Kishore Kumar fans await Javed Akhtar’s money
By Sanjay Sharma
Khandwa (Madhya Pradesh), Aug 8 (IANS) Lyricist Javed Akhtar is under attack for not giving the ‘promised money’ to renovate a memorial to singing legend Kishore Kumar at his birthplace here.
The fans say that Javed Akhtar last year publicly pledged to donate the Rs.100,000 in prize money he got for winning the Kishore Kumar National Award to renovate the Kishore memorial. But he has not kept the promise.
‘Javed’s gesture was a gimmick,’ said a fan in Khandwa, 192 km from Bhopal.
The Kishore Kumar award, instituted by the Madhya Pradesh government in 1997, is given away for direction, acting, script writing and lyrics every year. It carries Rs.100,000 and a citation. Akhtar won it last year.
Khandwa residents say even after a year Javed Akhtar’s promised money is yet to reach the town.
Kishore Kumar was born in Khandwa Aug 4, 1929. The singer’s family house stands opposite the Khandwa railway station in a dilapidated condition. The singer left for Mumbai (then Bombay) when he was 18. He died on Oct 13, 1987, in Mumbai from a heart attack. He was cremated in Khandwa.
As a tribute to the singer, the Khandwa municipal corporation erected a two-foot-high, 15-foot-long and 10-foot-wide rectangular structure at the cremation ground as a memorial.
However, the so-called memorial has neither a plaque nor an epitaph. The structure has, in the 19 years since the singer-actor died, literally fallen apart.
Wild grass and shrubs grow through the cracks in the structure. Many tiles have chipped off. A portrait faintly resembling the singer can still be seen.
The people of Khandwa collected Rs.100,000 by contributing a rupee each for a memorial in an effort coordinated by Bollywood poet-lyricist Vitthal Bhai Patel. But Khandwa Mayor Tarachand Agarwal did not permit the restoration.
Even Kishore’s son Amit Kumar has not bothered to get the memorial repaired, says Sita Ram, who has been the watchman at Kishore’s house for over 35 years.
‘Amit visited Khandwa only twice - once when Kishoreda was cremated and the second time on his way to Indore for a show. He promised to perform stage shows in Khandwa to raise money to get the memorial repaired,’ Sita Ram told IANS.
But he never did.
(© 2006 Indo-Asian News Service)
source: http://news.monstersandcritics.com/india/article_1188114.php/Kishore_Kumar_fans_await_Javed_Akhtars_money
December 15th, 2007 at 8:24 pm
Mr Taimy…
I respect ur feelings for rafi sahab…. but quality of the song doesnt depends upon genere of the song wether the song is classical, western
etc etc….. quality depends upon the composition(no matter on which type
of music it’s based)…. composition should express the feel of words…
and dre are number of such type of songs of kishore da…..
although rafi sahab was complete singer but dont forget kishoreda was
also complete artist……….
a great rtist…
KISHORE DA
December 13th, 2007 at 4:16 am
I challenge all KK’s fans to put forward a single KK number which could match the quality of the following songs:
1) O Duniya ke Rekhwale
2) Man re tu kahe na
3) Din dhal jaye haye
All “zindagi pyar ka geet hai”, “o sathi re” “ruk jana nahi” or such types of songs, which were big kK’s hits, pale in comparison to the above numbers. In fact the second song I listed has been voted the best bollywood song ever.
Please think about it and realize that while KK was a very good singer, Mohd. Rafi was just on another level.
September 14th, 2007 at 12:23 am
there are very few photographs that have been posted on this site of the legend known as kishore da why dont u all post huge photograhs of kishore da with the various music directors,actors and other personalities
September 13th, 2007 at 11:48 pm
jo log rafi sahib or kishore da jaise mahan singers ka comparision karte hai unhe pagalkhane bhej dena chahiye kyunki vo kapil dev or sunil gavaskar ka be comparision karenge vo dilip kumar ka big b ke saath or shahrukh ke saath be karenge.or to or vo apne relatives or ma baap ka be comarision karenge or ache baatein discuss karne ki bagaye
is post ko bakvas baaato se baar denge.shame on all the guys who have been comparing the immortal legends.
September 11th, 2007 at 1:54 am
THE THINK IS CLEAR THE GUYS WHO HAVE BEEN TRYN TO COMPARE THE IMMORTAL LEGENDS ARE MENTALLY SICK AND SO THEY ALL SHOULD BE DEPORTED TO MENTAL ASYLUM IN AGRA OR ELSE THEY SHOULD BE GIVEN THE TIME TO REHABLITATE BY PROPERLY LISTENING TO THE MUSIC COZ THEY DONT HAVE ANY SENSE WHAT TO LISTEN TO.THEY R ACTING LIKE BIG FOOLS OF TODAY LIKE HIMESH RESHMAIYA.
WOW THE COMPARING GUYS ARE FAN OF HIMESH THAT IS TRUE.
THAT IS THE HEIGHT OF SHAMLESSNESS U ENJOY HIMESH AND BE QUIET
September 11th, 2007 at 1:47 am
JO YEH KEHTA HAI KI VO DUNIYA MAIN SIRF EK KE KARAN AA GAYA JAISE KE MAA KE KARAN YA BAAP KE KARAN VO HE AISA ADMI HOGA JO RAFI SAHIB OR KISHORE DA KI TULNA KAR SAKE.
AAB BATAO KYA MAA KE KARAN AAYE JA BAAP KE KARAN
DONO KE KARAN TO HO NAHI SAKTA KYUNKI AISE LOG KINHE AIZEMOSHAAN FANKARO KI TULNA NAHI KARTE
September 11th, 2007 at 1:42 am
JIN LOGO NE UPAR BADE SHAAN SE RAFI SAHIB OR KISHORE DA JAISE MAHAN SINGERS KA COMPARISION KARNE KI KOSHISH KI HAI VO AISE LOG HAI JINHONE NE DONO KO SIRF 10-20% SUNA HAI OR VO COMMENTS AISE DETE HAI JAISE BAHUT BADE MAHARATHI HAI LEKIN ASAL MAIN VO BATHROOM MAIN BE SAHE TARH SE NAHI GA PATE,KYUNKI IN DONO KA COMPARISION KARNE VALA TO POEM BE NAHI SAKTA.
SHAME ON ALL THE GUYS WHO HAVE BEEN COMPARING THE LEGENDS OF THE DIAMOND AGE OF INDIAN MUSIC
CHULU BAAR PANI MAIN DOOB MARO OR APNE MA BAAP KA COMPARISION KARO
September 11th, 2007 at 1:36 am
JO LOG RAFI SAHIB OR KISHORE DA KA COMPARISION KARTE HAI UNHE APNE MAA BAAP KA COMPARISION BE KARLENA CHAHYE KI DONO MAIN SE KON ACHA HAI.KYUNKI AISE LOGO KA DIMAAG THEEK NAHI HAI
AGAR KOI SUNIL GAVASKAR OR KAPIL DEV KE BECHE COMPARISON KAREGA TO USEY PAGAL HE KAHA JAYEGA
September 11th, 2007 at 1:26 am
YAARO RAFI SAHIB OR KISHORE DA JAISE MAHAN SINGERS KO KABHI BE COMPARE MAT KARO TUM LOG DHARTI OR ASMAAN KO KYUN COMPARE KARNA CHAHTE HO IN DONO OR MUKESH SAHIB KA COMPARISION HO HE NAHI SAKTA.DUNIYA MAIN SIRF EK FANKAR HE AISA HAI JO IN TEENO KI CATEGORY MAIN ATA HAI OR VO HAI USTAD NUSRAT FATEH ALI KHAN
PLZ FOR GOD SAKE DONT TRY TO COMPARE THE IMMORTAL AND LEGENDS OF THE PAST MILLENIUM RAFI SAHIB AND KISHORE DA.THEY BOTH R GEMS OF INDIAN PLAYBACK SINGING
DONT WASTE UR TIME IN COMPARISION INSTEAD TRY TO LISTEN MORE AND MORE TO RAFI AND KISHORE
August 31st, 2007 at 2:23 pm
i m a big fan of kishore kumar …………..i love all the songs of kishor G
August 16th, 2007 at 1:24 am
I agree with Mr. JAWAID NASEEM (msg posted above this) that there can be no comparison of Kishore Da with Rafi Saab or vice versa. Both are distinct singers. I’m a big fan of Rafi Saab and Kishore da.
Both of them r hugely loved here in India. Both are legends. Long liv Rafi Saab and kishore da, we’ll all miss u both for the immense contribution u gave to us indians and all the ppl overseas with ur magical voices.
Bhagwan aap ki aatmaon ko shanti de. Love u “Rafi Saab and Kishore Da”. Missing u a lot!!
July 20th, 2007 at 3:17 pm
I respect Kishore Kumar and also the music lovers who love
Kishore Kumar….its their right..
But , please do not bring Mohd Rafi saab in any discussion and
compare with Kishore Kumar as we love and like RAFI saab..
for the greatest contribution to hindi film music…………. I am totally convinced with these words of Binu Nair sb. We must not behave like foes to eachother, we all are lovers of music and lovers of good talent,so far I am concerned I am a great lover of RAFI SB, but on the other hand I am an ardent lover of Kishore da, but it doesnot mean that I love or respect these two legends only….
I am a fan of good music and fine artistes, I love to listen Manna da, Mukesh, Lata ji, Asha ji and…….. some very unknown singers like Savita saathi, Mangal singh,Maratib Ali, Naseebo Lala and some more because these peoples are giving and have given a lot to indian music and indian music is our heritage and we should not throw junk upon each other with the name of Rafi sb and Kishore sb or some others
IT IS AN OPEN FACT THAT KISHORE DA WAS HIMSELF A GREAT LOVER OF RAFI SB. ONCE AMIT KUMAR EXPRESSED THAT HE WANTS TO BE A SINGER LIKE HIS FATHER AND KISHORE DA SAID,, NO.. IF YOU TRULY WANT TO FOLLOW SOME ONE.. FOLLOW RAFI BHAI,
RAFI SB HIMSELF ALWAYS ADMIRED KISHORE DA FOR HIS VERSATALITY, THEN WHO HAS GIVEN US THE RIGHT TO DO SUCH NONSENSE IN PUBLIC?????
KKKLAN…. SPECIALLY YOU SHOULD CHECK YOUR FEELINGS AND WORDS.
June 13th, 2007 at 4:33 am
Bapan - how could you forget “O Saathi Re” - that is the greatest sad song of all!
June 12th, 2007 at 12:58 pm
KISHORE KUMAR IS GOD IN INDIAN FILM MUSIC. HE IS MY FAVOURITE SINGER OF ALL TIME. HE IS VERY VERSATILE SINGER IN OUR FILM INDUSTRY. HE SANG ALMOST EVERY TYPE OF SONGS.I LIKE HIS SAD SONGS LIKE - ‘ CHINGARI KOI BHADKE’. ‘JINDEGI KA SAFAR’. ‘ KOI HOTA JISKO AAPNA’ ETC. I THINK NO ONE SINGER IN THE INDIA CAN SING BETTER SAD SONG THAN KISHORE DA.
IT IS VERY UNFAIR TO COMPAIR KISHORE KUMAR WITH MD.RAFI. THEY ARE LEGEND IN HIMSELF.
June 9th, 2007 at 6:23 pm
I respect Kishore Kumar and also the music lovers who love
Kishore Kumar….its their right..
But , please do not bring Mohd Rafi saab in any discussion and
compare with Kishore Kumar as we love and like RAFI saab..
for the greatest contribution to hindi film music..
binu nair
June 8th, 2007 at 7:27 pm
I agree totally,Kishore Kumar is the greatest singer,comic hero and entertainer of all times.
June 6th, 2007 at 6:03 pm
I thick no body is near to kishor Da. He is God.We can’t compare any singer to Kishor Da.He made much impact on young singers than any other singers of his time
April 26th, 2007 at 3:18 pm
Yeah Binu Nair,
I agree with you. Kishore Kumar was so lovely, jovial, great singer and he respected other
great singers of his time. Mukesh, Mannadey, Rafi.
he used to tell “give this song to him, give that song to him”. He was really lover of music
otherwise how many would ignore the offer and pass it to others just because of the
betterment of the music ? not everyone man.
But we, some Rafians and some Kishoreians are jealous, are some how unhappy because
of the success of others. That’s why they critise them, so sad.
Please respect both and other singers/musicians.
Thank you
April 24th, 2007 at 1:16 am
These days music means : unruly sounds…. no lyrics, no tunes,
no soul in the songs.
Music lovers please send out re-mixes and reshamiyas out of
the window as we have been taken for granted for too long.
We need the soulful songs of Kishore da. We need : Chaudhavin
Ka Chaand ho…. ya fataab ho… and other gems.
Let us all bring musical soul back to the songs…
April 17th, 2007 at 3:54 pm
Kishor Kumar …… oh what a personality….. why we are too sensitive about memorial. His every song is milestone for people whos heart is beating.
April 13th, 2007 at 8:51 pm
KISHORE KUMAR THE BIGEST NAME IN MUSIC AL OVER THE WORLD HE IS RU LING AFTER HIS DEATH AS VEL JO AJ ZINDA HN UN SE ZYADA MASHSHOOR AJ BHI KISHORE HAI ITHINK KISHORE KI AVAZ ALLAH KA EIK JALVA HAI RAFI KE FANS ACTUALY ARE JELOUSD BCOZ THEY KNOW VERY VEL THAT KISHORE IS SUPERIOR HUM BEHRE TU NAI HN NA FOR EXAMPLE I LIKE MRCDES U LIKE COROLA BUT THIS IS UR LIKING ACTUALY MRCDS IS THE BEST IN THESE 500 YEARS OF MUSIC THERE IS NO ONE LIKE KISHORE TIL NOW I SING KISHORE IHAVVE 80% OF HIS VOICE AN STYLE I KNOW U VIL NOT BELIVE IT BUT THIS IS ALSO ATRUTH IVIL SHOW U INSHALLAH IF PAKIS SUPORT ME THEY ARE RAFIANS THIS IS ACTUALY A HINDU MUSLIM CRITISISAM THATS WHY KISHORE IS CRITICISED BUT NO WAY TODAY IT IS EXPTED ON MEDIA THAT HE IS A KING U RAFIANS RXEPT THE TRUTH UMER RAEES LHR PAKISTAN 03004109127
February 28th, 2007 at 10:03 am
MUSIC lovers of the world unite and strive to bring melody
back in to our movies and lives in place of computer driven
artificial sounds that has invaded our times.
We lost O.P.Nayyar recently but we have composers Ravi,
Pyarelal,Khayyam, Usha Khanna and many other gems
who can give good tunes to the world of music.
New composers must not copy trends but come out with original
soulful music that touches the heart and remains there for
a long time.
There is a need to bring back the music soul of KK, Rafi, Saighal,
Mukesh, Talat, and Manna Dey. The new set of composers have
failed us and that is why olden golden numbers continue to
mesmerise the music lovers.
I hope we will get great numbers from the composers and that
their works will have a long shelf life than what is the current trend.
.
February 28th, 2007 at 2:16 am
Indeed KK is an was a great singer/actor/director just like (singer) Mohd. Rafi, Hemant (lyricst, singer) , Mukesh, Talat, all in their own way.
I just want to pray for all those great playback singers (Mohd. Rafi, Mukesh, Talat, Hemant) who are not around with us on this world anymore and that their souls get the peace they deserve, and let us thank GOD that these persons have lived among us and with us, leaving the world the songs we hear now every day on being broadcasted on internet/radio/television…
February 27th, 2007 at 8:12 pm
MUSIC lovers are supposed to love music and musicians alike and not criticise publicly as it leaves a bad taste and exhibits a low esteem of the person. MohdRafi and Kishore Kumar are great artists and both are very good. Some persons will like KK, some Rafi, some Saighal and some Mukesh, Manna and Talat Mahmood. What gems they all have given to the
muic field. Male singers were not dominating like few female singers who
monopoloised singing, and drove great singers out of the industry and in to
poverty.
Some of KKs songs are gold; Rafi himself used to acknowledge it and KK also used to reciprocate to Rafi in the same way. KK wrote to FILMFARE magazine that he himself was a great fan of Rafi saab.
I met composer Pyarelal ji recently and he openly stated that KK used to tell him, give this song to Rafi, he will sing this.Once KK called Rafi over
the phone to the studio and asked him to sing KKs song in front of an amazed group of musicians.
So music lovers my request is to respect the artistes because they have
given us all a treasure for many generations to enjoy.
I have met KK and his family in UAE and spent some fine moments with them. KK and Rafi - both are great and it will remain the same for many centuries to come.
give this song to Rafi
January 26th, 2007 at 5:33 pm
Hi KK fans!
Undoubtedly,KK is a great artist and singer.Each and every song of his is brilliant.We can forget all our sorrows when we listen to his songs.