Megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Sunday paid tributes to iconic singer Kishore Kumar on his 90th birth anniversary.
Taking to Twitter, Big B revealed three out of the eight songs Kumar won Best Male Playback Singer awards for were from his films.
“4th Aug -Kishore Kumar’s Birth Anniversary… sang in more than 51 films, 130 songs, in more than 60 films that I acted in. 3 (out of 8) Best Male Playback Singer awards were songs he sang for me,” Bachchan tweeted.
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4th Aug -Kishore Kumar’s Birth Anniversary… sang in more than 51 films , 130 songs, in more then 60 films that i acted in.3 (out of 8) Best Male Playback Singer awards were songs he sang for me ! pic.twitter.com/bDznRRAlr1
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) August 3, 2019
The ‘Piku’ actor also shared a few throwback pictures with the singer, also addressed as ‘Kishore Da’, including a snap from ‘Lawaaris’ in which they worked together.
The ‘Ek Ladki Bhigi Bhagi Si’ crooner, who was born on August 4 1929, was a man with multiple talents. Other than being the most accomplished singer of his times, he was also a screenwriter, actor, composer, director, and producer.
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On the eve of his birth anniversary, former Union Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, singer-turned politicians Babul Supriyo, Manoj Tiwari and Ravi Kishan crooned one of Kumar’s iconic songs ‘Ye Shaam Mastani’.
The singer’s fans are not only in India, but across the world.
A few months ago, William Sami Etienne Grigahcine aka DJ Snake had shared a post featuring a clip from Kishore Kumar’s classic song ‘Babu Samjho Ishare.
(With ANI inputs)