If you are interested
in Bollywood music, chances are less that you would not have been moved by
Kishore Kumar’s music. The iconic singer dominated the Hindi music industry for
several decades. From peppy tracks and soft numbers, to romantic songs and to
music that will take you back into good memories, Kishore Kumar gave Bollywood
fans some of the evergreen songs.

On his 91st
birth anniversary, let’s take a look at some of his best songs.

Mere Sapno Ki Rani (Aradhna)

‘Mere Sapno Ki Rani’ is a popular Hindi song from the 1969 Bollywood super hit movie ‘Aradhna’. The song was composed by Sachin Dev Burman and performed by Kishore Kumar. In the song, Rajesh Khanna can be seen singing atop an open jeep virtually chasing the heroine, Sharmila Tagore, who was aboard the toy train in Darjeeling.

Tere Bina Zindagi Se Koi
(Aandhi)

‘Aandhi’ is a 1975 Indian
political drama movie starring Sanjeev Kumar and Suchitra Sen. The iconic movie
was directed by Gulzar. The tune of ‘Tere Bina Zindagi Se Koi’ – another Lata
Mangeshkar-Kishore Kumar duet, was originally created as Durga Puja song (‘Jete
Jete Potho Holo Deri’) in Bengali, however, Gulzar wrote lyrics around the
tune.

Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas
(Blackmail)

Apart from Rajesh Khanna, the legendary singer lent his voice
to several other stars of the era, including Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan.
The song ‘Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas’ from the movie ‘Blackmail’ is another must-listen
songs of Kishore Kumar.

Zindagi Ke Safar Mein (Aap Ki
Kasam)

One of the hit songs from the movie ‘Aap Ki Kasam’, the song
is a life-long lesson everyone needs to learn. The track was pictured on Rajesh
Khanna.

Neele Neele Ambar Par (Kalaakaar)

The movie ‘Kalaakaar’
didn’t do well, however, its soundtrack ‘Neele Neele Ambar Par’ by Kishore
Kumar was a hit. The film starred Sridevi and Kunal Goswam.

Not just in Hindi, Kishore Kumar, made his mark in several Indian languages – Marathi, Bangla, Gujarati, Assamese, Odia, among others.