Half the fees and half the work, ‘Beware of Kishore’ board put up outside the house, Kishore Da’s stories are no less.

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Half the fees and half the work, 'Beware of Kishore' board put up outside the house, Kishore Da's stories are no less.

Today is the death anniversary of Kishore Kumar.

It has been years since famous playback singer and actor Kishore Kumar passed away from this world. Kishore Kumar, born on 4 August 1929, left this world at a very young age. He breathed his last on 13 October 1987. Today is the 37th death anniversary of Kishore Da. As much as Kishore Kumar was famous for his talent, he also made headlines for his personal life. He was an expert in both the arts of acting and singing. Although many stories related to Kishore Kumar are famous in the industry, but on his birthday, we tell you some very interesting stories related to him.

Kishore Kumar’s personal life

Talking about Kishore Kumar’s personal life, his father’s name was Kunjalal Ganguly and mother’s name was Gauri Devi. He was the youngest among all his siblings. You will be surprised to know that the real name of the king of tunes i.e. Kishore Kumar was not Kishore Kumar but Abhas Kumar Ganguly, but like many other stars, when he entered the film industry, he changed his name to Kishore Kumar and with this name were identified.

Kishore Kumar’s father was a famous lawyer of Khandwa.

Kishore Kumar’s father was also a big name. He was a great lawyer of Khandwa. In his film journey, Kishore has given many great songs like ‘Mere Sapno Ki Rani Kab Aayegi Tu’, ‘Neele Neele Ambar Par’, ‘Gaata Rahe Mera Dil’, ‘Mere Samne Wali Khirki Mein’ and ‘Mere Mehboob Qayamat Hogi’. .

Half the fee is half the work

Well, there are many famous stories related to Kishore Kumar, one of which is that he did not sing any song until he got the full fee for his work. If the fees were half, then the work would have been done only half. Due to this nature of his, many filmmakers were hesitant to work with him.

Skulls and bones were installed outside the house

Kishore Kumar did not like meeting people much. He was especially troubled by the guests who kept coming to his house. In such a situation, he came up with an idea and got bones and skulls installed outside the house, so that more people would not come to meet him out of fear. He had got it written outside his house – ‘Beware of teenagers.’

Rajesh Khanna was interviewed by calling him home

Kishore Kumar was also very famous for his strange terms. The film ‘Aradhana’ was a big break for Rajesh Khanna. Work was going on the music of this film. Its composer was S.D. Burman, besides his son R.D. Burman was the assistant music director. Meanwhile, it was decided that Kishore Kumar should be made to sing a song for Rajesh Khanna. SD Burman and Shakti Samant narrated the tune to Kishore Kumar. Then Kishore da put a strange condition and said that he will sing the song only after seeing the hero. When Burman da asked the reason behind this, Kishore da replied – ‘I don’t want to sing for any random hero.’ It was decided that Rajesh Khanna would go to Kishore Da.

Questions were asked to Rajesh Khanna

When Rajesh Khanna reached Kishore Kumar’s house, Kishore da asked him – ‘Why do you want to do a film?’ Rajesh Khanna replied- ‘I want to serve the people.’ Kishore da again asked- ‘What kind of service will you get by working in films?’ Rajesh Khanna says- ‘Films will entertain people and entertainment is also a kind of service.’ Kishore Da became happy after hearing this and with this he agreed to sing for Rajesh Khanna. Aradhana’s song ‘Mere Sapno Ki Rani Kab Aayegi Tu’ created such a stir that it transformed Rajesh Khanna from a hero to a star.

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