Sunday, November 14, 2010
EATING FRUIT - Guide
We all think eating fruits means just buying fruits, cutting it and just popping it into our mouths. It's not as easy as you think It's important to know how and when to eat..
What is the correct way of eating fruits?
IT MEANS NOT EATING FRUITS AFTER YOUR MEALS! - FRUITS SHOULD BE EATEN ON AN EMPTY STOMACH.
If you eat fruit on an empty stomach, it will play a major role to detoxify your system, supplying you with a great deal of energy for weight loss and other life activities.
FRUIT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FOOD - Let's say you eat two slices of bread and then a slice of fruit.. The slice of fruit is ready to go straight through the stomach into the intestines, but it is prevented from doing so.
In the meantime the whole meal rots and ferments and turns to acid.. The minute the fruit comes into contact with the food in the stomach and digestive juices, the entire mass of food begins to spoil.
So please eat your fruits on an empty stomach or before your meals! You have heard people complaining - every time I eat water-melon I burp, when I eat durian (fruit from Asia with a foul smell yet delicious flavor) my stomach bloats up, when I eat a banana I feel like running to the toilet etc. - actually all this will not arise if you eat the fruit on an empty stomach. The fruit mixes with the putrefying other food and produces gas and hence you will bloat!
Graying hair, balding, nervous outburst, and dark circles under the eyes - all these will not happen if you take fruits on an empty stomach.
There is no such thing as some fruits, like orange and lemon are acidic, because all fruits become alkaline in our body, according to Dr. Herbert Shelton who did research on this matter. If you have mastered the correct way of eating fruits, you have the Secret of beauty, longevity, health, energy, happiness and normal weight.
When you need to drink fruit juice - drink only fresh fruit juice, NOT from the cans.. Don't even drink juice that has been heated up. Don't eat cooked fruits because you don't get the nutrients at all. You only get to taste.
Cooking destroys all the vitamins.
But eating a whole fruit is better than drinking the juice. If you should drink the juice, drink it mouthful by mouthful slowly, because you must let it mix with your saliva before swallowing it.
You can go on a 3-day fruit fast to cleanse your body. Just eat fruits and drink fruit juice throughout the 3 days and you will be surprised when your friends tell you how radiant you look!
KIWI: Tiny but mighty. This is a good source of potassium, magnesium, vitamin E & fiber. Its vitamin C content is twice that of an orange.
APPLE: An apple a day keeps the doctor away? Although an apple has a low vitamin C content, it has antioxidants & flavonoid which enhances the activity of vitamin C thereby helping to lower the risks of colon cancer, heart attack & stroke.
STRAWBERRY: Protective Fruit. Strawberries have the highest total antioxidant power among major fruits & protect the body from cancer-causing, blood vessel-clogging free radicals.
ORANGE: Sweetest medicine, eating 2 to 4 oranges a day may help keep colds away, lower cholesterol, prevent & dissolve kidney stones as well as lessens the risk of colon cancer.
WATERMELON: Coolest thirst quencher. Composed of 92% water, it is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione, which helps boost our immune system. They are also a key source of lycopene - the cancer fighting oxidant. Other nutrients found in watermelon are vitamin C & Potassium.
GUAVA & PAPAYA: Top awards for vitamin C. They are the clear winners for their high vitamin C content. Guava is also rich in fiber, which helps prevent constipation. Papaya is rich in carotene; this is good for your eyes.
Drinking Cold water after a meal = Cancer! Can you believe this??
For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you.
It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion.. Once this 'sludge' reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.
What is the correct way of eating fruits?
IT MEANS NOT EATING FRUITS AFTER YOUR MEALS! - FRUITS SHOULD BE EATEN ON AN EMPTY STOMACH.
If you eat fruit on an empty stomach, it will play a major role to detoxify your system, supplying you with a great deal of energy for weight loss and other life activities.
FRUIT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FOOD - Let's say you eat two slices of bread and then a slice of fruit.. The slice of fruit is ready to go straight through the stomach into the intestines, but it is prevented from doing so.
In the meantime the whole meal rots and ferments and turns to acid.. The minute the fruit comes into contact with the food in the stomach and digestive juices, the entire mass of food begins to spoil.
So please eat your fruits on an empty stomach or before your meals! You have heard people complaining - every time I eat water-melon I burp, when I eat durian (fruit from Asia with a foul smell yet delicious flavor) my stomach bloats up, when I eat a banana I feel like running to the toilet etc. - actually all this will not arise if you eat the fruit on an empty stomach. The fruit mixes with the putrefying other food and produces gas and hence you will bloat!
Graying hair, balding, nervous outburst, and dark circles under the eyes - all these will not happen if you take fruits on an empty stomach.
There is no such thing as some fruits, like orange and lemon are acidic, because all fruits become alkaline in our body, according to Dr. Herbert Shelton who did research on this matter. If you have mastered the correct way of eating fruits, you have the Secret of beauty, longevity, health, energy, happiness and normal weight.
When you need to drink fruit juice - drink only fresh fruit juice, NOT from the cans.. Don't even drink juice that has been heated up. Don't eat cooked fruits because you don't get the nutrients at all. You only get to taste.
Cooking destroys all the vitamins.
But eating a whole fruit is better than drinking the juice. If you should drink the juice, drink it mouthful by mouthful slowly, because you must let it mix with your saliva before swallowing it.
You can go on a 3-day fruit fast to cleanse your body. Just eat fruits and drink fruit juice throughout the 3 days and you will be surprised when your friends tell you how radiant you look!
KIWI: Tiny but mighty. This is a good source of potassium, magnesium, vitamin E & fiber. Its vitamin C content is twice that of an orange.
APPLE: An apple a day keeps the doctor away? Although an apple has a low vitamin C content, it has antioxidants & flavonoid which enhances the activity of vitamin C thereby helping to lower the risks of colon cancer, heart attack & stroke.
STRAWBERRY: Protective Fruit. Strawberries have the highest total antioxidant power among major fruits & protect the body from cancer-causing, blood vessel-clogging free radicals.
ORANGE: Sweetest medicine, eating 2 to 4 oranges a day may help keep colds away, lower cholesterol, prevent & dissolve kidney stones as well as lessens the risk of colon cancer.
WATERMELON: Coolest thirst quencher. Composed of 92% water, it is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione, which helps boost our immune system. They are also a key source of lycopene - the cancer fighting oxidant. Other nutrients found in watermelon are vitamin C & Potassium.
GUAVA & PAPAYA: Top awards for vitamin C. They are the clear winners for their high vitamin C content. Guava is also rich in fiber, which helps prevent constipation. Papaya is rich in carotene; this is good for your eyes.
Drinking Cold water after a meal = Cancer! Can you believe this??
For those who like to drink cold water, this article is applicable to you.
It is nice to have a cup of cold drink after a meal. However, the cold water will solidify the oily stuff that you have just consumed. It will slow down the digestion.. Once this 'sludge' reacts with the acid, it will break down and be absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food. It will line the intestine. Very soon, this will turn into fats and lead to cancer. It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Sunday, May 23, 2010
QUOTES -2
The most important thing in any prayer is not what we say to
God, but what God says to us. We are apt to pray and then
hurry away without giving God a chance to answer.
North Carolina Christian Advocate
"Growth begins when we begin to accept our own
weakness." -- Jean Vanier
"Feed your faith and your doubts will starve to death."
-- Roadside Church Sign
"The Seven Modern Sins: politics without principles, pleasures
without conscience, wealth without work, knowledge without
character, industry without morality, science without humanity, worship without sacrifice."
(Canon Frederic Donaldson)
"When you come to the end of all the light you know, and it's
time to step into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing
that one of two things will happen: either you will be given
something solid to stand on or you will be taught to fly."
(Edward Teller)
CONFIDENCE:
Once all village people
decided to pray for rain. On
the day of prayer all people
gathered and only one boy came
with an umbrella.... .. that's
Confidence.. ..
TRUST:
Trust should be like the
feeling of a one year old baby
when you throw him in the air;
he laughs.....because he knows
you will catch
him......... . That's
Trust....... .......
HOPE:
Every night we go to bed, we
have no assurance to get up
alive in the next morning but
still we have plans for the
coming day......... .that's
Hope........ ....
QUOTES 1
QUOTES 1
The most important thing in any prayer is not what we say to God, but what God says to us। We are apt to pray and then hurry away without giving God a chance to answer.
North Carolina Christian Advocate
"Growth begins when we begin to accept our own
weakness." -- Jean Vanier
"Feed your faith and your doubts will starve to death."
-- Roadside Church Sign
"The Seven Modern Sins: politics without principles, pleasures
without conscience, wealth without work, knowledge without
character, industry without morality, science without humanity, worship without sacrifice."
(Canon Frederic Donaldson)
"When you come to the end of all the light you know, and it's
time to step into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing
that one of two things will happen: either you will be given
something solid to stand on or you will be taught to fly."
(Edward Teller)
The most important thing in any prayer is not what we say to God, but what God says to us। We are apt to pray and then hurry away without giving God a chance to answer.
North Carolina Christian Advocate
"Growth begins when we begin to accept our own
weakness." -- Jean Vanier
"Feed your faith and your doubts will starve to death."
-- Roadside Church Sign
"The Seven Modern Sins: politics without principles, pleasures
without conscience, wealth without work, knowledge without
character, industry without morality, science without humanity, worship without sacrifice."
(Canon Frederic Donaldson)
"When you come to the end of all the light you know, and it's
time to step into the darkness of the unknown, faith is knowing
that one of two things will happen: either you will be given
something solid to stand on or you will be taught to fly."
(Edward Teller)
Quotes
1 ) Never expect things to happen, struggle, and make them happen.
never expect yourself to be given a good value create a value of your own
2) If a drop of water falls in lake there is no identity. But if it falls on a leaf of lotus it shine like a pearl. so choose the best place where you would shine..
3) Falling down is not defeat...
defeat is when your refuse to get up...
4) Ship is always safe at shore... but is is not built for it
5) When your successful your well wishers know who
you are when you are unsuccessful
you know who your well wishers are
6) It is great confidence in a friend to tell him your faults;
greater to tell him/her
7) "To the world you might be one person,
but to one person you just might be the world
8) "Even the word 'IMPOSSIBLE' says 'I M POSSIBLE' "
9) Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort in your
life makes all the difference.
Every bad situation will have something positive...
Even a stopped Clock is correct twice a day...
Think of this & lead ur life...
2) If a drop of water falls in lake there is no identity. But if it falls on a leaf of lotus it shine like a pearl. so choose the best place where you would shine..
3) Falling down is not defeat...
defeat is when your refuse to get up...
4) Ship is always safe at shore... but is is not built for it
5) When your successful your well wishers know who
you are when you are unsuccessful
you know who your well wishers are
6) It is great confidence in a friend to tell him your faults;
greater to tell him/her
7) "To the world you might be one person,
but to one person you just might be the world
8) "Even the word 'IMPOSSIBLE' says 'I M POSSIBLE' "
9) Effort is important, but knowing where to make an effort in your
life makes all the difference.
Every bad situation will have something positive...
Even a stopped Clock is correct twice a day...
Think of this & lead ur life...
Why wedding ring should put on the fourth finger??
Thumb represents parents
Second finger represents brothers & sisters
Center finger represents own self
Fourth finger represents your partner
Last finger represents your children
Really interesting
Why wedding ring should put on the fourth finger??
Pls follow the below step, really god made this a miracle (this is from a Chinese excerpt)
Firstly, show your palm, center finger bend and put together back to back Secondly, the rest 4 fingers tips to tips
Game begins....follow the below arrangement,
5 finger but only 1 pair can split.
Try to open your thumb, the thumb represents parents, it can be open because all human does go thru sick and dead. Which are our parents will leave us one day.
Please close up your thumb, then open your second finger, the finger represent brothers and sisters, they do have their own family which is too they will leave us too.
Now close up your second finger, open up your little finger, this represent your children. Sooner or later they too will leave us for they got they own living to live.
Nevertheless, close up your little finger, try to open your fourth finger which we put our wedding ring; you will be surprise to find that it cannot be open at all. Because it represent husband and wife, this whole life you will be attach to each other.
Real love will stick together ever and forever. . . J
Center finger represents own self
Fourth finger represents your partner
Last finger represents your children
Really interesting
Why wedding ring should put on the fourth finger??
Pls follow the below step, really god made this a miracle (this is from a Chinese excerpt)
Firstly, show your palm, center finger bend and put together back to back Secondly, the rest 4 fingers tips to tips
Game begins....follow the below arrangement,
5 finger but only 1 pair can split.
Try to open your thumb, the thumb represents parents, it can be open because all human does go thru sick and dead. Which are our parents will leave us one day.
Please close up your thumb, then open your second finger, the finger represent brothers and sisters, they do have their own family which is too they will leave us too.
Now close up your second finger, open up your little finger, this represent your children. Sooner or later they too will leave us for they got they own living to live.
Nevertheless, close up your little finger, try to open your fourth finger which we put our wedding ring; you will be surprise to find that it cannot be open at all. Because it represent husband and wife, this whole life you will be attach to each other.
Real love will stick together ever and forever. . . J
छान गोष्ट
A woman came out of her house and saw 3 old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them. She said "I don't think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please come in and have something to eat."
"Is the man of the house home?", they asked.
"No", she replied. "He's out."
"Then we cannot come in", they replied.
In the evening when her husband came home, she told him what had happened.
"Go tell them I am home and invite them in!"
The woman went out and invited the men in"
"We do not go into a House together," they replied.
"Why is that?" she asked.
One of the old men explained: "His name is Wealth," he said pointing to one of his friends, and said pointing to another one, "He is Success, and I am Love." Then he added, "Now go in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in your home."
The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was overjoyed. "How nice!!", he said. "Since that is the case, let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!"
His wife disagreed. "My dear, why don't we invite Success?"
Their daughter was listening from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own suggestion: "Would it not be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love!"
"Let us heed our daughter's advice," said the husband to his wife.
"Go out and invite Love to be our guest."
The woman went out and asked the 3 old men, "Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest."
Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other 2 also got up and followed him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success: "I only invited Love, Why are you coming in?"
The old men replied together: "If you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two of us would've stayed out, but since you invited Love, wherever He goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!!!!! !"
Windows Keyboard Shortcuts for Mozilla Firefox
CTRL + A Select all text on a वेब्पगे
CTRL + B Open the Bookmarks sidebar
CTRL + C Copy the selected text to the Windows clipboard
CTRL + D Bookmark the current webpage
CTRL + F Find text within the current webpage
CTRL + G Find more text within the same webpage
CTRL + H Opens the webpage History sidebar
CTRL + I Open the Bookmarks sidebar
CTRL + J Opens the Download Dialogue Box
CTRL + K Places the cursor in the Web Search box ready to type your search
CTRL + L Places the cursor into the URL box ready to type a website address
CTRL + M Opens your mail program (if you have one) to create a new email message
CTRL + N Opens a new Firefox window
CTRL + O Open a local file
CTRL + P Print the current webpage
CTRL + R Reloads the current webpage
CTRL + S Save the current webpage on your PC
CTRL + T Opens a new Firefox Tab
CTRL + U View the page source of the current webpage
CTRL + V Paste the contents of the Windows clipboard
CTRL + W Closes the current Firefox Tab or Window (if more than one tab is open)
CTRL + X Cut the selected text
CTRL + Z Undo the last action
CTRL + B Open the Bookmarks sidebar
CTRL + C Copy the selected text to the Windows clipboard
CTRL + D Bookmark the current webpage
CTRL + F Find text within the current webpage
CTRL + G Find more text within the same webpage
CTRL + H Opens the webpage History sidebar
CTRL + I Open the Bookmarks sidebar
CTRL + J Opens the Download Dialogue Box
CTRL + K Places the cursor in the Web Search box ready to type your search
CTRL + L Places the cursor into the URL box ready to type a website address
CTRL + M Opens your mail program (if you have one) to create a new email message
CTRL + N Opens a new Firefox window
CTRL + O Open a local file
CTRL + P Print the current webpage
CTRL + R Reloads the current webpage
CTRL + S Save the current webpage on your PC
CTRL + T Opens a new Firefox Tab
CTRL + U View the page source of the current webpage
CTRL + V Paste the contents of the Windows clipboard
CTRL + W Closes the current Firefox Tab or Window (if more than one tab is open)
CTRL + X Cut the selected text
CTRL + Z Undo the last action
How to Keep Teeth White Naturally
How to Keep Teeth White Naturally
There are many effective methods of teeth whitening available, but some come with heavy price tags. Here are some steps you can take at home to whiten teeth naturally without breaking the bank.
Things You'll Need:
a.. Straw
b.. Toothbrush
c.. Lemon Juice
d.. Salt
e.. Baking soda
f.. Hydrogen peroxide
g.. Strawberries
Step 1:
Limit your consumption of drinks that stain tooth enamel. A few of these include coffee, tea and red wine. If you simply can't cut back on these beverages, consider drinking them though a straw to limit the amount of liquid that actually comes in contact with teeth.
Step 2:
Brush your teeth immediately after eating, especially if eating foods that stain easily, such as berries.
Step 3:
Rub raw strawberries on your teeth, preferably pureed. There is an enzyme in strawberries that acts as a whitening agent. You'll want to brush and rinse after applying the strawberries to remove the natural sugars and acids they may leave behind.
Step 4:
Eat crunchy foods that require a lot of chewing such as carrots, celery, broccoli and apples. These foods are abrasive and will remove built up plaque, which dulls the appearance of teeth.
Step 5:
Dip your toothbrush directly into baking soda and brush. The results are worth the lousy taste.
Step 6:
Combine lemon juice and one teaspoon of salt to make a paste-like substance. Brush your teeth and rinse. Again, not so pleasant on the palate, but your teeth will thank you.
Step 7:
Use hydrogen peroxide to brush your teeth. Dip your toothbrush into a small capful of the peroxide and brush as you would with regular toothpaste, being careful not to swallow. Rinse with water.
- Tips -
Consider using one of the several whitening toothpastes on the market that have all-natural ingredients.
Brushing after every meal and flossing regularly are the first steps in maintaining a healthy smile.
How to avoid email threats
How to avoid email threats
Checking your email has become a dangerous business. The number and types of email borne threats that can cause harm to your computer or your privacy are
growing. Sometimes the actual danger imposed by these threats can be over hyped, but you still need to know what could constitute a dangerous email message
and how to respond to the threat.
Virus attacks
When emails are sent as plain text, it becomes impossible to contract a computer virus just by reading email. That's because something -- a programme, worm,
or other active threat -- actually has to run on your computer in order to infect it. Increasingly today, we all send and receive emails in HTML format,
this makes users more vulnerable to contracting a potentially destructive computer virus that plain text emails. As when an email is sent in an HTML format
(the same format used to create Web pages, on which various types of programmes can be run automatically) the possibility of receiving a virus on reading
an email message does exist.
There are, however, ways to safeguard against this. The first is to keep your email security programme updated, downloading and applying the latest security
patches and fixes. Second is to set up your email programme to allow messages to be read only in plain text format. Most email programmes provide this
option. In Microsoft's Outlook programme, for instance, you would open the Tools menu, and select Options.
Then, from the Options dialog box, click E-mail Options, and select the check box labelled "Read all standard mail in plain text."
Dangerous links
Remember, though, that most email viruses are contracted when you perform some action, such as opening an infected attachment or clicking a link that takes
you to a site that downloads a virus on to your computer.
So the golden rule of reading email is this: if it looks suspicious, don't open anything attached to it or click any links in it. These days, in fact, it
makes sense not to click links in email messages at all. Instead, if you think a legitimate source has sent you a message, open a web browser separately
and visit the website.
Email 'bomb' at work
An email "bomb" refers to the large number of email messages sent to an account with the primary aim of bringing the account down. When an email server
is flooded with email messages, it is unable to receive other email messages and effectively becomes useless. An account that receives an email bomb will
also experience an interruption in the transfer and processing of legitimate mail, as well. Email bombs are particularly dangerous as even if an email
server is brought down to stave off the problem, the email bombardment will continue where it left off when the server is restarted. Another type of "bombing"
occurs when a user signs someone for multiple newsletter services and other automatic email generation services that can bring a person's inbox to its
knees.
The only way to recover from an email bomb is probably to contact your Internet service provider for help. It may be necessary for you to disable or change
your email address, at least temporarily.
Spammers on the move
You think those spam mails only clutter your inbox, there's more they can do. This includes installing spytools or other malware on your comp. Sender of
spam and potentially harmful emails use a number of tactics to get your email address. If you have posted your email address anywhere on the Internet,
it can be "harvested" by programmes designed to scour the Internet and retrieve freely available email addresses.
To prevent this from happening, never post your email address anywhere on the Internet -- including message boards and personal websites -- in an unaltered
form.
If you must post your address somewhere online, write it in a form that is understandable by humans but not by a machine, such as "yourname -- at-- hotmail.com. "
Also, take advantage of the multiple email accounts you can have.
Email Spyware
Another significant email threat is email spyware. Most often transmitted as part of another related software programme, email spyware compromises personal
information, distributing it to unauthorised parties. While some spyware programmes are distributed through email by association with Trojan horses, others
are sent directly as a worm or virus.
An example of an email spyware is 'Ssppyy programme' which gathers sensitive information from infected computers and transmits it to an e-mail address.
Ssppppy arrives as an electronic greeting card, and, once opened, the e-mail spyware installs itself surreptitiously on the user's computer.
Can kill privacy
Emails can also threaten your privacy. Remember, they can be forwarded to any number of people and can be used against you. If you do not want to risk the
whole world knowing something, it is best to convey it verbally. Use the 'Reply All' button sparingly and thoughtfully. Someone ended up forwarding his
PAN number to the entire office!
Checking your email has become a dangerous business. The number and types of email borne threats that can cause harm to your computer or your privacy are
growing. Sometimes the actual danger imposed by these threats can be over hyped, but you still need to know what could constitute a dangerous email message
and how to respond to the threat.
Virus attacks
When emails are sent as plain text, it becomes impossible to contract a computer virus just by reading email. That's because something -- a programme, worm,
or other active threat -- actually has to run on your computer in order to infect it. Increasingly today, we all send and receive emails in HTML format,
this makes users more vulnerable to contracting a potentially destructive computer virus that plain text emails. As when an email is sent in an HTML format
(the same format used to create Web pages, on which various types of programmes can be run automatically) the possibility of receiving a virus on reading
an email message does exist.
There are, however, ways to safeguard against this. The first is to keep your email security programme updated, downloading and applying the latest security
patches and fixes. Second is to set up your email programme to allow messages to be read only in plain text format. Most email programmes provide this
option. In Microsoft's Outlook programme, for instance, you would open the Tools menu, and select Options.
Then, from the Options dialog box, click E-mail Options, and select the check box labelled "Read all standard mail in plain text."
Dangerous links
Remember, though, that most email viruses are contracted when you perform some action, such as opening an infected attachment or clicking a link that takes
you to a site that downloads a virus on to your computer.
So the golden rule of reading email is this: if it looks suspicious, don't open anything attached to it or click any links in it. These days, in fact, it
makes sense not to click links in email messages at all. Instead, if you think a legitimate source has sent you a message, open a web browser separately
and visit the website.
Email 'bomb' at work
An email "bomb" refers to the large number of email messages sent to an account with the primary aim of bringing the account down. When an email server
is flooded with email messages, it is unable to receive other email messages and effectively becomes useless. An account that receives an email bomb will
also experience an interruption in the transfer and processing of legitimate mail, as well. Email bombs are particularly dangerous as even if an email
server is brought down to stave off the problem, the email bombardment will continue where it left off when the server is restarted. Another type of "bombing"
occurs when a user signs someone for multiple newsletter services and other automatic email generation services that can bring a person's inbox to its
knees.
The only way to recover from an email bomb is probably to contact your Internet service provider for help. It may be necessary for you to disable or change
your email address, at least temporarily.
Spammers on the move
You think those spam mails only clutter your inbox, there's more they can do. This includes installing spytools or other malware on your comp. Sender of
spam and potentially harmful emails use a number of tactics to get your email address. If you have posted your email address anywhere on the Internet,
it can be "harvested" by programmes designed to scour the Internet and retrieve freely available email addresses.
To prevent this from happening, never post your email address anywhere on the Internet -- including message boards and personal websites -- in an unaltered
form.
If you must post your address somewhere online, write it in a form that is understandable by humans but not by a machine, such as "yourname -- at-- hotmail.com. "
Also, take advantage of the multiple email accounts you can have.
Email Spyware
Another significant email threat is email spyware. Most often transmitted as part of another related software programme, email spyware compromises personal
information, distributing it to unauthorised parties. While some spyware programmes are distributed through email by association with Trojan horses, others
are sent directly as a worm or virus.
An example of an email spyware is 'Ssppyy programme' which gathers sensitive information from infected computers and transmits it to an e-mail address.
Ssppppy arrives as an electronic greeting card, and, once opened, the e-mail spyware installs itself surreptitiously on the user's computer.
Can kill privacy
Emails can also threaten your privacy. Remember, they can be forwarded to any number of people and can be used against you. If you do not want to risk the
whole world knowing something, it is best to convey it verbally. Use the 'Reply All' button sparingly and thoughtfully. Someone ended up forwarding his
PAN number to the entire office!
Biography-Kishore Kumar
Date of Birth4 August 1929, Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, India
Date of Death13 October 1987, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (heart attack)
Birth NameAbhas Kumar Kunjilal Ganguly
Height5' 8½" (1.74 m)
Mini Biography
While Ashok went on to become a successful actor, Abhas, who was renamed Kishore, shunned acting, and preferred singing and mimicking Kundanlal Saigal. His brother, Anoop, while struggling to make a name himself, noticed this, and encouraged Kishore to sing in his own voice. When Sachin Dev Burman happened to visit Ashok, he heard Kishore singing, and immediately signed him to sing for Bollywood movies. After Sachin's passing away, his son, Rahul took over and openly favored Kishore over other male singers.
He always wanted to be a singer, but acting was thrust upon him, and he did his best to live up to it. A Leo, Kishore was also known for his mad-cap comedy movies, and for his eccentricity as he used to 'talk' to his trees in his home, and having put up a sign 'Mental Hospital' right outside his residence in Khandwa. He was also parsimonious, so much so that he was in arrears to the Indian Income Tax authorities, yet never missed a chance to make fun of them (Aur Peechey Pad Gaya Income Taxum, Jai Govindam Jai Gopalam).
When he refused to endorse former Indian Prime Minister's 20 point Programme during the 1975-1977 Emergency, he was banned from the Government-controll ed media namely All India Radio and Vividh Bharati. Even duets with his voice were censored. He was not the only one in Bollywood, as others like Inder Sen Johar, Dev Anand, Shatrughan Sinha openly condemned Mrs. Gandhi's regime.
He refused to lend his voice to Bollywood mega-star Amitabh Bachchan, when the later refused to do a guest appearance in a Kishore-produced film.
His marriages to some of the most popular and attractive Bollywood actresses (Madhubala, Yogeeta Bali, Leena Chandavarkar) not only raised eyebrows, but added to his popularity. He introduced his son, Amit, to sing, often along with him, and then amazed his fans by marrying widowed Leena Chandavarkar, who was just two years older than Amit.
In the comedy 'Badti Ka Naam Dadhi" he included the song 'Karne Chaley Shaadi Meri, Khud Ban Baithey Dulha', sung by Amit in the movie hilariously chastising his dad for getting married, instead of searching for a bride for his son.
Through Leena he sired another son, Sumit. Leena and his marriage was intact until he unexpected passing on October 13, 1987, due to heart failure.
Kishore has not only been immortalized by his songs, but also by his talents as an Actor, Producer, Director, Script-Writer, & Lyricist. His movies continue to be popular even now on TV, as do his songs on both TV and radio.IMDb Mini Biography By: rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail. com)
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Has a son named Sumeet from his marriage with Leena Chandavarkar. IMDb Mini Biography By:
Spouse
Leena Chandavarkar (1980 - 13 October 1987) (his death) 1 child
Yogeeta Bali (4 August 1976 - 4 August 1978) (divorced)
Madhubala (1961 - 23 February 1969) (her death)
Ruma Guha Thakurta (1951 - 1958) (divorced) 1 child
Trivia
Brother of Ashok Kumar and Anoop Kumar.
Has sung 327 duets with Lata Mangeshkar. At 440, only Mohammad Rafi has sung more duets with Lata.
Along with Kalyanji Veerji Shah, he introduced electronic music to Bollywood.
Had a misunderstanding with Amitabh Bachchan in the mid 1980s. He refused to sing for Amitabh when Amitabh refused to act in a movie produced by Kishore. Amitabh then faced his worst phase in his career after this. He later made a comeback several years later with Kaun Banega Crorepati.
Kishore learnt yodeling by listening to his brother Anoop Kumar's Austrian records.
Was a big fan of Alfred Hitchcock films.
Learnt yodeling by listening to his brother Anoop Kumar's Austrian records.
Along with Kalyanji Veerji Shah, he introduced electronic music to Bollywood.
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Kishore Kumar
Born as Abhas Kumar Ganguly on 4th August, 1929, this great singer known as Kishore Kumar, affectionately called Kishore Da, was one of those very few singers who took risks and experimented with different styles of music. Considered to be a legend in Hindi film world, this multi talented persona has excelled as a playback singer, actor, composer, lyrics writer, director, producer and script writer. The songs of Kishore Kumar have an extraordinary blend of romance, emotions, naughtiness and melancholy. We attempt to present the life history of Kishor Kumar in this short biography.
Kishore Kumar was born in a small place known as Khandwa located in the state of Madhya Pradesh. He was born in a typical Bengali family and was the youngest among his siblings. He had two elder brothers (Ashok Kumar and Anoop Kumar) and a sister (Sati Devi). His father Kunjilal Ganguly was a lawyer by profession and his mother Gauri Devi was from a well-to-do family. When his eldest brother Ashok Kumar became an actor, Kishore Kumar was still quite young. Later on, his second brother also ventured into movies to become an actor.
Kishore Kumar also started to show interest in music and often mimicked the great K.L. Saigal. Though he did not have any formal training in music, he decided to pursue it and followed his brothers to Mumbai. It was his dream to become a famous playback singer and be counted among legends. He would often go to the studios and ask producers if he could sing on the movie's soundtrack. Initially he could not develop a style of his own but nevertheless he perfectly imitated K.L. Saigal. Once, the great S.D Burman had come to Ashok Kumar's house to meet up when he heard Kishore singing. He actually thought it was K.L. Saigal singing and inquired if he was there too! When he came to know that it was Kishore singing, he truly appreciated and encouraged the young lad to continue refining his voice but at the same time, develop a style of his own.
Kishore kept this advice in mind and went on develop his own signature style. He perfected yodeling, a unique style he heard amongst the Austrian music collections of his brother Anoop. In Hindi film industry, his yodeling turned out to be widely popular and became a trademark of Kishore Kumar. His songs sounded absolutely natural, like laughter. He used to incorporate non-sensical terms into his songs and give it an entirely new feel. The ability to transform his voice according to not just the scene but also the actor is something that was truly incredible of Kishore. He has sung soulful songs for Dev Anand and also fun filled songs for Rajesh Khanna.
After Rajesh Khanna went out of the scene, Kishore Kumar belted out chart topping hits for superstar Amitabh Bachchan. When R.D. Burman stormed the music world, Kishore Kumar re-surfaced with hits like Roop Tera Mastana and many other melodious songs. Some films that deserve a special mention are Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin, Kinara, Dream Girl, Anurodh, Sharabi, Mr. Natwarlal, Gol Maal, Dostana, Manzil, Padosan, Shalimar, Khatta Meetha, Kasme Vaade, Ghar, Don, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar, Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi, Dilli Ka Thug, etc.
When his popularity began to diminish during mid 80's, he retired and wanted to return back to Khandwa, his native place. Unfortunately, it was not meant to be. On October 13th 1987, co-incidentally the birthday of his elder brother Ashok Kumar, Kishore suffered a heart attack and breathed his last. His untimely and unexpected death shocked the entire nation. Kishore Kumar married four times and his eldest son Amit Kumar also ventured into the world of music.
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Kishore Kumar (August 4, 1929 – October 13, 1987) was an Indian film playback singer and comic actor. He also achieved notable successes as a lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter.
Kishore Kumar has sung in many Indian languages including Hindi, Bengali (his mother tongue), Marathi, Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Bhojpuri, Malayalam and Oriya. Along with Mukesh and Mohammed Rafi, he was one of the three leading male Bollywood playback singers from the 1950s to the 1970s.
Kishore Kumar was born as Aabhas Kumar Ganguli, in to a Bengali family in the Khandwa town of Central Provinces and Berar, British India (now in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh). His father Kunjalal Ganguli was a pleader (advocate), and his mother Gouri Devi came from a wealthy family. Abhas Kumar was the youngest of four siblings, the other three being Ashok Kumar (the eldest), Sati Devi, and Anoop Kumar.
While Abhas Ganguli was still a child, Ashok Kumar became a popular Bollywood actor. Later, Anoop Kumar also ventured into cinema with the help of Ashok Kumar. Spending time with his brothers, Abhas Kumar too started to take a keen interest in the movies and music. He became a fan of singer-actor Kundan Lal Saigal (whom he considered his guru), and started mimicking him.
After Ashok Kumar became a Bollywood star, the Ganguli family used to visit Mumbai regularly. Abhas Kumar changed his name to Kishore Kumar and started his cinema career as a chorus singer at Bombay Talkies, where Ashok Kumar was a star. His first film as an actor was "Shikari"(1946) , in which Ashok Kumar played the lead role. Music director Khemchand Prakash gave him a chance to sing the song "Marne ki duayen kyon mangu" for the film "Ziddi" (1948). After this, Kishore Kumar got many other assignments, but he was not very serious about a film career. In 1949, he decided to settle in Mumbai.
Kishore Kumar played hero in in the Bombay Talkies film "Andolan"(1951) , directed by Phani Majumdar. Although Kishore Kumar got some assignments as an actor with help of his brother, he was more interested in becoming a successful singer. He was not interested in acting, but was too afraid to rebel against Ashok Kumar, who wanted him to be an actor like himself.
Kishore Kumar did not have a formal training in music.Initially, he used to copy K. L. Saigal's style as a singer. The popular music director Sachin Dev Burman, who was impressed by his singing skills, advised him not to copy Saigal but develop his own style. Kishore kept this advice in mind and eventually developed his own style of singing, prominently featuring the yodeling that he had heard on some records bought by his brother Anoop. In the Bollywood music circles, yodelling became Kishore's trademark.
As an actor, Kishore Kumar worked with many notable directors. He played an unemployed young man seeking a job, in Bimal Roy's "Naukri" (1954) and Hrishikesh Mukherjee's directorial debut "Musafir"(1957) . Salil Chowdhury, the music director for "Naukri" was initially dismissive of him as a singer, when he came to know that Kishore Kumar didn't have any formal training in music. However, after hearing his voice, he gave him the song "Chhota sa ghar hoga", which was supposed to be sung by Hemant Kumar.
After some initial flops as an actor, Kishore Kumar achieved success as a comic hero with movies like "New Delhi" (1956), "Aasha"(1957) , "Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi"(1958) , "Jhumroo" (1961), "Half Ticket" (1962), and "Padosan"(1968) . "Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi", his home production, starred the three Ganguli brothers, and Madhubala (whom Kishore married later). The film is about romance between a city girl (Madhubala) and a car mechanic (Kishore Kumar), with a subplot involving eccentric brothers.
Music director S. D. Burman is credited with spotting Kishore Kumar's talent as a singer, and advancing his singing career.. He recorded with Kishore for Dev Anand's "Munimji" (1954), "Taxi Driver"(1954) , "House No 44"(1955), "Funtoosh" (1956), "Nau Do Gyarah"(1957) , "Paying Guest"(1957) , "Guide"(1965) , "Jewel Thief"(1967) , and "Prem Pujari"(1970) .
He also composed music for Kishore Kumar's home production "Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi" (1958). Some of their intial hits included "Maana janaab ne pukara nahin" from "Paying Guest"," Hum hain raahi pyar ke" from "Nau Do Gyarah" (1957), "Ai meri topi palat ke aa" from "Funtoosh", and "Ek Ladki Bheegi Bhaagi Si" and "Haal Kaisa Hai Janaab Ka" from "Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi" (1958).
When S. D. Burman was not on good terms with Lata Mangeshkar during 1957-62, he gave patronage to her younger sister, Asha Bhosle. The Asha Bhosle-Kishore Kumar duets composed by S. D. Burman also became very popular. Some of these include "Chhod Do Aanchal" from "Paying Guest"(1957) , "Ankhon Mein Kya Ji" from "Nau Do Gyarah" (1957), "Haal Kaisa Hai Janaab Ka" and "Paanch Rupaiya Baara Aana" from "Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi" (1958), "Chhedo Na Meri Zulfein" from "Ganga Ki Lahren" (1964), and "Arre Yaar Meri Tum Bhi Ho Gajab" from "Teen Devian" (1965).
C. Ramchandra was another music director who recognized Kishore Kumar's talent as a singer. Some of the C. Ramchandra-Kishore Kumar hits include "Eena Meena Deeka" from "Aasha" (1957). Kishore Kumar also gave a few hit songs with other music directors; for example, "Nakhrewaali" from "New Delhi" (1956 by Shankar Jaikishan, and "C.A.T..Cat Maane Billi" and "Hum To Mohabbat Karega" from "Dilli Ka Thug" (1958 by Ravi).
Kishore Kumar produced, directed, and acted in the film "Jhumroo" (1961). He wrote the lyrics for the title song, "Main Hoon Jhumroo", and composed music for all the songs in the film. Later, he produced and directed the serious film "Door Gagan Ki Chhaon Mein" (1964). He also wrote the script and composed music for the film. The film is based on the relationship between a father (Kishore Kumar), and his deaf and mute son (played by his real-life son, Amit Kumar). The movie achieved critical success, which perhaps motivated him to make another two films called "Door Ka Rahi" (1971) and "Door Waadiyon Mein Kahin" (1980).
In the 1960s, as an actor, Kishore Kumar build up a notoriety for coming late for the shootings, or bunking them altogether.As a singer, he had some hit songs to his credit, including" Zaroorat Hai Zaroorat Hai" from "Manmauji"(1961) , "Gaata Rahe Mera Dil" from "Guide"(1964) , and "Yeh dil no hota bechara" from "Jewel Thief" (1967).
In the late 1960s, S. D. Burman's son, Rahul Dev Burman also started patronizing Kishore Kumar. Their first notable success was the soundtrack of the film "Padosan" (1969), in which Kishore Kumar sang popular songs "Mere Saamne waali khidki mein" and "Kehna hai". Padosan was a comedy film staring Kishore Kumar as a dramatist-musician, Mehmood as a Carnatic music and dance teacher, and Sunil Dutt as a simpleton called Bhola. Kishore Kumar's character in the film was inspired by the personality of his uncle, Dhananjay Banerjee (a classical singer). The highlight of the film was a musical, comical duel between Kishore Kumar-Sunil Dutt and Mehmood, "Ek Chaturnar Karke Singaar".
In 1969, Shakti Samanta produced and directed the film "Aradhana", for which the music was composed by S. D. Burman. S. D. Burman fell ill after recording some duet songs with Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosale, Lata Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar. Afterwards, his son and assistant R. D. Burman took over the recording. R. D. Burman got Kishore Kumar to solo sing the songs "Mere Sapno Ki Rani" and "Roop Tera Mastana", which became smash hits. Kishore Kumar won his first Filmfare award for the song "Roop Tera Mastana".
Kishore Kumar sang for all leading actors in 1970s, including Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Sanjeev Kumar, Dev Anand, and Rishi Kapoor.
S. D. Burman and Kishore continued to churn out several hit songs together, including Phoolon Ke Rang Se and Shokhiyon Mein Ghola Jaaye from Prem Pujari (1969), Aaj Madhosh Hua Jaaye Re, Khilte Hain Gul Yahan and O Meri Sharmilee from Sharmilee (1971), Meet na mila from Abhimaan (1973), Pyaar Ke Is Khel Mein from Jugnu, and Phoolon Ke Dere Hain from Zameer (1974). In 1975, Kishore Kumar composed his last song for S. D. Burman. S. D. Burman went into a coma for the second time, soonafter Kishore recorded the song Badi Sooni Sooni Si Hai Zindagi for the film Mili.
R. D. Burman considered Kishore Kumar his favorite singer, and recorded several hit songs with him in the 1970s. In the superhit Bollywood film, "Sholay" (1975), he asked Kishore Kumar to sing for both Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra. Some of the popular Kishore Kumar-R. D. Burman songs include "O Maajhee Re" from Khushboo, "Yeh Shaam Mastaani" and "Yeh jo mohabbat hai" from "Kati Patang" (1970), "Kuchh to log kahenge" from "Amar Prem" (1971), "Raat Kali Ek Khwab Mein Aayee" from "Buddha Mil Gaya" (1971), "Musafir hoon yaaron" from "Parichay" (1972), "Diye jalte hain" from "Namak Haraam" (1973), "Meree bheegee bheegee si" from "Anamika" (1973), "Zindagee Ke Safar Mein" from "Aap Ki Kasam" (1974), "Agar Tum Na Hote", "Humein Tum Se Pyaar Kitna", "Mere Naina Saawan Bhado" and "Chingari Koi Bhadke".
R. D. Burman also recorded several hit duets with Kishore Kumar, and Asha Bhosle and Lata Mangeshkar. Some of these duets include "Panna Ki Tamana" from "Heera Panna"(1973) , "Neend Chura Ke Raaton Mein" from the film "Shareef Badmash", "Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai" from Sanjay Dutt's debut film "Rocky" (1981).
Apart from the Burmans, Kishore Kumar worked with other major music directors as well. The composer duo Laxmikant-Pyarelal (L-P) also composed many hit songs sung by Kishore Kumar. Some of there hit songs include "Mere Dil Mein Aaj Kya Hai" from "Daag", "Mere diwanepan ki bhi" from "Mehboob Ki Mehndi", "Mere Naseeb Mein Aye Dost" from "Do Raaste", "Naach Meri Bulbul" from "Roti", "Chal Chal Mere Haathi" from "'Haathi Mere Saathi", "Gaari Bula Rahi Hai", "Ruk Jaana Nahi" (Imtihaan), "Mere Mehboob Qayamat Hogi" (Mr X In Bombay), and "My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves" from "Amar Akbar Anthony". L-P, whose favorite singer was Lata Mangeshkar, also composed several hit Kishore-Lata duets, including "Achchha To Hum Chalte Hain", "Kal Ki Haseen Mulaqat Ke Liye", "Gore Rang Pe Na Itna" from "Roti", and "Tu Kitne Baras Ki". L-P also got Kishore Kumar and Rafi to sing duets for the films "Dostana" and "Ram Balram".
Kalyanji-Anandji recorded several hit songs with Kishore Kumar including "O Saathi Re" from" Muqaddar Ka Sikander", ""Khaike Paan Banaraswala" from "Don", "Mera Jeevan Kora Kagaz" from "Kora Kagaz", "Neele Neele Ambar Par" from "Kalakar" and "Pal Bhar Ke Liye" from "Johny Mera Naam".
The new composers such as Rajesh Roshan, Sapan Chakravarty (who had earlier worked as R. D. Burman's assistant), and Bappi Lahiri also worked with Kishore Kumar. Rajesh Roshan's first hit film "Julie" featured hit songs sung by Kishore Kumar, "Bhool Gaya Saab Kuch" (duet with Lata Mangeshkar) and "Dil Kya Kare Jab Kisise". Their other hits include "Chhookar mere man ko" from "Yaarana" and "Tune abhi dekha nahin" from "Do Aur Do Paanch". Bappi Lahiri also recorded many popular songs with Kishore Kumar, including 'Pag Ghunghroo" from "Namak Halal" (1982), "Manzilen Apni Jagah Hai" from "Sharaabi" (1984) and "Chalte Chalte"(1976) .
During the Indian Emergency, Sanjay Gandhi asked Kishore Kumar to sing for a Congress rally in Mumbai, but Kishore Kumar refused. As a result, the Government put a ban on playing Kishore Kumar songs on the All India Radio or television.But Kishore Kumar refused to apologize. Finally, the ban was lifted after some prominent producers and directors lobbied against it.
Kishore Kumar produced and directed some movies in the late 1970s and early 1980s, such as "Badhti Ka Naam Daadhi" (1978), "Zindagi"(1981) and "Door Wadiyon Mein Kahin" (1982). But none of these films did well at the box-office. His last appearance as an actor was in "Door Wadiyon Mein Kahin".
With patronage from R. D. Burman and Rajesh Roshan Kishore Kumar's son Amit Kumar also became a leading Bollywood singer in the 1980s. Kishore Kumar also continuted singing for several actors. He also did some stage shows, apparently to earn money to pay his income tax arrears.
Kishore Kumar stopped singing for Amitabh Bachchan in the mid-1980s, after Amitabh didn't do a guest appearance in a film produced by him. He also stopped singing for the actor Mithun Chakraborty, after his wife Yogeeta Bali divorced him and married Mithun.
In mid-1980s, Kishore Kumar sang for Anil Kapoor in his Kapoor's debut film, "Woh Saat Din" and also recorded for his first superhit "Mr. India". He also recorded some popular songs for the film "Saagar" with R. D. Burman. By this time, he had decided to retire and was planning to go back to his birthplace, Khandwa.
However, on October 13 1987, he died of a heart attack in Mumbai. His body was taken to Khandwa for cremation. He recorded his last song a day before he died. The song was "Guru O Guru", a duet with Asha Bhosle, for the film "Waqt ki Aawaz"(1988) composed by Bappi Lahiri.
Kishore Kumar's voice inspired many upcoming Bollywood singers, including Kumar Sanu, Abhijeet, Vinod Rathod and Babul Supriyo. After his death, many of his songs have been remixed and re-sung by several artists.
Kishore Kumar's song "Pal Bhar Ke Liye" from the film "Johny Mera Naam" (1970) was used in an episode of "The Simpsons" titled "Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore". His songs have also been featured in several films, including "Such a Long Journey" (1998) and "Side Streets" (1998).
Kishore Kumar married four times. His first wife was Ruma Guha Thakurta aka Ruma Ghosh. Their marriage lasted from 1950 to 1958. Kishore Kumar's second wife was the famous actress Madhubala, who had worked with him many films including his home production "Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi" (1958). They married in 1961, although Kishore Kumar knew that she had major health problems and would die in a few years. Madhubala was a Muslim, and the two had a civil marriage, for which Kishore Kumar reportedly converted to Islam and changed his name to "Karim Abdul"..
His family was against the marriage, and the couple also had a Hindu marriage to please them, but Madhubala was not accepted by them. Madhubala went to London for an operation, but the doctors didn't operate on her, as her chances of survival were remote. The marriage lasted for 9 years, and ended with Madhubala's death on February 23, 1969.
Kishore Kumar's third marriage was to Yogeeta Bali, and lasted from 1976 to August 4, 1978. Kishore Kumar was married to Leena Chandavarkar from 1980 until his death. He had two sons Amit Kumar (an accomplished playback singer) from Ruma, and Sumit Kumar from Leena Chandavarkar.
Kishore Kumar is said to have been paranoid about not being paid. During recordings, he would begin singing only after his secretary confirmed that the producer had made the payment. Once, when he discovered that his dues hadn't been fully paid, he landed up for shooting with make-up on only one side of his face. When the director questioned him, he replied "Aadha paisa to aadha make-up."
On the sets of "Bhai Bhai", Kishore Kumar refused to act because the director M V Raman owed him five thousand rupees. His brother Ashok Kumar persuaded him to do the scene. But, when the shooting started, he walked across the floor and, each time he walked a few places, he said, "Paanch Hazzar Rupaiya," (five thousand rupees) and did a summersault. After he reached the end of the floor, he went out of the studio, jumped into his car, and ordered his driver Abdul to drive away.
On another occasion, when the producer R. C. Talwar did not pay his dues in spite of repeated reminders, Kishore Kumar turned up at Talwar's residence one morning and started shouting "Hey Talwar, de de mere aath hazaar" ("Hey Talwar, give me my eight thousand"). He did this every morning for a few days, until Talwar paid him.
The film "Anand" (1971) was originally supposed to star Kishore Kumar and Mehmood in the lead roles. One of the producers of the film, N.C. Sippy, had earlier served as Mehmood's production manager. Hrishikesh Mukherjee, the director of the film, was asked to meet Kishore Kumar to discuss the project. However, when he went to Kishore Kumar's house, he was driven away by the gatekeeper due to a misunderstanding. Kishore Kumar (himself a Bengali) had done a stage show organized by another Bengali man, and he was involved in a fight with this man over money matters. He had instructed his gatekeeper to drive away this "Bengali", if he ever visited the house. When Hrishikesh Mukherjee (another Bengali) went to Kishore Kumar's house, the gatekeeper drove him away, mistaking him for the "Bengali" that Kishore Kumar had asked him to drive away.
The incident hurt Hrishikesh Mukherjee so much, that he decided not to work with Kishore Kumar.Consequently, Mehmood had to leave the film as well, and new actors (Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan) were signed up for the film.
In spite of his "no money, no work" principle, sometimes Kishore Kumar recorded for free even when the producers were willing to pay. He recorded for free, for some films produced by Rajesh Khanna and Danny Denzongpa.On one occasion, Kishore Kumar helped actor-turned- producer Bipin Gupta, by giving him Rs. 20,000 for the film "Dal Mein Kala" (1964). When the little-known actor Arun Kumar Mukherjee died, Kishore Kumar regularly sent money to his family in Bhagalpur.Mukherjee was one of the first persons to appreciate Kishore's singing talent.
Many journalists and writers have written about Kishore Kumar's seemingly eccentric behavior. Kishore Kumar had put a "Beware of Kishore" sign at the door of his Warden Road flat, where he stayed for some time while his bungalow was being done up. Once, the producer-director H. S. Rawail, who owed him some money, visited his flat to pay the dues. Kishore Kumar took the money, and when Rawail offered to shake hands with him, he reportedly put Rawail's hand in his mouth, bit it, and asked "Didn’t you see the sign?". Rawail laughed off the incident and left quickly.
Once, when a reporter made a comment about how lonely he must be, Kishore Kumar took her to his garden. He then named some of the trees in his garden, and introduced them to the reporter as his closest friends.
According to another reported incident, once Kishore Kumar was to record a song for the producer-director G. P. Sippy. As Sippy approached his bungalow, he saw Kishore going out in his car. Sippy pleaded him to stop his car, but Kishore only increased the speed of his car. Sippy chased him to Madh Island, where Kishore Kumar finally stopped his car near the ruined Madh Fort. When Sippy questioned his strange behavior, Kishore Kumar refused to recognize or talk to him and threatened to call police. Sipppy had to return. Next morning, Kishore Kumar reported for the recording. An angry Sippy questioned him about his behavior on the previous day. However, Kishore Kumar insisted that Sippy must have seen a dream, and claimed that he was in Khandwa on the previous day.
Kishore Kumar was also noted for defying producers and directors. Once, a producer went to court to get a decree that Kishore Kumar must follow the director's orders. As a consequence, Kishore Kumar obeyed the director to the letter. He refused to alight from his car until the director ordered him to do so. Once, after a car scene in Mumbai, he drove on till Khandala because the director forgot to say "Cut".
In the 1960s, Kalidas Batvabbal, patently disgusted with Kishore Kumar's alleged lack of cooperation during the shooting of "Half Ticket", gave him away to the income tax authorities, Kishore had to face a raid at his house. Later, Kishore invited him home, tricked him by asking him to enter a cupboard for a "chat" and locked him inside. He unlocked Batvabbal after two hours and told him "Don’t ever come to my house again."
Kishore Kumar was a big fan of Chaim Topol and met him in London on September 9, 1983.
KISHORE KUMAR 16th Death Anniversary
Date of Death13 October 1987, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (heart attack)
Birth NameAbhas Kumar Kunjilal Ganguly
Height5' 8½" (1.74 m)
Mini Biography
Abhas Kumar Ganguly was born on August 4, 1979, in Khandwa, now in Madhya Pradesh. His dad's name was Kunjilal, a lawyer by profession, and his mom's name was Gouri Devi, who came from a wealthy family. Kishore was the youngest in the Ganguly family, preceded by Ashok, Sati, & Anoop. Sati was married to Sashadhar Mukherjee, who was the brother of film-maker Subodh Mukherjee, and Bollywood actors Joy & Deb Mukherjee. Sati's son, Shomu, went on to marry Tanuja Samarth, and who subsequently gave birth to Kajol and Tanisha. Tanuja is the sister of Nutan Behl, who, in turn, is the mother of actor Mohnish Behl. Tanuja and Nutan are the daughters of the famed Shobhna Samarth. Sati was also aunt-by-marriage to Ram Mukherjee, who would subsequently marry and give birth to Raja and Bollywood actress, Rani Mukherjee. Ashok's daughter is noted Bollywood actress, Preeti Ganguly, who is married to comedian and character actor, Deven Verma. Ashok's grand-daughter is
actress, Anuradha Patel.While Ashok went on to become a successful actor, Abhas, who was renamed Kishore, shunned acting, and preferred singing and mimicking Kundanlal Saigal. His brother, Anoop, while struggling to make a name himself, noticed this, and encouraged Kishore to sing in his own voice. When Sachin Dev Burman happened to visit Ashok, he heard Kishore singing, and immediately signed him to sing for Bollywood movies. After Sachin's passing away, his son, Rahul took over and openly favored Kishore over other male singers.
He always wanted to be a singer, but acting was thrust upon him, and he did his best to live up to it. A Leo, Kishore was also known for his mad-cap comedy movies, and for his eccentricity as he used to 'talk' to his trees in his home, and having put up a sign 'Mental Hospital' right outside his residence in Khandwa. He was also parsimonious, so much so that he was in arrears to the Indian Income Tax authorities, yet never missed a chance to make fun of them (Aur Peechey Pad Gaya Income Taxum, Jai Govindam Jai Gopalam).
When he refused to endorse former Indian Prime Minister's 20 point Programme during the 1975-1977 Emergency, he was banned from the Government-controll ed media namely All India Radio and Vividh Bharati. Even duets with his voice were censored. He was not the only one in Bollywood, as others like Inder Sen Johar, Dev Anand, Shatrughan Sinha openly condemned Mrs. Gandhi's regime.
He refused to lend his voice to Bollywood mega-star Amitabh Bachchan, when the later refused to do a guest appearance in a Kishore-produced film.
His marriages to some of the most popular and attractive Bollywood actresses (Madhubala, Yogeeta Bali, Leena Chandavarkar) not only raised eyebrows, but added to his popularity. He introduced his son, Amit, to sing, often along with him, and then amazed his fans by marrying widowed Leena Chandavarkar, who was just two years older than Amit.
In the comedy 'Badti Ka Naam Dadhi" he included the song 'Karne Chaley Shaadi Meri, Khud Ban Baithey Dulha', sung by Amit in the movie hilariously chastising his dad for getting married, instead of searching for a bride for his son.
Through Leena he sired another son, Sumit. Leena and his marriage was intact until he unexpected passing on October 13, 1987, due to heart failure.
Kishore has not only been immortalized by his songs, but also by his talents as an Actor, Producer, Director, Script-Writer, & Lyricist. His movies continue to be popular even now on TV, as do his songs on both TV and radio.IMDb Mini Biography By: rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail. com)
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Has a son named Sumeet from his marriage with Leena Chandavarkar. IMDb Mini Biography By:
Spouse
Leena Chandavarkar (1980 - 13 October 1987) (his death) 1 child
Yogeeta Bali (4 August 1976 - 4 August 1978) (divorced)
Madhubala (1961 - 23 February 1969) (her death)
Ruma Guha Thakurta (1951 - 1958) (divorced) 1 child
Trivia
Brother of Ashok Kumar and Anoop Kumar.
Has sung 327 duets with Lata Mangeshkar. At 440, only Mohammad Rafi has sung more duets with Lata.
Along with Kalyanji Veerji Shah, he introduced electronic music to Bollywood.
Had a misunderstanding with Amitabh Bachchan in the mid 1980s. He refused to sing for Amitabh when Amitabh refused to act in a movie produced by Kishore. Amitabh then faced his worst phase in his career after this. He later made a comeback several years later with Kaun Banega Crorepati.
Kishore learnt yodeling by listening to his brother Anoop Kumar's Austrian records.
Was a big fan of Alfred Hitchcock films.
Learnt yodeling by listening to his brother Anoop Kumar's Austrian records.
Along with Kalyanji Veerji Shah, he introduced electronic music to Bollywood.
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Kishore Kumar
Born as Abhas Kumar Ganguly on 4th August, 1929, this great singer known as Kishore Kumar, affectionately called Kishore Da, was one of those very few singers who took risks and experimented with different styles of music. Considered to be a legend in Hindi film world, this multi talented persona has excelled as a playback singer, actor, composer, lyrics writer, director, producer and script writer. The songs of Kishore Kumar have an extraordinary blend of romance, emotions, naughtiness and melancholy. We attempt to present the life history of Kishor Kumar in this short biography.
Kishore Kumar was born in a small place known as Khandwa located in the state of Madhya Pradesh. He was born in a typical Bengali family and was the youngest among his siblings. He had two elder brothers (Ashok Kumar and Anoop Kumar) and a sister (Sati Devi). His father Kunjilal Ganguly was a lawyer by profession and his mother Gauri Devi was from a well-to-do family. When his eldest brother Ashok Kumar became an actor, Kishore Kumar was still quite young. Later on, his second brother also ventured into movies to become an actor.
Kishore Kumar also started to show interest in music and often mimicked the great K.L. Saigal. Though he did not have any formal training in music, he decided to pursue it and followed his brothers to Mumbai. It was his dream to become a famous playback singer and be counted among legends. He would often go to the studios and ask producers if he could sing on the movie's soundtrack. Initially he could not develop a style of his own but nevertheless he perfectly imitated K.L. Saigal. Once, the great S.D Burman had come to Ashok Kumar's house to meet up when he heard Kishore singing. He actually thought it was K.L. Saigal singing and inquired if he was there too! When he came to know that it was Kishore singing, he truly appreciated and encouraged the young lad to continue refining his voice but at the same time, develop a style of his own.
Kishore kept this advice in mind and went on develop his own signature style. He perfected yodeling, a unique style he heard amongst the Austrian music collections of his brother Anoop. In Hindi film industry, his yodeling turned out to be widely popular and became a trademark of Kishore Kumar. His songs sounded absolutely natural, like laughter. He used to incorporate non-sensical terms into his songs and give it an entirely new feel. The ability to transform his voice according to not just the scene but also the actor is something that was truly incredible of Kishore. He has sung soulful songs for Dev Anand and also fun filled songs for Rajesh Khanna.
After Rajesh Khanna went out of the scene, Kishore Kumar belted out chart topping hits for superstar Amitabh Bachchan. When R.D. Burman stormed the music world, Kishore Kumar re-surfaced with hits like Roop Tera Mastana and many other melodious songs. Some films that deserve a special mention are Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin, Kinara, Dream Girl, Anurodh, Sharabi, Mr. Natwarlal, Gol Maal, Dostana, Manzil, Padosan, Shalimar, Khatta Meetha, Kasme Vaade, Ghar, Don, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar, Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi, Dilli Ka Thug, etc.
When his popularity began to diminish during mid 80's, he retired and wanted to return back to Khandwa, his native place. Unfortunately, it was not meant to be. On October 13th 1987, co-incidentally the birthday of his elder brother Ashok Kumar, Kishore suffered a heart attack and breathed his last. His untimely and unexpected death shocked the entire nation. Kishore Kumar married four times and his eldest son Amit Kumar also ventured into the world of music.
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Kishore Kumar (August 4, 1929 – October 13, 1987) was an Indian film playback singer and comic actor. He also achieved notable successes as a lyricist, composer, producer, director, screenwriter and scriptwriter.
Kishore Kumar has sung in many Indian languages including Hindi, Bengali (his mother tongue), Marathi, Assamese, Gujarati, Kannada, Bhojpuri, Malayalam and Oriya. Along with Mukesh and Mohammed Rafi, he was one of the three leading male Bollywood playback singers from the 1950s to the 1970s.
Kishore Kumar was born as Aabhas Kumar Ganguli, in to a Bengali family in the Khandwa town of Central Provinces and Berar, British India (now in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh). His father Kunjalal Ganguli was a pleader (advocate), and his mother Gouri Devi came from a wealthy family. Abhas Kumar was the youngest of four siblings, the other three being Ashok Kumar (the eldest), Sati Devi, and Anoop Kumar.
While Abhas Ganguli was still a child, Ashok Kumar became a popular Bollywood actor. Later, Anoop Kumar also ventured into cinema with the help of Ashok Kumar. Spending time with his brothers, Abhas Kumar too started to take a keen interest in the movies and music. He became a fan of singer-actor Kundan Lal Saigal (whom he considered his guru), and started mimicking him.
After Ashok Kumar became a Bollywood star, the Ganguli family used to visit Mumbai regularly. Abhas Kumar changed his name to Kishore Kumar and started his cinema career as a chorus singer at Bombay Talkies, where Ashok Kumar was a star. His first film as an actor was "Shikari"(1946) , in which Ashok Kumar played the lead role. Music director Khemchand Prakash gave him a chance to sing the song "Marne ki duayen kyon mangu" for the film "Ziddi" (1948). After this, Kishore Kumar got many other assignments, but he was not very serious about a film career. In 1949, he decided to settle in Mumbai.
Kishore Kumar played hero in in the Bombay Talkies film "Andolan"(1951) , directed by Phani Majumdar. Although Kishore Kumar got some assignments as an actor with help of his brother, he was more interested in becoming a successful singer. He was not interested in acting, but was too afraid to rebel against Ashok Kumar, who wanted him to be an actor like himself.
Kishore Kumar did not have a formal training in music.Initially, he used to copy K. L. Saigal's style as a singer. The popular music director Sachin Dev Burman, who was impressed by his singing skills, advised him not to copy Saigal but develop his own style. Kishore kept this advice in mind and eventually developed his own style of singing, prominently featuring the yodeling that he had heard on some records bought by his brother Anoop. In the Bollywood music circles, yodelling became Kishore's trademark.
As an actor, Kishore Kumar worked with many notable directors. He played an unemployed young man seeking a job, in Bimal Roy's "Naukri" (1954) and Hrishikesh Mukherjee's directorial debut "Musafir"(1957) . Salil Chowdhury, the music director for "Naukri" was initially dismissive of him as a singer, when he came to know that Kishore Kumar didn't have any formal training in music. However, after hearing his voice, he gave him the song "Chhota sa ghar hoga", which was supposed to be sung by Hemant Kumar.
After some initial flops as an actor, Kishore Kumar achieved success as a comic hero with movies like "New Delhi" (1956), "Aasha"(1957) , "Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi"(1958) , "Jhumroo" (1961), "Half Ticket" (1962), and "Padosan"(1968) . "Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi", his home production, starred the three Ganguli brothers, and Madhubala (whom Kishore married later). The film is about romance between a city girl (Madhubala) and a car mechanic (Kishore Kumar), with a subplot involving eccentric brothers.
Music director S. D. Burman is credited with spotting Kishore Kumar's talent as a singer, and advancing his singing career.. He recorded with Kishore for Dev Anand's "Munimji" (1954), "Taxi Driver"(1954) , "House No 44"(1955), "Funtoosh" (1956), "Nau Do Gyarah"(1957) , "Paying Guest"(1957) , "Guide"(1965) , "Jewel Thief"(1967) , and "Prem Pujari"(1970) .
He also composed music for Kishore Kumar's home production "Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi" (1958). Some of their intial hits included "Maana janaab ne pukara nahin" from "Paying Guest"," Hum hain raahi pyar ke" from "Nau Do Gyarah" (1957), "Ai meri topi palat ke aa" from "Funtoosh", and "Ek Ladki Bheegi Bhaagi Si" and "Haal Kaisa Hai Janaab Ka" from "Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi" (1958).
When S. D. Burman was not on good terms with Lata Mangeshkar during 1957-62, he gave patronage to her younger sister, Asha Bhosle. The Asha Bhosle-Kishore Kumar duets composed by S. D. Burman also became very popular. Some of these include "Chhod Do Aanchal" from "Paying Guest"(1957) , "Ankhon Mein Kya Ji" from "Nau Do Gyarah" (1957), "Haal Kaisa Hai Janaab Ka" and "Paanch Rupaiya Baara Aana" from "Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi" (1958), "Chhedo Na Meri Zulfein" from "Ganga Ki Lahren" (1964), and "Arre Yaar Meri Tum Bhi Ho Gajab" from "Teen Devian" (1965).
C. Ramchandra was another music director who recognized Kishore Kumar's talent as a singer. Some of the C. Ramchandra-Kishore Kumar hits include "Eena Meena Deeka" from "Aasha" (1957). Kishore Kumar also gave a few hit songs with other music directors; for example, "Nakhrewaali" from "New Delhi" (1956 by Shankar Jaikishan, and "C.A.T..Cat Maane Billi" and "Hum To Mohabbat Karega" from "Dilli Ka Thug" (1958 by Ravi).
Kishore Kumar produced, directed, and acted in the film "Jhumroo" (1961). He wrote the lyrics for the title song, "Main Hoon Jhumroo", and composed music for all the songs in the film. Later, he produced and directed the serious film "Door Gagan Ki Chhaon Mein" (1964). He also wrote the script and composed music for the film. The film is based on the relationship between a father (Kishore Kumar), and his deaf and mute son (played by his real-life son, Amit Kumar). The movie achieved critical success, which perhaps motivated him to make another two films called "Door Ka Rahi" (1971) and "Door Waadiyon Mein Kahin" (1980).
In the 1960s, as an actor, Kishore Kumar build up a notoriety for coming late for the shootings, or bunking them altogether.As a singer, he had some hit songs to his credit, including" Zaroorat Hai Zaroorat Hai" from "Manmauji"(1961) , "Gaata Rahe Mera Dil" from "Guide"(1964) , and "Yeh dil no hota bechara" from "Jewel Thief" (1967).
In the late 1960s, S. D. Burman's son, Rahul Dev Burman also started patronizing Kishore Kumar. Their first notable success was the soundtrack of the film "Padosan" (1969), in which Kishore Kumar sang popular songs "Mere Saamne waali khidki mein" and "Kehna hai". Padosan was a comedy film staring Kishore Kumar as a dramatist-musician, Mehmood as a Carnatic music and dance teacher, and Sunil Dutt as a simpleton called Bhola. Kishore Kumar's character in the film was inspired by the personality of his uncle, Dhananjay Banerjee (a classical singer). The highlight of the film was a musical, comical duel between Kishore Kumar-Sunil Dutt and Mehmood, "Ek Chaturnar Karke Singaar".
In 1969, Shakti Samanta produced and directed the film "Aradhana", for which the music was composed by S. D. Burman. S. D. Burman fell ill after recording some duet songs with Mohammed Rafi, Asha Bhosale, Lata Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar. Afterwards, his son and assistant R. D. Burman took over the recording. R. D. Burman got Kishore Kumar to solo sing the songs "Mere Sapno Ki Rani" and "Roop Tera Mastana", which became smash hits. Kishore Kumar won his first Filmfare award for the song "Roop Tera Mastana".
Kishore Kumar sang for all leading actors in 1970s, including Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Sanjeev Kumar, Dev Anand, and Rishi Kapoor.
S. D. Burman and Kishore continued to churn out several hit songs together, including Phoolon Ke Rang Se and Shokhiyon Mein Ghola Jaaye from Prem Pujari (1969), Aaj Madhosh Hua Jaaye Re, Khilte Hain Gul Yahan and O Meri Sharmilee from Sharmilee (1971), Meet na mila from Abhimaan (1973), Pyaar Ke Is Khel Mein from Jugnu, and Phoolon Ke Dere Hain from Zameer (1974). In 1975, Kishore Kumar composed his last song for S. D. Burman. S. D. Burman went into a coma for the second time, soonafter Kishore recorded the song Badi Sooni Sooni Si Hai Zindagi for the film Mili.
R. D. Burman considered Kishore Kumar his favorite singer, and recorded several hit songs with him in the 1970s. In the superhit Bollywood film, "Sholay" (1975), he asked Kishore Kumar to sing for both Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra. Some of the popular Kishore Kumar-R. D. Burman songs include "O Maajhee Re" from Khushboo, "Yeh Shaam Mastaani" and "Yeh jo mohabbat hai" from "Kati Patang" (1970), "Kuchh to log kahenge" from "Amar Prem" (1971), "Raat Kali Ek Khwab Mein Aayee" from "Buddha Mil Gaya" (1971), "Musafir hoon yaaron" from "Parichay" (1972), "Diye jalte hain" from "Namak Haraam" (1973), "Meree bheegee bheegee si" from "Anamika" (1973), "Zindagee Ke Safar Mein" from "Aap Ki Kasam" (1974), "Agar Tum Na Hote", "Humein Tum Se Pyaar Kitna", "Mere Naina Saawan Bhado" and "Chingari Koi Bhadke".
R. D. Burman also recorded several hit duets with Kishore Kumar, and Asha Bhosle and Lata Mangeshkar. Some of these duets include "Panna Ki Tamana" from "Heera Panna"(1973) , "Neend Chura Ke Raaton Mein" from the film "Shareef Badmash", "Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai" from Sanjay Dutt's debut film "Rocky" (1981).
Apart from the Burmans, Kishore Kumar worked with other major music directors as well. The composer duo Laxmikant-Pyarelal (L-P) also composed many hit songs sung by Kishore Kumar. Some of there hit songs include "Mere Dil Mein Aaj Kya Hai" from "Daag", "Mere diwanepan ki bhi" from "Mehboob Ki Mehndi", "Mere Naseeb Mein Aye Dost" from "Do Raaste", "Naach Meri Bulbul" from "Roti", "Chal Chal Mere Haathi" from "'Haathi Mere Saathi", "Gaari Bula Rahi Hai", "Ruk Jaana Nahi" (Imtihaan), "Mere Mehboob Qayamat Hogi" (Mr X In Bombay), and "My Name Is Anthony Gonsalves" from "Amar Akbar Anthony". L-P, whose favorite singer was Lata Mangeshkar, also composed several hit Kishore-Lata duets, including "Achchha To Hum Chalte Hain", "Kal Ki Haseen Mulaqat Ke Liye", "Gore Rang Pe Na Itna" from "Roti", and "Tu Kitne Baras Ki". L-P also got Kishore Kumar and Rafi to sing duets for the films "Dostana" and "Ram Balram".
Kalyanji-Anandji recorded several hit songs with Kishore Kumar including "O Saathi Re" from" Muqaddar Ka Sikander", ""Khaike Paan Banaraswala" from "Don", "Mera Jeevan Kora Kagaz" from "Kora Kagaz", "Neele Neele Ambar Par" from "Kalakar" and "Pal Bhar Ke Liye" from "Johny Mera Naam".
The new composers such as Rajesh Roshan, Sapan Chakravarty (who had earlier worked as R. D. Burman's assistant), and Bappi Lahiri also worked with Kishore Kumar. Rajesh Roshan's first hit film "Julie" featured hit songs sung by Kishore Kumar, "Bhool Gaya Saab Kuch" (duet with Lata Mangeshkar) and "Dil Kya Kare Jab Kisise". Their other hits include "Chhookar mere man ko" from "Yaarana" and "Tune abhi dekha nahin" from "Do Aur Do Paanch". Bappi Lahiri also recorded many popular songs with Kishore Kumar, including 'Pag Ghunghroo" from "Namak Halal" (1982), "Manzilen Apni Jagah Hai" from "Sharaabi" (1984) and "Chalte Chalte"(1976) .
During the Indian Emergency, Sanjay Gandhi asked Kishore Kumar to sing for a Congress rally in Mumbai, but Kishore Kumar refused. As a result, the Government put a ban on playing Kishore Kumar songs on the All India Radio or television.But Kishore Kumar refused to apologize. Finally, the ban was lifted after some prominent producers and directors lobbied against it.
Kishore Kumar produced and directed some movies in the late 1970s and early 1980s, such as "Badhti Ka Naam Daadhi" (1978), "Zindagi"(1981) and "Door Wadiyon Mein Kahin" (1982). But none of these films did well at the box-office. His last appearance as an actor was in "Door Wadiyon Mein Kahin".
With patronage from R. D. Burman and Rajesh Roshan Kishore Kumar's son Amit Kumar also became a leading Bollywood singer in the 1980s. Kishore Kumar also continuted singing for several actors. He also did some stage shows, apparently to earn money to pay his income tax arrears.
Kishore Kumar stopped singing for Amitabh Bachchan in the mid-1980s, after Amitabh didn't do a guest appearance in a film produced by him. He also stopped singing for the actor Mithun Chakraborty, after his wife Yogeeta Bali divorced him and married Mithun.
In mid-1980s, Kishore Kumar sang for Anil Kapoor in his Kapoor's debut film, "Woh Saat Din" and also recorded for his first superhit "Mr. India". He also recorded some popular songs for the film "Saagar" with R. D. Burman. By this time, he had decided to retire and was planning to go back to his birthplace, Khandwa.
However, on October 13 1987, he died of a heart attack in Mumbai. His body was taken to Khandwa for cremation. He recorded his last song a day before he died. The song was "Guru O Guru", a duet with Asha Bhosle, for the film "Waqt ki Aawaz"(1988) composed by Bappi Lahiri.
Kishore Kumar's voice inspired many upcoming Bollywood singers, including Kumar Sanu, Abhijeet, Vinod Rathod and Babul Supriyo. After his death, many of his songs have been remixed and re-sung by several artists.
Kishore Kumar's song "Pal Bhar Ke Liye" from the film "Johny Mera Naam" (1970) was used in an episode of "The Simpsons" titled "Kiss Kiss Bang Bangalore". His songs have also been featured in several films, including "Such a Long Journey" (1998) and "Side Streets" (1998).
Kishore Kumar married four times. His first wife was Ruma Guha Thakurta aka Ruma Ghosh. Their marriage lasted from 1950 to 1958. Kishore Kumar's second wife was the famous actress Madhubala, who had worked with him many films including his home production "Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi" (1958). They married in 1961, although Kishore Kumar knew that she had major health problems and would die in a few years. Madhubala was a Muslim, and the two had a civil marriage, for which Kishore Kumar reportedly converted to Islam and changed his name to "Karim Abdul"..
His family was against the marriage, and the couple also had a Hindu marriage to please them, but Madhubala was not accepted by them. Madhubala went to London for an operation, but the doctors didn't operate on her, as her chances of survival were remote. The marriage lasted for 9 years, and ended with Madhubala's death on February 23, 1969.
Kishore Kumar's third marriage was to Yogeeta Bali, and lasted from 1976 to August 4, 1978. Kishore Kumar was married to Leena Chandavarkar from 1980 until his death. He had two sons Amit Kumar (an accomplished playback singer) from Ruma, and Sumit Kumar from Leena Chandavarkar.
Kishore Kumar is said to have been paranoid about not being paid. During recordings, he would begin singing only after his secretary confirmed that the producer had made the payment. Once, when he discovered that his dues hadn't been fully paid, he landed up for shooting with make-up on only one side of his face. When the director questioned him, he replied "Aadha paisa to aadha make-up."
On the sets of "Bhai Bhai", Kishore Kumar refused to act because the director M V Raman owed him five thousand rupees. His brother Ashok Kumar persuaded him to do the scene. But, when the shooting started, he walked across the floor and, each time he walked a few places, he said, "Paanch Hazzar Rupaiya," (five thousand rupees) and did a summersault. After he reached the end of the floor, he went out of the studio, jumped into his car, and ordered his driver Abdul to drive away.
On another occasion, when the producer R. C. Talwar did not pay his dues in spite of repeated reminders, Kishore Kumar turned up at Talwar's residence one morning and started shouting "Hey Talwar, de de mere aath hazaar" ("Hey Talwar, give me my eight thousand"). He did this every morning for a few days, until Talwar paid him.
The film "Anand" (1971) was originally supposed to star Kishore Kumar and Mehmood in the lead roles. One of the producers of the film, N.C. Sippy, had earlier served as Mehmood's production manager. Hrishikesh Mukherjee, the director of the film, was asked to meet Kishore Kumar to discuss the project. However, when he went to Kishore Kumar's house, he was driven away by the gatekeeper due to a misunderstanding. Kishore Kumar (himself a Bengali) had done a stage show organized by another Bengali man, and he was involved in a fight with this man over money matters. He had instructed his gatekeeper to drive away this "Bengali", if he ever visited the house. When Hrishikesh Mukherjee (another Bengali) went to Kishore Kumar's house, the gatekeeper drove him away, mistaking him for the "Bengali" that Kishore Kumar had asked him to drive away.
The incident hurt Hrishikesh Mukherjee so much, that he decided not to work with Kishore Kumar.Consequently, Mehmood had to leave the film as well, and new actors (Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan) were signed up for the film.
In spite of his "no money, no work" principle, sometimes Kishore Kumar recorded for free even when the producers were willing to pay. He recorded for free, for some films produced by Rajesh Khanna and Danny Denzongpa.On one occasion, Kishore Kumar helped actor-turned- producer Bipin Gupta, by giving him Rs. 20,000 for the film "Dal Mein Kala" (1964). When the little-known actor Arun Kumar Mukherjee died, Kishore Kumar regularly sent money to his family in Bhagalpur.Mukherjee was one of the first persons to appreciate Kishore's singing talent.
Many journalists and writers have written about Kishore Kumar's seemingly eccentric behavior. Kishore Kumar had put a "Beware of Kishore" sign at the door of his Warden Road flat, where he stayed for some time while his bungalow was being done up. Once, the producer-director H. S. Rawail, who owed him some money, visited his flat to pay the dues. Kishore Kumar took the money, and when Rawail offered to shake hands with him, he reportedly put Rawail's hand in his mouth, bit it, and asked "Didn’t you see the sign?". Rawail laughed off the incident and left quickly.
Once, when a reporter made a comment about how lonely he must be, Kishore Kumar took her to his garden. He then named some of the trees in his garden, and introduced them to the reporter as his closest friends.
According to another reported incident, once Kishore Kumar was to record a song for the producer-director G. P. Sippy. As Sippy approached his bungalow, he saw Kishore going out in his car. Sippy pleaded him to stop his car, but Kishore only increased the speed of his car. Sippy chased him to Madh Island, where Kishore Kumar finally stopped his car near the ruined Madh Fort. When Sippy questioned his strange behavior, Kishore Kumar refused to recognize or talk to him and threatened to call police. Sipppy had to return. Next morning, Kishore Kumar reported for the recording. An angry Sippy questioned him about his behavior on the previous day. However, Kishore Kumar insisted that Sippy must have seen a dream, and claimed that he was in Khandwa on the previous day.
Kishore Kumar was also noted for defying producers and directors. Once, a producer went to court to get a decree that Kishore Kumar must follow the director's orders. As a consequence, Kishore Kumar obeyed the director to the letter. He refused to alight from his car until the director ordered him to do so. Once, after a car scene in Mumbai, he drove on till Khandala because the director forgot to say "Cut".
In the 1960s, Kalidas Batvabbal, patently disgusted with Kishore Kumar's alleged lack of cooperation during the shooting of "Half Ticket", gave him away to the income tax authorities, Kishore had to face a raid at his house. Later, Kishore invited him home, tricked him by asking him to enter a cupboard for a "chat" and locked him inside. He unlocked Batvabbal after two hours and told him "Don’t ever come to my house again."
Kishore Kumar was a big fan of Chaim Topol and met him in London on September 9, 1983.
KISHORE KUMAR 16th Death Anniversary
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( The beauty of this is that when you return, you can see how many in-duh-viduals did this over and over).
8: Thank you for your message, which has been added to a queuing system. You are currently in 352nd place, and can expect to receive a reply in approximately 19 weeks.
9: Hi. I'm thinking about what you've just sent me. Please wait by your PC for my response..
10: Hi! I'm busy negotiating the salary for my new job. Don't bother to leave me any messages.
11: I've run away to join a different circus.
2: I'm not really out of the office. I'm just ignoring you.
3: You are receiving this automatic notification because I am out of the office. If I was in, chances are you wouldn't have received anything at all.
4: Sorry to have missed you but I am at the doctors having my brain removed so that I may be promoted to management
5: I will be unable to delete all the unread, worthless emails you send me until I return from vacation on 4/18. Please be patient and your mail will be deleted in the order it was received.
6: Thank you for your email. Your credit card has been charged $5.99 for the first ten words and $1.99 for each additional word in your message.
7: The e-mail server is unable to verify your server connection and is unable to deliver this message. Please restart your computer and try sending again.'
( The beauty of this is that when you return, you can see how many in-duh-viduals did this over and over).
8: Thank you for your message, which has been added to a queuing system. You are currently in 352nd place, and can expect to receive a reply in approximately 19 weeks.
9: Hi. I'm thinking about what you've just sent me. Please wait by your PC for my response..
10: Hi! I'm busy negotiating the salary for my new job. Don't bother to leave me any messages.
11: I've run away to join a different circus.
things to think about kids
Things to think about kids
1. You spend the first two years of their life teaching them to walk and talk. Then you spend the next sixteen telling them to sit down and
shut up.
2. Grandchildren are God's reward for not killing your own children.
3. Mothers of teens now know "why" some animals eat their young.
4. Children seldom miss quote you. In fact, they usually repeat word for word what you shouldn't have said.
5. The main purpose of holding children's parties is to remind yourself that there "are" children more awful than your own.
6. We child proof our homes ... But they are still getting in !
Advice for the Day ! Be nice to your kids
" They " will choose your nursing home ...
And finally ...
If you have a lot of tension and you get headaches too "Do what the aspirin bottle says Take 2 aspirin and ... "Keep Away From Children
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1. You spend the first two years of their life teaching them to walk and talk. Then you spend the next sixteen telling them to sit down and
shut up.
2. Grandchildren are God's reward for not killing your own children.
3. Mothers of teens now know "why" some animals eat their young.
4. Children seldom miss quote you. In fact, they usually repeat word for word what you shouldn't have said.
5. The main purpose of holding children's parties is to remind yourself that there "are" children more awful than your own.
6. We child proof our homes ... But they are still getting in !
Advice for the Day ! Be nice to your kids
" They " will choose your nursing home ...
And finally ...
If you have a lot of tension and you get headaches too "Do what the aspirin bottle says Take 2 aspirin and ... "Keep Away From Children
*******
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