Kishore Kumar Tribute Pt. 3 (The early 70's)

Kishore Kumar was simply unstoppable after the blockbuster success of 'Aradhana' - every music producer wanted him for their songs and each leading man of the day wanted to be associated with his voice. I don't remember being particularly enamored with Rajesh Khanna but did watch all his movies in order to be rewarded with great songs from Kishore. Indeed, the Rajesh/Kishore pairing became legendary in the annals of Bollywood and soon more leading men became associated with his voice - Shashi Kapoor, Jeetendra, Dharmendra - audiences simply could not get enough. After the death of Mukesh in 1976 it was Kishore who received the lion's share of the work along with the other legend from early Bollywood, Mohammed Rafi. But as high as Kishore's star rose in the early part of the 70's - it would be nothing compared to the success that he found when he became the voice associated with the the angry young man with that unforgettable voice from Allahbad later on that decade...



The first song selection is Zindagi Ek Safar from the movie 'Andaz' starring Rajesh Khanna at his peak. It is a song extolling the pleasure of living every day like it is your last and embodies the personal philosophy of Kishoreda perfectly. See the dashing Rajesh & the bubbly Hema Malini with yodels aplenty from the master in the video below. The second song is from the little known film 'Abhinetri' starring Shashi Kapoor and Hema Malini. The duet Sa Re Ga Ma is sung by Kishore & Lata and the title refers to the the Hindi equivalent of Do Re Me Fa, a great song that wasn't a famous one but should have been.