Published in SOCIETY in September 2009 issue.
Showing posts with label Kishore Kumar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kishore Kumar. Show all posts
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Tuesday, November 29, 2011
A Few Glimpses of Ruma Guha Thakurta's 77th Birthday in Mumbai
Photos from www.celebmirror.com/ and NDTV
Sunday, November 27, 2011
In occasion of Rumadi's 77th birthday celebration
Published in http://www.freepressjournal.in/
Madhubala the reason behind Kishores split with Ruma?
In her first ever interview, Kishore Kumars first wife Ruma Guha Thakurta talks about the singer, the reason they separated and being the blessed soul
LIPIKA VARMA
Legendary singer Kishore Kumars first wife Ruma Guha Thakurta celebrated her birthday recently with her close family members at the singers Juhu residence with great pomp and show.
Ruma, who turned 77 this year, married Kishore in 1951. The couple had a son, Amit Kumar, now a decent singer in his own right. Of course, the couple separated after a brief period, after which the maverick went on to marry actress Madhubala, Yogita Bali and Leena Chandavarkar in quick succession.
But Ruma Guha Thakurta, aka Ruma Ghosh, seems to still be in awe of the man with the golden voice.
Turning nostalgic a teary- eyed Ruma says, " I still remember Kishore for the golden heart that he possessed.
He may have married four times, but while I was leaving for Calcutta his eyes had turned moist and with choked throat he had requested me a hundred times or more to not leave him. He had said, 'Ruma, tumi keno jachho? Tumi ekhanei thako ( Ruma, why are you going? Please stay here).'" But prod her about what made her leave such a loving husband? It is said that Kishore worked doubly hard to afford every luxury for his wife, but Ruma maintains a stoic silence.
But then as an afterthought she suddenly talks, " It happened when Amit was barely a few years old. Kishore had married actress Madhubala and she was staying with us. When one fine morning she came to my room and said 'Abhi tumko jana padega. Tum yahan se chali jao ( now you will have to leave. Why don't you go away?)', I was shocked and retorted, I shall not leave this house. But Madhubala didn't stop there, she quickly responded, 'Okay, but when Kishore tells you then you will have to go.'I couldn't take it anymore. I am a human being too.
I wanted to stay because I knew that would make Kishore the happiest man." Contrary to what people think, the singer had left no property or big moolah on Rumas name but she is not complaining. " Kishore may not have left any property or bank balance on my name, but whatever I need is fulfilled by my son Amit. He pays for all my medicine bills, food, lodging and everything that is required for an old lady." Incidentally, Ruma bears no such hard feelings for Leena Chandavarkar.
And it is evident when she says, " Look at the sari that I am wearing today. It is Leenas. She is a very good soul. Now that I have shifted here, she is the one taking care of my meals, clothing and everything else I would need. We often spend our leisure time refreshing our old memories.
Trust me its a laugh riot.
Kishore was a man with a big tender heart. He would love to distribute whatever he could to the needy." Talking about the big birthday present, Ruma reveals, " It was the launch of our website, where all of Kishores, Amits and Sumeets songs will be uploaded for listeners. I feel like the most privileged woman on earth. God has bestowed this opportunity in a well planned manner. As Kishores first wife, I couldn't have asked for anything more."
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Live Program in Calcutta Celebrates Sudhin Dasgupta and Salil Chowdhury
Amit Fan Club has organized many memorable musical evenings in the past, but those musical evenings had been related to R.D.Burman and Kishore Kumar. For the first time they organized a musical programme called ‘MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THESE” featuring umpteen gems of two musical geniuses Sudhin Dasgupta and Salil Chowdhury which were performed by various singers or musicians who had been associated with the two geniuses at Uttam Mancha recently. The programme started with a performance by the Calcutta Youth Choir who performed three numbers composed by Sudhin Dasgupta and then 3 numbers by Salil Chowdhury.This was the pattern being followed for the rest of the evening by singers like Saikat Mitra, Antara Chowdhury and others. Some musicians like Bhanu Gupta, Soumitra Chatterjee, Tapas Bhowmick and Rocket Mondol who had been associated with the two geniuses performed a fewnumbers on their own as well as accompanying the other artistes.
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Music entwined our relationship
Ruma Guha Thakurta with Dilip Kumar in Bairaag
Kishore and I had a peculiar marriage. We were married for around seven years, but our relationship, call it friendship, lasted for many more. Marriage is about friendship, and Kishore and I remained friends through the ups and downs, his three marriages and my
remarriage. After we separated in 1958, he hit a bad patch.
When his acting career was not doing too well due to certain reasons, I wrote him a letter to lift his spirits and drew attention to his singing skills, telling him that his music was always there. Kishore then began focusing greatly on his singing-it was anyway his first love. He wasn't a trained singer. But he was a natural and could imbibe music. Very early
on, he would listen t o S a i - gal sah ab, Faiyaz Khan Sahab, Abdul Karim Khan... He was a medley of musical influences, each nuance appreciated and retained. So, it's fitting that music entwined our relationship. Marne ki dunyaein kyon maangoon from Ziddi was one of his first songs and my personal favourite when I was a 10-year-old taking my first steps in the world of playback. I would wait for the song to play on the radio. When I was at Bombay
Talkies for a shooting, the song was playing in my head. Somebody introduced me to a strapping young man... the singer of Marne ki dunyaein... Since then, the music played on in my life. During our marriage, Kishore recorded one memorable tune after another...the melodies that voice our every emotion so perfectly.
Fans who recall his madcap behaviour in Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi won't believe how staid and sober, even serious, he was in his personal life. There was none of that clowning around at home. His social circle was limited to a few close friends and family. Our son Amit and he were particularly close. I remember how proud he was when Amit won the Filmfare award for best playback singer for Love Story. He threw a grand party and flew me, my husband and children to Mumbai for it. Kishore was happy when I married Arup. His marriages have been a cause of much curiosity and controversy. He wanted to legalise his relationships, which
explains the marriages. On my part, I was quite friendly with Madhubala, Yogita Bali and Leena Chandavarkar. Leena and I are still very close.
(As told to Dipanita Nath)
Times of India 06/08/2006
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