Remembering a genius
Kishore Kumar had such a magical voice that songs seemed to get a life of their own with his treatment. The impact that he’s had on the Hindi film industry is almost unparalleled, delivering hit after hit for over three decades. So it was no surprise when people showered the late singer with tributes on the occasion of his birthday, which fell over the weekend. Many people shared an iconic interview of his with Pritish Nandy in the process, which was published in a magazine in 1986.

It is an absolute laugh riot, although we are not sure whether Kumar intended any humour in his answers. But what else do you but laugh when you learn about how, when a director had once paid him only half his share of money, he arrived at the set with half his head and half of his moustache shaved off, saying he would grow them back only when he got the full amount. Or, when you hear about the bemusement of a suited-booted interior decorator when he heard Kumar telling him how he wanted floating boats in a pool of water, in his living room! What a hoot the man was, and one the world definitely needs more of.