Abhas Kumar Ganguly was born in Khandwa, now in Madhya Pradesh, to Kunjilal Ganguly, a Brahmin lawyer by profession, and Gouri Devi, both of whom came from wealthy landowning families. Kishore was the youngest in the Ganguly family, preceded by Ashok, Sati, & Anoop. While Kishore was still a child, his brother Ashok became a Bollywood actor. Later, Anoop also ventured into cinema with Ashok's help. Post Ashok Kumar's stardom, the Ganguly family shifted base to Mumbai. This was also the time when Abhas Kumar Ganguly changed his name to Kishore Kumar. His first venture into the big cinema career was as a chorus singer in the film "Bombay Talkies". His first film as an actor was in the film called "Shikari" which was released in the year 1946, wherein Ashok Kumar was the lead hero. In 1948, Kishore Kumar got a chance to sing the song "Marne Ki Duayen Kyon Mangu" for the film "Ziddi". After this, he got many other assignments, but he was not very serious about a film career. Although his films flopped initially, he achieved success as a comic hero with movies like "New Delhi", "Half Ticket" and "Padosan". All the praise and honor for his acting skills was still not the platform for his successful throne. He achieved his varied and unrivalled fame only after he was recognized as an established singer. Spending time with his brothers, Kishore became interested in films and music. He became a fan of singer-actor K. L. Saigal—whom he considered his vocal guru—and tried to emulate his singing style.The popular music director Sachin Dev Burman, who was impressed by his singing skills, advised him not to copy Saigal but develop and condense his own style. Kishore kept this advice in mind and eventually developed his own style of singing, prominently featuring the yodelling that he had heard on some records bought by his brother Anoop. In the Bollywood music circles, yodelling became Kishore's trademark.
With time, music directors started recognizing the potential of Kishore Kumar and he became one of the leading singers in the Indian film industry. The 1960s was a lean patch in Kumar's career graph. Most of his films bombed at the box office. However, in 1969 the tables turned once again, as R. D. Burman took over the recording initiatives after S. D. Burman fell ill for the film "Aradhana". R. D. Burman deployed Kishore Kumar to sing the songs "Mere Sapno Ki Rani" and "Roop Tera Mastana", both of which gained instant recognition and success at the box-office. Kishore Kumar also won his first Filmfare award for the song "Roop Tera Mastana". During the 1970s and 1980s, he sang for Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Jeetendra, Sanjeev Kumar, Dev Anand, Shashi Kapoor, Randhir Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Mithun Chakraborty, Sanjay Dutt, Sunny Deol, Anil Kapoor and Jackie Shroff.
With R. D. Burman, Kishore delivered great hits "O Maanjhi Re" from Khushboo, "Yeh Shaam Mastaani" and "Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai" from Kati Patang (1971), "Kuchh To Log Kahenge" from Amar Prem (1972), "Raat Kali Ek Khwab Mein Aayi" from Buddha Mil Gaya (1971), "Musafir Hoon Yaaron" from Parichay (1972), "Diye Jalte Hain" from Namak Haraam (1973), "Meri Bheegi Bheegi Si" from Anamika (1973), "Zindagi Ke Safar Mein" from Aap Ki Kasam (1974), "Agar Tum Na Hote", "Humein Tum Se Pyaar Kitna" from Kudrat, "Mere Naina Saawan Bhadon" from Mehbooba, and "Chingari Koi Bhadke" (Amar Prem), "Jab Bhi Koi Kangana" from Shaukeen. Apart from the Burmans, Kishore Kumar worked with other music directors such as Laxmikant-Pyarelal, Rajesh Roshan, Sapan Chakravarty, and Bappi Lahiri.
His low-profile marriages to some of the most popular and attractive Bollywood actresses (Madhubala, Yogeeta Bali, Leena Chandavarkar) raised eyebrows, but added to his witty, eccentric persona although close friends and colleagues remember him as being reticent and sentimental.
During the Indian Emergency in 1975-77, Kishore refused to sing for Indira Gandhi's 'Emergency Propaganda'. In retaliation, she banned his songs on all national media. When Amitabh Bachchan refused to do a guest appearance in a film produced by him, Kishore stopped singing for the actor, which affected the latter's future film endeavours immensely. By the late 1980s, Kishore had grown tired of the type of songs he was singing and decided to retire from the industry. Later in the 1970s and early 1980s, Kishore Kumar produced and directed movies such as "Badhti Ka Naam Daadhi" (1978), "Zindagi" (1981) and "Door Wadiyon Mein Kahin" (1980). His last appearance as an actor was in "Door Wadiyon Mein Kahin". In the mid-1980s, Kishore Kumar sang for Anil Kapoor in Kapoor's debut film as a leading man, "Woh Saat Din" and also recorded "Mr. India". He sang a duet with Alka Yagnik, "Tumse Badhkar Duniya Mein Na Dekha" for "Kaamchor". He also recorded some songs for the film "Saagar" with R. D. Burman.
On October 13th 1987, co-incidentally also 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. He left behind a rich vocal and visual legacy and millions of fans who still prefer his rich-coffee baritones over present-day playback singers.
Ajnabi Tum Jane Pehchane
Kishore Kumar Lyrics
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अजनबी तुम जाने पहचाने से लगते हो
ये बड़ी अजीब सी बात है ये नई नई मुलाकात है
फिर भी जाने क्यों अजनबी तुम जाने पहचाने से लगते हो
तुमने कभी प्यार किया था किसी राही से
तुमने कभी प्यार किया था किसी राही से
तुमने कभी वादा किया था किसी साथी से
फिर भी जाने क्यों अजनबी
तुम जाने पहचाने से लगते हो
अजनबी
दिल में रहे और हमारा दिल तोड़ दिया
दिल में रहे और हमारा दिल तोड़ दिया
साथ चले मोड़ पे आके हमें छोड़ दिया
तुम हो कही और हम कही
फिर भी जाने क्यों
अजनबी तुम जाने पहचानेसे लगते हो
ये बड़ी अजीब सी बात है
कि नई नई मुलाक़ात है
फिर भी जाने क्यों अजनबी
तुम जाने पहचाने से लगते हो अजनबी
"Ajnabi Tum Jaane Pehchane" is a melancholic and introspective song about encountering a stranger who seems familiar, and the internal confusion and longing it creates. The song starts by establishing the paradoxical situation of feeling like a stranger and yet familiar at the same time. The singer muses that it's strange how they seem new and yet he feels a connection to them. In the chorus, he wonders why this is and why he feels a sense of familiarity towards that person.
As the song progresses, the singer reminisces about his past loves and vows with them, none of which lasted, giving rise to a feeling of disillusionment and regret. It is as if he's thought about it for so long that he's grown weary, and yet he can't shake off that sense of recognition towards a stranger he's just met.
The final verse of the song shows the singer reflecting on the present moment and how he has been left alone by someone he loved deeply. In the end, the question remains unanswered, as to why does he feel like he knows this stranger who has suddenly entered his life.
Line by Line Meaning
अजनबी अजनबी तुम जाने पहचाने से लगते हो
It's strange that even though we have never met before, you seem familiar to me
ये बड़ी अजीब सी बात है ये नई नई मुलाकात है
It's strange that this feels like a new meeting, even though we have never met before
फिर भी जाने क्यों अजनबी तुम जाने पहचाने से लगते हो
Still, I can't help feeling like I know you from somewhere, even though we are strangers
तुमने कभी प्यार किया था किसी राही से
Have you ever loved someone who was just passing by?
तुमने कभी वादा किया था किसी साथी से
Have you ever promised someone to be there for them, but failed to keep that promise?
ना वो प्यार रहा ना वो बात रही
Neither the love nor the promise still remain
फिर भी जाने क्यों अजनबी तुम जाने पहचाने से लगते हो
Still, I can't help feeling like I know you from somewhere, even though we are strangers
दिल में रहे और हमारा दिल तोड़ दिया
You were in our hearts, but you broke ours
साथ चले मोड़ पे आके हमें छोड़ दिया
You left us at a turning point in life
तुम हो कही और हम कही
You are somewhere else and we are somewhere else
फिर भी जाने क्यों अजनबी तुम जाने पहचानेसे लगते हो
Still, I can't help feeling like I know you from somewhere, even though we are strangers
अजनबी
Stranger
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Written by: ASAD BHOPALI, LAXMIKANT PYARELAL
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@burhanahmed3681
Mera Dil tuta hi bhai
@YashG
Nobody is like Kishore Kumar....Evergreen
@jjjaiwar2733
https://youtu.be/P92ARwxrl9Y
@atchiabellal9071
He is good but far behind Rafi sahab
@TitForTat.
Shhhhh....God is singing..
Just close your eyes and feel how KISHORE DA puts his soul to sung this song..he sung from depth of heart core.. such genius comes once in millennium. His all songs are masterpiece like daimond, excellent,fantastic in all aspects, but I noticed something really special in his sad songs that connect people's heart directly. Kishore Da has unique intoxication in his voice that people can't stop themselves to listen to him..
I want to say again "Shayad bhagwan ko khud gana tha issiliye Kishore Da ek bahana tha" god owns voice 🙏😊❤️
@arsenalforever5877
Great comment !! Well said my friend
@bvraval99
Really true.
@atchiabellal9071
No doubt he was a good singer but don’t forget many songs he was not able to sing himself was accepted that he os a great fans of Rafi sahab and Rafi was singing more than 5 songs for him
@TitForTat.
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@atchiabellal9071 tujhe ye batane ke liye Kishore da ke comment section mein ghumna pad Raha Hain 🤣🤣😂
Rafi ke songs sun na phir