hoon, singer nahin (I am not a singer but a star)!” And since all films of Kishore the star (but for his own productions!) were comic capers, Kishore the singer was never taken seriously (pun intended)!Įven as late as 1966 when the Kalyanji Anandji offered him that soulful masterpiece ‘Kasme Vaade Pyar Wafaa’ ( Upkar) and Kishore’s innings as a leading man were almost over, this same reply was given to the duo, and it was a good two years later, when K-A offered another pathos-laden gem, ‘Dharti Ki Tarah Har Dukh Se Le’ ( Suhaag Raat), that he told them loftily, “ Haan, ab main singer hoon, main gaoonga (Now I am a singer, and I will sing)!” Remember ‘Dukhi Man Mere’ from Funtoosh? Or ‘Mere Mehboob Qayamat Hogi’ from Mr X In Bombay? From day one, Kishore would willingly sing playback for Dev Anand, besides singing for himself on screen. Not that this gift from the all-rounder is restricted to his post-1969 output. ![]()
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