File photos of Rishi Kapoor(L) and Kishore Kumar(R)
Highlights
- Rishi Kapoor tweeted a picture with Kishore Kumar on August 4
- The occasion was Kishore Kumar's 87th birth anniversary
- They have given us some memorable hits including Bachna Ae Haseeno
Rishi Kapoor, resident agent provocateur on Twitter, is often enraged by followers who fail to see his joke. His latest post, however, will make everyone happy.
On Thursday, Mr Kapoor shared an old picture with
Kishore Kumar to mark the legendary singer's birth anniversary. Kishoreda would have been 87 this year.
Mr Kapoor tweeted this picture from the making of 1982 film
Deedar-E-Yaar. Also pictured are co-star Jeetendra and singer Mohammad Rafi, who dueted with Kishore Kumar on the song
Mere Dildaar Ka.
The 63-year-old actor identified the others in the group in a separate tweet:
If you can't recall
Deedar-E-Yaar, this could be why:
Rishi Kapoor also tweeted this:
Born Abhas Kumar Ganguly , Kishore Kumar debuted as an actor with
Shikari in 1946. In 1948, music director Khemchand Prakash gave Mr Kumar a chance to sing
Marne Ki Duayen Kyon Mangu in the film
Ziddi. There was no looking back.
Kishore Kumar and Rishi Kapoor have given us some memorable hits including
Bachna Ae Haseeno (
Hum Kisise Kum Naheen),
O Hansini (
Zehreela Insaan),
Om Shanti Om,
Ek Hasina Thi (
Karz),
Khullam Khulla Pyar Karenge,
Ek Main Aur Ek Tu (
Khel Khel Mein), title tracks of
Yeh Vaada Raha and
SaagarKishore Kumar died at the age of 58 in 1987.