Rishi Kapoor was made a romantic hero- Kishore Kumar was afraid of his stardom?

Sekar Chandra

rishi kapoor was made a romantic hero- kishore kumar was afraid of his stardom?

In the year 1973, rishi kapoor started his career with the film 'Bobby'. rishi kapoor became a romantic star in bollywood from the very first film. Veteran singer Shailendra Singh became the voice of rishi kapoor in this film. All the songs including 'Main ShayarToNahi', 'Jhooth Bole Kaua Kate', 'Hum Tum EkKamre Mein' were superhit. Shailendra had carved all these songs with his voice.This was Shailendra's debut film as well. From the very first film, Shailendra had presented glimpses of his bright future. Not only this, Shailendra's voice had worsened the condition of the top stars of music and long-established stars in Bollywood. This is the reason that this star of music became a victim of jealousy and envy. Later this tinkling voice went somewhere far away from Bollywood.


Who is Shailendra Singh?

Shailendra Singh was born on 4 october 1952 in Mumbai. Shailendra's mother was a classical singer and his father was an assistant to director V Shantaram. Shailendra Singh was an expert in singing since childhood and wanted to achieve a big position in singing like his mother. In school, Shailendra used to win many prizes in singing competitions. But Hero's performance impressed Shailendra more than singing. Shailendra, who dreams of becoming an actor, enrolled in the film institute of Pune. In the last year of his diploma, Shailendra Singh got a chance in raj Kapoor's film Bobby. raj kapoor was looking for a new and sonorous voice for his son Rishi Kapoor. It was from here that Shailendra's career started. Shailendra made a splash with his first film and became a star singer.

Shailendra's singing succumbed to jealousy

Shailendra settled in the hearts of people from his very first film. Due to this, singers who were already established in bollywood started seeing a threat to their careers. Then what was there, a lot of conspiracies started happening against the simple and straightforward singer Shailendra. Songs of many films were snatched from Shailendra without informing him. Shailendra's journey that started in 1973 continued for many years on the basis of his talent. Finally, in 1997, Shailendra's career went downhill. After this, in the year 2003, he sang for the film Khel and gave his voice for the last time in Mr. Black and White. Since then Shailendra distanced himself from the industry.

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