Kishore Kumar remembered by Aarohi & Nirvana Academy at K.L Saigal Hall

Jammu, September 15: Today Aarohi Kala Sangeet Vidhalaya pays tribute to the Legendary Singer Kishore Kumar. “An evening with Kishore Kumar” a musical tribute was organized by Aarohi Kala Sangeet Vidhalaya with the support of Cultural club Nirvana Academy and Catch 3T – A Social Society and library at K.L Saigal Hall. Sh. Ashutosh Sharma a noted classical singer and teacher was the chief guest on the occasion while Indu Chopra President Catch 3T was the guest of honour on the occasion.

 

Little kids Kunwar, Rishan and Priana of Vidhalaya sung melodious songs of kishore kumar on the occasion followed by a singing competition on kishore’s song. 12 participants were selected for the competition.

Dharmesh Nargotra a vetren singer and Hitesh Badyal President Nirvana Academy adjudged the singing competition. Shami Kumar, Ankit Kumar, Harpreet Singh, Abhishek Kalotra, Munish Virdi, Raman deep Singh, Gourav Dhavan, Amit Kumar, Samreen Singh and Arush Gupta took part in the competition. Rahul Kumar anchored the programme.

Participants from different parts of Jammu took part in the event. Kuldeep Kumar Director of the institute told on the occasion that Vidhalaya is organizing programmes to provide stage to budding artists as well as providing training in instrumental music as well as light and classical singing. He also highlighted the achievements and contribution of Kishore Kumar. Kishore Kumar, who once followed Kundan Lal Saigal’s singing style, took no time to make a niche for himself in Bollywood as a singer. Kishore Da soon developed his own unique singing fashion which featured yodeling and went on to become an eternal heartthrob.

It was music director RD Burman who encouraged his singing talent and teamed up with Kumar to deliver many hit songs like ‘Maana Janaab Ne Pukara Nahin’, ‘Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke’, ‘Ek Ladki Bheegi Bhaagi Si’, ‘Haal Kaisa Hai Janaab Ka’ etc. From Rajesh Khanna to Amitabh Bachchan, Kishore Kumar has given his melodious voice to many superstars. Kishore Da, with 8 Filmfare Awards for Best Male Playback Singer to his credit, was undoubtedly one of the most valuable artists that Hindi Cinema ever had. Chief Guest Ashutosh Sharma told on the occasion that these kinds of activities strengthen the confidence of participants and provided them the stage experience. Certificates and trophies distributed to all the participants. Gourav won the competition while Abhishek shared 2^nd prize and 3^rd prize bagged by Samreen Singh.