Saira Banu remembers Kishore Kumar on birth anniversary, shares photo wih Dilip Kumar

The late Kishore Kumar was born on this day 94 years ago. On this special occassion,  his friend and veteran actress Saira Banu penned a heartfelt note about his legacy. on her Instagram handle. The post featured a black-and-image of the legend with Dilip Kumar. 

2 things you need to know 

• Kishore Kumar was born on 4 August 1929.
• He made his singing debut in the 1948 film Ziddi. 
• The singer died of a heart attack in Mumbai in 1987. 

Saira Banu shares throwback photo 

Saira joined Instagram on the second second anniversary of her husband Dilip Kumar. Today,August 4,  she shared a picture of Kishore Kumar and Dilip together. The singer of O Mere Dil Ke Chain singer is seen grinning in the photo as he looks at the actor, who is standing in front of a microphone.

The caption read, “Remembering Kishore Kumar on his Birth Anniversary, who endowed both Sahib and me with memorable melodies that remain etched in our hearts and we had the pleasure of enacting the same in some of our favourite films such as SAGINA and PADOSAN.” 

(Kishore Kumar with Dilip Kumar | Image: Saira Banu/Instagram)

Additionally, other actors including Kajol and Ayushamann Khurrana also paid tribute to the legendary singer. While Kajol shared a photo of Kishore on her Instagram stories, Ayushamann uploaded a video of himself jammming to the a mash-up of Kishore's melodies. 

Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar also dropped a video of him listening to the singer's hit song Aane Wala Pal Jane Wala Hai. "Kishore da’s voice travels straight to the heart. Happy birthday to the maestro,” he tweeted.

Kishore Kumar left behind an enviable legacy

Along with being a well-known playback singer, Kishore Kumar was also an accomplished actor, producer, composer, lyricist, director, and screenwriter.  Kishore Kumar performed in a variety of languages besides Hindi. These include Marathi, Bengali, and Urdu. 

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