This post might be unexpected and unusual for the readers who have been reading me for many months but not for THOSE who are with me since beginning because I often discussed things about past. This post is also an attempt to open the door of my past. This is the first time I am writing about my hot favorite singer as well as friend Kishore Kumar or Kishore da and prolly last time as well because I will not have anything further to discuss about him. Someone might get surprised what’s so special to discuss him after 1 and half years of blogging? well, I just came to know that tomorrow that is 4rth August is his Birth day so I think it’s right time to share associated memories with you. It’s a loong journey, from Kishore to Ka’aba with no relation with each other, prolly there is one? anyway, read on.

I don’t remember when did I hear Kishore Kumar first time because I had been listening him since childhood. My mamoo used to hear him. Dad used to listen old songs on All India Radio in the morning after BBC news and in night so I don’t remember which song exactly I like. I remember first few songs I heard by him were “Dekha Ek Khuwab tu Ye silsilay Huway”,”LArki Ya Ya Shola” both from Silsila. Actually almost every song of that Movie was cool. Then I remember that my other uncle used to hear Chingari Koi Bharkay and few more.

First time I started listening him seriously when I was in 9th grade and my childhood frined who was fan of kishore and other old singers, gave me a cassette of Kumar Sanu who was very new at that time(91/92) and used to copy kishore. I got the cassette from him and I LISTENED kishore’s song first time . Songs like Ghungroo ki tarha , Merey Naina Sawan Bhado, were not new for my ears but I had never paid attention to them.

I really started liking the songs by him. Infact I started listening his solo or sad songs first. Chingari Koi Bharkey was really a classic song, a very different song. I also liked other said songs like “Ghungroo k tarha” or “Koi Hamdam na raha” etc. The reason I was liking more such songs because I thought I was getting mature or maybe I was inclined towards some lady?

As much as I explored songs of Kishore, I found out that I just don’t like him due to his sad songs but also songs which were filled with Advice(Naseehat). How can I ignore the classic song Zindagi ka Safar from movie Safar(Journay)? The song which was penned by Indevar was equally sung well by Kishore. Let me tell you that I was never social in life, despite of I have a big friend circle but since I am lazy enough to party around. The time I started Kishore was my school age so also busy in school work so was not used to go outside much other than playing street cricket with pals. And as I said in other post that I was very fond of music so the interest was developed after listening Kishore seriously. So being a not-so-social person, songs of Kishore and his voice had become my friend. His songs had become like oxygen and I remember I used to listen him late night in dark room, enjoying full moon light. Listening songs like Is Morh se Jatey Hain from Aandhi and Wo Shaam Kuch Ajeeb thee from Khamoshi and Merey Deewanay pan ki dawa nahin in late night used to give a different taste to me. In early 90s, there was no Internet neither I had any computer. Since I was summer vacations so I never missed any program of All India Radio and Aakash Vani radio channel where they used to play old song. Acha in early 90s, I had no idea about composer, who penned the song or other thing, all I knew it was sung by Kishore. Infact after listening songs like O Majhi Re!, Ye Laal Rang, Musafir houn Yaroun, i never bothered to find out who else behind such creation because Kishore always took the lead. Kishore also had great quality of Yoodling. Though he did yoodling in many songs but song Mey houn Jhumroo was imaginary awesome. The other song in which he did great Yoodling was Tum Bin Jaoun Kahan. Later when R.D.Burman and Gulzar also joined my favorite list then I specially tried to find songs in which these guys worked together. Songs like Teray Bina Zindagi se Shikwa from Aandhi and Janay Kia Soch kar Nai Guzra from Kinaara were my top favorite songs by these three.

He was not just copied by Indians but several famous Pakistani singers tried to copy him and sung his songs in their career. Singers like Alamgir, Sheikhi ,Sajjad Ali were great fans of Kishore and sung his famous song of that time.

I could write on and on but I have to end it somewhere. Kishore Kumar was not only favorite of my generation[Late 70s] but also young kids of late 80s and 90s liked him as well.

Though I liked almost most of his songs. I also claimed I have not listen all 35,000 songs sung by him but whatever I listen by him, I did like few of them more than others. This is not some Top-nth List so it doesn’t mean song on 1st position is my MOST HOT favorite song.

1. Is Morh se Jatey Hain(Duet with Lata)
2. Yeh Laal Rang Kab mujhe Chorey ga
3. Yeh Merey Bandhey Haath
4. Koi Hamdam Na Raha
5. Ye Jo Mohabbat Hay
6. Woh Shaam kuch ajeeb hay
7. Mey Pyasa tum Sawan
8. Janay kia Soch kar Nahi Guzra, ek Pal raat bhar nahi Guzra
9. Jeewan se Bhari teri Aankhain
10. CHingari Koi Bharkay
11. Ye Kia Huwa, Kaise Huwa
12. Man karay yaad wo Din
13. Terey liye mey ne Sab ko Chora
14. Aye Khuda har faisla tera Mujhe Manzoor hay
15. Bari Soni Soni se hey zindagi
16. Merey Naina Sawan Bhadoun
17. Zindagi ka Safar
18. Terey merey milan k ye naina
19. Zindagi k Safar mey guzar jatey hain Subho Shaam
20. Kora Kaghaz tha ye Man mera
21. Jan-e-Jaan Dhoondta phir raha
22. Moti Ho tu Bandh kar rakh doun
23. Dekha ek Khuwab tu ye Silsilay huway
24. Jan-e-Man Kisi ka Nam nahin
25. Rim Jhim giray sawan
26. Ye Raat ek se kio hoti hay
27. Ham bewafa hargiz na thay
28. ye dil na hota bechara
29. Tuney hamay kia dia aye Zindagi
30. Aap ki aankhoun mey mehkay huwa se raaz hain

The list could go on and on but these were few which I remember used to list most of the time

That’s all folks! I think many regular readers who know me as a blogger who write more about religion and politics and recently ranted about Music is not part of Islam , would consider me a hypocrite. I thought twice before making this post that whether I should have done this or not or what others think about mine? but then I just refused my own thought because first, I write for myself , second , why do I pretend? what I am today was not in past. I want that others know my past and what I was fond of in past. I hope I wouldn’t have disappointed my readers, if I have then I am sorry but my whole purpose of this post was to say something about old friend whose 78th Birthday is being celebrated today by his fans. I WAS one of Kishore’s fan.

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