Kishore Kumar, Anirudha Bhattacharjee
Kishore Kumar, Anirudha Bhattacharjee
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Kishore Kumar
The Ultimate Biography, Winner of the National Award for Best Book on Cinema, 2022

Author: Anirudha Bhattacharjee, Parthiv Dhar

Narrator: Riya Mukherjee

Unabridged: 14 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/27/2022

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

'Zindagi ek safar hai suhana...'He was the most outrageous performer of the Hindi film screen - loved for his voice, adored for his comedy, and famous for his eccentricity. His big-screen performances - such as Half Ticket, Pyar Kiye Jaa, Padosan - could make you laugh hard, but his songs - like 'Koi humdum na raha', 'Badi sooni sooni hai', 'Ghungroo ki tarah' - could make you cry. This is the story of the voice of a generation, the legend - Kishore Kumar. Beginning with his time spent in Khandwa, Bhagalpur and Indore and going on to Bombay where Kishore moved to try his luck in cinema, this new biography by Parthiv Dhar and Anirudha Bhattacharjee tells it all. A product of over thirty years of research, it goes beyond Kishore's nearly three thousand songs and his varied contributions to cinema, and reveals unknown facts about his four marriages, his run-ins with the government in the 1970s, and his health issues. Kishore Kumar: The Ultimate Biography celebrates the music, the films and the genius of Kishore in the most definitive way for a new generation of readers.

About Anirudha Bhattacharjee

Anirudha Bhattacharjee's first book R.D. Burman: The Man, the Music won the National Award for Best Book on Cinema. His second book, Gaata Rahe Mera Dil, was the winner of the inaugural MAMI Book Award for Excellence in Writing on Cinema. This is his fourth book. Anirudha is also an amateur musician and an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur. He lives in Kolkata.

About Parthiv Dhar

Parthiv Dhar is a civil engineering graduate from VRCE Nagpur and employed with Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. Originally from Guwahati, he currently lives in Hyderabad with his family. When not listening to Kishore Kumar, he continues his research on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. 

Reviews

Goodreads review by Juhi on November 08, 2022

It is a simple yet worthy goal to attempt explaining Kishore Kumar’s nature. However, there is evidence that the author’s daily writing goals couldn’t possibly have been about explaining Kishore Kumar. One can sense a strong commitment to discern fact from opinion. Let’s say you have humongous amoun......more

Goodreads review by Shinde on November 17, 2022

well researched. Our KK chewed icecubes to settle his throat! Maverick even in that lil detail. I used to think his 'sharbati teri ankhon' sounded like a casual love song, not his usual heartfelt song. Turns out he intentionally sung it flippant as it's picturised on the villain who is faking his lov......more

Goodreads review by Sushanta on November 30, 2022

Chronicling the life of a genius accurately is a task fraught with great risks. Most often, the book either fails to bring to life the greatness of the individual or in attempting to do so, goes so overboard that it doesn't remain true to his or her legacy. The authors of this book must be complimen......more

Goodreads review by Suman on December 05, 2022

This book calls itself the ‘ultimate’ biography. The book is thorough enough to justify that claim. It is almost an encyclopaedia of Kishore Kumar’s movies and songs. There is so much detail in the book. In the end, that is the only weakness of the book - too much detail about the movies and less ab......more

Goodreads review by Amit on January 21, 2023

If you are a Kishore Fan then this is a must read. It deep dive below the surface and tells you about Kishore- the child, the youth, the man, the husband, the father and finally the Artist - singer , actor, producer. A finely researched book with many a anecdote that will stay with you. A poignant h......more

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