Listen to Kishore's first solo. His voice was so different that time.

Kishore Kumar was born as Abhas Kumar Ganguly on the 4th of August, 1929, in a middle class family in Khandwa. His father Kunjalal Ganguly, a lawyer by profession, was a modest man. At the age of 18, Kishore came to Bombay where elder brother Ashok Kumar was a major star. Abhas Kumar changed his name to Kishore Kumar and started his cinema career as a chorus singer at Bombay Talkies, where his brother worked. He got his first opportunity as a singer in Bombay Talkies Ziddi (1948) where he sang the song Marne ki Duayen Kyon Mangu for Dev Anand.

New Delhi -- As the songs of Farhan Akhtar's upcoming "Don" turn into listeners' favourite they bring to mind Kishore Kumar's zestful singing of the numbers, including the inimitable "Khaike paan Banaraswala", from the original 1978 film.
The versatile singer-actor, who passed away on this day 19 years ago, sung the "Khaike paan Banaraswala" song complete with his imitation of a man talking with his mouth full of betel juice - without it sounding the least bit offensive.