Tag Archives: Kishore Kumar

'I have often wondered, who do I like more – an occasional Abhas under the patronage of Sachin Dev Burman or a prolific Kishore of the seventies in sync with Rahul?' Vijay Kumar explores...

Abhas turned Kishore midway. Abhas is a felt intangibility, a suggestion from within – something not material.  Kishore is one who is young, energetic, exuberant, visible, impactful. ...

In a short-lived career, Madhubala rose to the status of a superstar on the dint of her talent and magnetic screen presence. Humble beginnings, a meteoric rise to fame, dangerous liaisons, unrequited...

Legendary actor Ashok Kumar left behind an indelible mark in Indian cinema as someone who could effortlessly step into any role. From the shy, gawky lad of Jeevan Naiyya, 1936...

Amitabh Bachchan, one of the finest actors and easily among the biggest stars ever to have graced cinema, has played a myriad range of roles, moods and characters in his illustrious career....

Peeyush Sharma concludes his tribute and exploration of the genius that was Kishore Kumar by looking at his career in the 1970s - the decade that bid goodbye to Kishore Kumar, the actor and heralded Kishore Kumar,...

The early 1960s saw some highs for this versatile artiste, while the latter half of the decade brought a change in Kishore Kumar's career graph. His playback singing took off even as his acting career started...

The 1950s were a bumper decade for Kishore Kumar the actor as well as the singer. He ventured into production in 1958 with the yet-to-be-surpassed comedy-thriller, Chalti ka Naam Gadi. Peeyush Sharma...

The mention of Kishore Kumar typically conjures up the singer in our minds. We rarely recollect the actor in him instantly. In his career of 40 years in cinema, Kishore sang over 2900 songs as a playback voice...

One tends to overlook the many achievements of the composer Bappi Lahiri, overshadowed as they have been by his ‘Tathaiyya, tathaiyya’ brand of cacophony, his infamous penchant...

Think of Jeetendra and the tight pants, white shoes and stylish Tees come to mind. But the dancing hero did a variety of roles in his long career that challenged his histrionic abilities and created a rich basket...

Twenty one years ago, on July 7, 1997, Chetan Anand bid farewell. Silhouette pays tribute to the great film maker, the director, writer, producer, actor who dared to explore unconventional subjects that turned into landmark cinema.