[tps_footer]On the 4th August 1929, Kishore Kumar was born to a Bengali family in the small town of Khandwa (now in Madhya Pradesh). During those days, he was known as Abhas Kumar Ganguly. His father Kunjilal Ganguly was a lawyer and his mother was Gouri Devi. He was the youngest out of the four children. His brothers Ashok Kumar and Anoop Kumar entered the arena of Bollywood when he was still a child. Spending time with his brothers, he too got intrigued by the charm of Bollywood movies and music. Also, he was supported by his family all through.

Kishore Kumar was undoubtedly one of the most notorious voices of the Indian film industry. He could switch the effect of his voice created from melancholic emotiveness to euphoric joyfulness.

Kishore Kumar was born in a Bengali family, already rich with talent and culture in the small town of Khandwa (now in Madhya Pradesh). His former name was Abhas Kumar Ganguly, and he later came to be known as the very famous “Kishore-da”. He was the youngest in his family and would often accompany his brother Ashok Kumar who had already entered the arena of Bollywood when he was just a child. His mother’s name was Gauri Devi after whom his house in Juhu is named viz. ‘Gauri Kunj’.[/tps_footer]