REVIEW KISHORE KUMAR METHOD IN MADNESS
ian
The Yokel Can Yodel
A coffee-tabler with some nice stills and family photos. A more
dispassionate account of the man, warts and all, would have made more
interesting reading.
BHAICHAND PATEL
KISHORE KUMAR METHOD IN MADNESS
by Derek Bose
RUPA
PAGES: 128; RS 395
Why would Madhubala, the all-time prettiest woman on Indian screen,
want to marry someone like Kishore Kumar? It's one of life's mysteries
that I will take with me to my grave. The man was eccentric and a
buffoon. A miser who'd stay up late at night counting his cash. By all
accounts in the film industry, not a nice man to know.
You wouldn't know that reading this book. Kishore Kumar: Method in
Madness is written by a devotee totally smitten by his screen hero.
A more dispassionate account of the man, warts and all, would have
made more interesting reading.
Kishore Kumar went through four tumultuous marriages. Besides
Madhubala, there were Ruma Devi, Yogita Bali and Leena Chandravarkar,
all actresses. He called them his bandris (monkeys) since all of them
had lived in Bandra.
As an actor, he was quite good. He had a flair for comedy, especially
slapstick, and directors like M.V. Raman and Satyen Bose brought out
the best in him. Early on he gelled well with the young Vyjanthimala
and together they had a series of hits. Curiously, there is not a word
in this book about those films which included Ladki, Pehli Jhalak and
Aasha, their last film together.
The man could sing. He could yodel like a Swiss. His melodies under
the baton of S.D. Burman and son Rahul Dev are still hummed today.
Kishore Kumar's voice and singing style suited Dev Anand and, later,
Rajesh Khanna. At one time, beginning late '60s, his popularity
eclipsed Mohammed Rafi's.
Books with sentences like these always irritate me: "全inging with
Kishoreda on stage was a wonderful learning experience for me,'
narrated Arun Paudwal's wife, Anuradha." Who the dickens is Arun?
Anuradha Paudwal is a gifted and well-known singer. Her success and
talent has nothing to do with her being someone's wife. It's a
coffee-tabler with some nice stills and family photos.
Satish Kalra
"ian" <ianso...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Books with sentences like these always irritate me: "'Singing with
> Kishoreda on stage was a wonderful learning experience for me,'
> narrated Arun Paudwal's wife, Anuradha." Who the dickens is Arun?
> Anuradha Paudwal is a gifted and well-known singer. Her success and
> talent has nothing to do with her being someone's wife. It's a
> coffee-tabler with some nice stills and family photos.
If I am not mistaken, and he is the same person, Mr. Bhaichand Patel hails
from the Fiji Islands, and was the UNDP Rep. to India some 20 years ago or
so. H is an alumnus of the Sri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi, where we were
both together for three years in the college and the hostel (dorms). More
interestingly (for us), we used to compete with each other as to who was
able to see more of the "first day first show" of the new films released, or
at least on the first day itself; and if not, then within the first weekend.
:)
I can't forget the incident when, after Pyaasaa was released in Delhi, he
saw the first show (at the Regal cinema), and since I had not been able to
get the first show tickets, I had to settle for the second show at 3.30 p.m.
To not confront him in the evening, I didn't return to the hostel, instead
opting to roam around Con. Place, have dinner, etc., and then seeing Miss
Mary in the 9.30 p.m. night show at the Odeon cinema. The next morning, I
was in the front lawn, when Mr. Patel saw me from the front balcony of the
first floor, and yelled "jalaa do ise phuunk daalo ye duniyaa", and I yelled
back "mere saamane se hataa lo ye duniyaa...".
We had both established to each other that we had seen the film on the first
day!
I am going to order the book, to get Mr. Patel's address and get in touch
with him (after 45 years).
--
Happy Listenings.
Satish Kalra
Vijay Kumar K
> Some personal musings follow below.
>
> "ian" <ianso...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:41c1f61b.04090...@posting.google.com...
> > REVIEW
> > The Yokel Can Yodel
> > A coffee-tabler with some nice stills and family photos. A more
> > dispassionate account of the man, warts and all, would have made more
> > interesting reading.
> >
> > BHAICHAND PATEL
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > KISHORE KUMAR METHOD IN MADNESS
> > by Derek Bose
> > RUPA
> > PAGES: 128; RS 395
>
> from the Fiji Islands, and was the UNDP Rep. to India some 20 years ago or
> so. H is an alumnus of the Sri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi, where we were
> both together for three years in the college and the hostel (dorms). More
> interestingly (for us), we used to compete with each other as to who was
> able to see more of the "first day first show" of the new films released, or
> at least on the first day itself; and if not, then within the first weekend.
> :)
>
> I can't forget the incident when, after Pyaasaa was released in Delhi, he
> saw the first show (at the Regal cinema), and since I had not been able to
> get the first show tickets, I had to settle for the second show at 3.30 p.m.
> To not confront him in the evening, I didn't return to the hostel, instead
> opting to roam around Con. Place, have dinner, etc., and then seeing Miss
> Mary in the 9.30 p.m. night show at the Odeon cinema. The next morning, I
> was in the front lawn, when Mr. Patel saw me from the front balcony of the
> first floor, and yelled "jalaa do ise phuunk daalo ye duniyaa", and I yelled
> back "mere saamane se hataa lo ye duniyaa...".
>
> We had both established to each other that we had seen the film on the first
> day!
>
> I am going to order the book, to get Mr. Patel's address and get in touch
> with him (after 45 years).
Interesting...
However, you could be disappointed by your proposed purchase. Mr. Patel is
merely the reviewer of the book written by Mr. Derek Bose. Instead, if Ian
had the habit of acknowledging the sources for his postings, you could have
contacted the web-site to establish at least the e-mail address of your
erstwhile classmate.
Best of luck in re-establishing contact with your friend.
Vijay
Satish Kalra
news:f9e9d452.04090...@posting.google.com...
I realized that right after I had posted my thoughts. I guess I was just
too excited to see his name there and made assumptions.
Anyways - to update the amtters. Yes, I have already exchanged a few emails
with Bhaichand Patel (his email address provided by Ian), my classmate, who
has since retired from the UN and now lives in New Delhi.
bharat pandya
> Kishoreda on stage was a wonderful learning experience for me,'
> narrated Arun Paudwal's wife, Anuradha." Who the dickens is Arun?
> Anuradha Paudwal is a gifted and well-known singer. Her success and
> talent has nothing to do with her being someone's wife. It's a
> coffee-tabler with some nice stills and family photos.
Pleaase do not say who the Dickens is Arun he was much respectd
Marathi composer and arranger.
Why does some one marry siomebody ? Do you not know Love is Bl;ind ?
Maybe Madhubala loved her madness.
Dilipkumar in a court admitted that he loved Madhubala and wanted to
marry her.
Bharat Pandya...
sanjit narwekar
> Marathi composer and arranger.
> Why does some one marry siomebody ? Do you not know Love is Bl;ind ?
> Maybe Madhubala loved her madness.
> Dilipkumar in a court admitted that he loved Madhubala and wanted to
> marry her.
>
Such are reviewers, my friend. They will review books without knowing
half the things in this world. Arun Pauwal along with Anil Mohile
formed a team of popular music directors in Marathi films. Also, they
were Lata mangeshkar's favourite music arrangers. So who the dickens
is this Arun?
I have learned from experience never to trust reviewers. An author
spends a lifetime learning about a subject, he spends a year writing a
book and the so-called "critic" spends half-a-day "going through" the
book and an hour writing about it. Editors are you listening?
Sanjit Narwekar
Surjit Singh
Of course, there are good authors and there are bad authors.
Your well-known book on directors is an example of "lifetime learning"
and thorough writing.
But there are authors who exemplify the saying "kahii.n kii ii.nT
kahii.n kaa ro.Daa bhaanumatii ne kunabaa jo.Daa". I do not cry for them
if a reviewer points them out. I am sure you know some examples!
>
> Sanjit Narwekar
--
Surjit Singh, a diehard movie fan(atic), period.
http://hindi-movies-songs.com/index.html