Mumbai: The soothing voice of music maestro Kishore Kumar is still alive in the hearts of millions of his fans. There are just a handful of celebrities who are as talented as Kishoreji and have mastered in every field.
Kishore is one of those actors who were not only a great actor but also a singer. Apart from this, Kishore also played significant role as a producer-director, lyricist and also script writer.
Interestingly, Kishore Kumar was married four times. On the occasion of his birthday let us know about his wives.
First wife Ruma Guha: Kishore Kumar’s first wife was Ruma Guha Thakurta aka Ruma Ghosh. Both had a son named Amit Kumar. However, after 8 years of marriage, Kishore Kumar’s relationship went through rough patches and he divorced Ruma.
Madly in love with Madhubala: By the time Madhubala and Dilip Kumar were about to part their ways, Kishore divorced his first wife. Madhubala and Kishore were working together in several films and were attracted towards each other. In 1960, Kishore Kumar and Madhubala got married. Kishore was aware of Madhubala’s disease and took her to London for treatment where doctor’s left hope. Then Kishore left Madhubala with her father and sister. She had a ventricular septal defect (hole in the heart.
Third wife Yogeeta Bali: After the demise of Madhubala, Yogeeta came in Kishore Kumar’s life and both got married, but only two years later they broke their relationship. The reason was Mithun Chakraborty. Yogeeta’s heart started beating for Mithun amid the rift in the relationship with Kishore Kumar. Without giving a second thought Yogeeta married Mithun. Yogeeta is now the mother of 4 children and is away from glamour world.
Kishore Kumar also loved Leena Chandravarkar: Leena and Kishore Kumar worked in the film ‘Pyar Ajnabi Hai’. This is where they both fall in love and Leena started coming out of the shock of her first husband’s death. Leena’s father was against the marriage because Kishore was 20 years older than Leena and had already three marriages. Lena went against her father and married Kishore Kumar in 1980.
PNN/Agencies