Kishore Kumar refused to pay bribe to ‘somebody in ministry’ for Nationwide Award, reveals son Amit Kumar | Bollywood
It’s no exaggeration to name Kishore Kumar some of the iconic and profitable singers in Indian leisure historical past. Satirically sufficient, regardless of being thought of one of many most interesting playback singers in Indian cinema, Kishore by no means gained a Nationwide Movie Award. In a current interview, his son and singer Amit Kumar revealed that the late singer did as soon as come near a Nationwide Award win, however was deterred by the demand for a bribe.
When Kishore Kumar was provided a Nationwide Award for a bribe
Within the Nineteen Sixties, after Kishore’s movies as an actor started flopping, he turned director with Door Gagan Ki Chhaon Mein, which additionally starred Amit alongside him. The movie was launched in 1964 and was a stupendous field workplace success. On the time, it was reported that the movie was being thought of for the Nationwide Awards.
In an interview with Vickey Lalwani, Amit confirmed this. When requested if there was a proposal of a bribe as had been reported, Amit replied, “Sure, that occurred. He bought a name from Delhi from somebody within the Ministry. At the moment, Haqeeqat, Dosti, and Door Gagan Ki Chhaon Mein had been being thought of (for the Nationwide Award). They instructed my father, ‘For those who do one thing, give one thing, then we are able to get you nominated.’ My father was like, ‘Why are you after my life? My movie is a success.’”
Door Gagan Ki Chhaon Mein, an adaptation of the American movie The Proud Insurgent, was a important and industrial success. It was later remade in Tamil as Ramu, in Telugu as Ramu as properly, and in Malayalam as Babumon. Noting an irony, Amit recalled, “The movie ran for 23 weeks at Tremendous Cinema. In Delhi-UP, the movie was a silver jubilee. Then he offered the rights to a Tamil filmmaker. The remake was known as Ramu. That gained the Nationwide Award.”
Kishore Kumar, the director
Whereas largely often called a singer, Kishore directed 12 movies, of which 8 discovered launch and 4 had been deserted. His closing directorial, Mamta Ki Chhaon Mein, was a non secular sequel to Door Gagan Ki Chhaon Mein. Starring Amit Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Rajesh Khanna and Leena Chandavarkar, it was launched in 1990, three years after Kishore’s dying.
