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  • Amit Kumar brings out digital cowl model of his standard songs

    To beat the pandemic blues, standard playback singer and music composer Amit Kumar has introduced out a sequence of re-recorded digital cowl model of his songs that grew to become superhits within the seventies, eighties and nineties.
    The 68-year-old son of legendary Kishore Kumar and Bengali actress and singer Ruma Guha Thakurta mentioned in an announcement on Wednesday that many followers had been requesting him on his Facebook web page to carry out his standard numbers.
    Amit Kumar began singing from an early age, acting at Durga Puja festivities right here. After his mom complained that he was singing “filmi” songs, his father determined to take him to Bombay.
    He shot to fame with the tune “Bade Acchhe Lagte Hain” for the movie Balika Badhu in 1976. It was named the twenty sixth hottest tune by Binaca Geetmala, a radio present hosted by Ameen Sayani.
    Three of his songs, launched as a part of the brand new sequence on Eid, have develop into hits on YouTube.
    “Performing on stage is not happening in this current scenario. So I planned to choose my own songs from the requests that everyone wants to listen to and re-recorded some of those songs once again. Now everyone is enjoying listening to them with new-age sound,” Amit Kumar mentioned.
    “At first I did ‘Bade Acchhe Lagte Hai’, then ‘Roz Roz Ankhon Tale’ (from the film Jeeva). The first song has got 2 lakh views on my YouTube page already, the second one got one lakh views. There are also some stories behind the songs,” the singer, who had lent his voice to over 350 compositions by RD Burman, mentioned.
    His different well-known renditions embrace “Aati Rahengi Baharein” in Kasme Vade, all of the numbers for the 1981 film Love Story, “Laila o Laila” for Qurbani, “Oye Oye Tirchi Topi Waaley” from Tridev, duets like “Tu Rotha Toh Main Ro Doongi Sanam”, “Yun Toh Haseen Hazar” and lots of others.
    Amit Kumar sang for nearly all music administrators and actors within the Nineteen Eighties, although he was used extra by R D Burman from 1975 to 1994 and by Bappi Lahiri from 1983-1995.
    Citing a dearth of high quality music composition after RD Burmans demise, Kumar withdrew from playback singing and focused on reside orchestra reveals

    “Besides my own songs, I also did a series of my favourite Western songs. That was also very much appreciated,” he mentioned.
    Since many individuals had needed him to sing his favorite Western numbers as effectively, he determined to do it, the singer mentioned.
    “I enjoyed doing it. I have my own compositions too. Kumar Brothers Music will release more songs of mine in the coming days,” he added.
    Besides Hindi, Amit Kumar has carried out in Bengali, Bhojpuri, Odia, Assamese, Konkani and Marathi.

  • Indian Idol 12 Kishore Kumar Special Episode: Aditya Narayan Reacts To Amit Kumar’s Criticism

    Daman: Indian Idol 12 has been making headlines for its final weekend episode whereby the makers paid tribute to legendary singer Kishore Kumar. Viewers trolled the makers and judges – Neha Kakkar, and Himesh Reshammiya, for ruining the singer’s legacy. Amit Kumar, son of Kishore Kumar, who was a particular visitor on the present, additionally criticized the episode and stated that he didn’t just like the episode and needed it to cease. Also Read – Neha Kakkar-Rohanpreet Singh Fight Like Little Kids, He Says ‘Hadd Hai Yaar’ | Watch Reacting to Amit’s assertion, host Aditya Narayan stated that ‘it is not easy to honour the legacy of a legend in an hour or two.’He additionally identified the wrestle to shoot recent episodes in Daman with ‘a limited team and crew, limited rehearsals and different set’. Also Read – Indian Idol 12 Controversy: Amit Kumar’s Shocking Revelation For Judges And Makers, Says Was ‘Told to Praise Everyone’ Aditya informed SpotboyE, “Amitji has graced the show on multiple occasions and has always praised our contestants as well as our team. This time also he was lavish in his praise. In fact, he was kind enough to share so many personal stories on Kishore Da and we enjoyed and cherished each one. If he wasn’t happy with certain aspects of the show he could have just told us during shoot and we would have been more than happy to try and accommodate his inputs.” Also Read – Indian Idol 12 Judges Neha Kakkar, Himesh Reshammiya Trolled For ‘Ruining’ Kishore Kumar’s Songs

    Earlier Amit Kumar informed TOI, “I did what I was told. I was told sabko praise kamana hai. I was told jo jaisa bhi gaaye usko uplift karna hai because it’s a tribute to Kishore da. I thought it will be a homage to my father. But once there, I just followed what I was asked to do. I had told them to give me portions of the script in advance, but nothing of that sort happened. Look, everyone needs money. My father was also particular about money. They gave me the price I demanded and I went, why would I have left it? But it’s okay. I have full respect for the show and its judges and participants. It’s just one of those things that happen sometimes. Next time if they’re paying a homage/tribute to a legend like Kishore Kumar, they shouldn’t do it this way.” During the episode, Neha Kakkar and Himesh Reshammiya have been all reward for the contestants. Amit Kumar additionally sang just a few traces of Kishore Kumar’s songs whereas he additionally shared some anecdotes about his late father.