![]() ![]() Now this hardly sits well with what we also know, that till his very end, Kishore Kumar preferred to be a recluse, remaining a mystery to mankind in general. Surely we are talking about a people person. ![]() In his last 10 years, he connected beautifully on the stage through his shows too. People who are in love with his work and persona-and these are in the millions-know more about him, and so they see this man in his other avatars too, as a composer, filmmaker, editor, scriptwriter and even songwriter, yes! A modern-day Leonardo da Vinci in our cinema, with an embarrassment of skills, many of them high-visibility. Others instantly mention his comic falsetto singing in Aake seedhi lagi dilpe jaise katariya from Half Ticket. Many of us recall him fondly through his garage-mechanic’s role and song Ek ladki bheegi-bhaagisi from Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi. Perhaps we will think of his eccentricities, and maybe even his multiple marriages. It has been repurposed to celebrate Kishore Kumar's 86th birth anniversary.) What are the first thoughts that come to our mind when someone mentions singing-actor? Chances are we will say yodeller, comic actor, or the voice of Dev Anand and Rajesh Khanna. (Editor's Note: This article was first published on August 4, 2014.
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