Kishore Kumar was ghost voice for Rajesh Khanna- He shot to fame after ‘Aradhana’
Kishore Kumar was ghost voice for Rajesh Khanna- He shot to fame after ‘Aradhana’
Kishore Kumar as a playback singer gave life to movie characters in a way that even the actor essaying the role wouldn’t have been able to.
When Kishore Kumar was informed that he would be crooning some tracks for Adradhana 1969, for Rajesh Khanna, he immediately expressed his desire to meet the actor he would be singing for.
Kishore, as a playback singer gave life to movie characters in a way that even the actor essaying the role wouldn’t have been able to.
After Rajesh Khanna arrived at his Juhu Bungalow, Kishore asked him a few questions. He watched Rajesh Khanna as he spoke, taking in every gesture.
As Khanna was leaving, Kishore told him he is going to sing for him and he wanted him to succeed. The rest speaks history.
Kishore Kumar emerged most popular after Aradhana’s success.
Rajesh Khanna had said that his was the body and Kishore was the voice, and he owed a large part of his popularity to that magical voice. From “Mere Sapnon Ki Raani” (Aradhana, 1969) to “Zindagi Ke Safar Mein” (Aap Ki Kasam, 1974), or from “Aate Jaate Khoobsurat” (Anurodh, 1977) to the sublime “Kuchch Toh Log Kahenge” (Amar Prem, 1972), the duo delivered hit after hit. If one were to list down all of them, it would be a long,
but delightful day.
In all, Kishore sang almost 245 songs for Rajesh Khanna.
He became a ghost voice for Rajesh Khanna and Kishore Kumar lent his voice for the super star till his last breath
News input KV Raman
