They dressed well, whether in suit and tie, bush shirts or kurta pyjama. The character’s played by Khanna were generally optimistic, good hearted and fun loving guys.
The blending of Rajesh Khanna’s handsome, guileless face with Kishore Kumar’s handsome, virile voice subliminally confirmed to millions of fans that these two were in fact, one and the same person. What happened next can only be described as a chemical reaction that electrified the public and transformed the film industry. In 1969 Kishore signed up as the singing voice of Rajesh Khanna, India’s male superstar, for the film Aradhana (Worship). Though he had been a familiar face in the Bombay film scene since the 1950s, both as an actor and singer, Kishore came into his own in the late 1960s. Certainly none of those who followed has been able to capture the spirit of an entire generation as he did. After him have come lovely voices aplenty but none has been able to rival Kishore Kumar’s in its diversity or popular appeal. Saigal and was carried forward by Mohammad Rafi, Manna Dey, Hemant Kumar, Mukesh and Talat Mehmood. The last of the playback giants whose lineage began with K.L.
Where does one start with such a subject? His was the voice of the 1970’s.
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