Amitabh Bachchan 'reveals' Kishore Kumar's 'unsung character' in throwback video, watch

'Khaike Paan Banaraswala', 'Rim Jhim Gire Sawan', 'O Sathire' and many such songs have become iconic and still can be found in the playlists of music lovers. The common thing that links these iconic songs is legendary singer Kishore Kumar lent his vocals to these songs and these were picturised on the living legend Amitabh Bachchan. Kishore Da's voice perfectly synced with Big B's personality and somehow matched up with his baritone voice. Not just for the Kalki 2898 AD, Kishore Da has lent his voice to several iconic actors including Dev Anand, Rajesh Khanna, Jitendra, Vinod Khanna, et al. 

Even today, aspiring singers look up to Kishore Da as an inspiration. Undoubtedly, he was a powerhouse of talent which will keep on inspiring many for several upcoming generations. 

August 4, 2024, marks the 95th birth anniversary of the late singer and social media is flooded with tributes to Kishore Kumar. Amid the flooding of social media posts, an old video of Amitabh Bachchan has surfaced online, in which the actor talks about Kishore Da.

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In the video Big B says, "Kishore Da ke bare mein kehna ya charcha karna bahut waqt lega. Kyun ki unke bare mein jo kuch kehna hai woh itna jyada hai, ki samay bahut chota hai."

Further, he added "Kishore da ne playback singing, mere khayal mein, baad mein socha. Kyun ki, unke andar ek jo director tha, ek kalakar ka jo gunn tha, mere khayal se woh playback singer se kahin jyada tha aur kahin jyada jagrit tha."

"Playback singing unhone shayad accidentally shuru kar diya. Bahut se ganne unhone jo Dev Sahab ke liye gaye, Rajesh Khanna ke liye gaye, woh bahut hi uchh koti ke the. Mujhe bahut pasand the. Lekin inn tamam chizoon mein ek baat jo... Ya jab bhi mera unke saath sampark hua, ya jo bhi woh thi, unme ek insaniyat, woh chahe jitne bhi wyast ho, chahe unpe kitne hi sankat ho, khusi ka mauka ho, unke andar, unke hridaye ke andar, ek insaniyat thi," he said.

Amitabh Bachchan on Kishore Kumar @SrBachchan #KishoreKumar

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— Moses Sapir (@MosesSapir) August 3, 2024

Well, music lovers are well aware of Kishore Da's temperament and controversies, either with actors or producers or anyone else. However, this statement of Amitabh Bachchan, in the old video, certainly is different from the infamous stories.

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