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

by Parthiv Dhar, Anirudha Bhattacharjee

Overview

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST BOOK ON CINEMA, 2022

'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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789356291720
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	10/27/2022
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	592
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

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. 

Editorial Reviews

Kishore Kumar is an ocean….the different kind of pearls, minerals and riches you can get in it are innumerable. I have to congratulate Anirudha and Parthiv for picking up some of the finest pearls and decorating them in this wonderful biography on Kishore da. It is such a detailed and a GRIPPING read, especially for the die-hard fans ( normal fans of KK who are not very much attached to his personal life, might find it TOO much detailed and boring ). It is the BEST to read this book first on Kindle because I find the EASE of toggling between the main text and the respective NOTES that you can read for each anecdote. My Gosh !! Amazing research work has gone behind to dive to get some very unknown pearls that the world has not seen so far. You cannot miss ANY word in any sentence/paragraph. In the blink of an eye you could be missing some of the most important aspect on his life and times. Especially the details of his childhood in Khandwa and Indore - it was nothing short of the highest form of ecstasy. I have just completed more than half of the book, but I feel like starting it over again and keep the rest for savoring it later. This book needs multiple reads to understand KK deeply. Pingle, K.C.

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