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KISHORE KUMAR - Kishore Kumar a name that is synonymous with the yodelling that started out in the music world many many years back when only classically oriented singers were giving the playback in the films. What launched KK as a hit was Aradhana with his Mere Sapnon Ki Rani under the music direction of S.D.Burman. The rest is history... Married to four of the most interesting women in filmdom, at different times of his life - Ruma Devi, Madhubala, Yogeeta Bali and Leena Chandavarkar. He doesn't smoke nor drink. He has no friends and never socializes. And there's one thing he treasures more than money. His solitude. That's Kishore Kumar for you, the man with the golden voice, who has reigned over the world of popular music for almost two decades now. |
| A madcap genius, fiercely committed to the bizarre and the outrageous, he has over the years nurtured carefully his image as a strange, unpredictable man who defies definition. At the same time he has sung and danced his way into the hearts of millions of Indians who swear by him. So the film industry, always a worshipper of success, has chased him with money and accolades. In the hope of taming him, as it has always tamed the talented. But, to Kishore Kumar, this has meant nothing. He has wallowed in solitude, yodelling at the moon. He has married four of the most interesting women in the industry and picked up more money than you and I can ever dream of. And, what is perhaps most important, done it without compromising anything whatsoever. On his own terms. Always. |  
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JAYAN - Jayan, a matinee idol among Malayalee youth in the '70s. Jayan, a former customs officer, made his debut as an actor in 1974 in the film Shapamoksham, directed by Jessy. Once known and ridiculed for his theatrical expressions and machismo, Jayan was also a perfect symbol of muscle-flexing heroism. Directors used his gymnastic physique for showing scenes in which the macho Jayan, often shirtless, was either oiling a horse or sparring a black tiger. Surprisingly, this man is once again pursued by youth. They even imitate Jayan's 50 cm bell-bottom pants and shark fin collars of his shirt,in fad two decades back. They dutifully mimic his dialogue exactly in his heavy bass swinging to a high pitch all delivered with precisely the same 'I'll-puncture-you' look on the face. |
| Of the Jayan movies, Sarapancharam, written by Malayattoor Ramakrishnan and directed by Hariharan set a new box-office record in 1978. Breathtaking action scenes, tight and risky stunts and fiery dialogues of Jayan truly made watching the film a thrilling experience. Of course, we are talking about an age before John Woo (Mission Impossible and Mission Impossible-2 fame) and Dolby Digital experience. Keralites had a rude shock on November 16, 1980, when the news broke that Jayan was crushed under a chopper that accidentally hit the ground during the shoot. Jayan was hanging down from the landing bars of the chopper by rejecting the director's offer for a dupe. He was killed instantly. Fans fondly remember the coolie Jayan in the film Angadi (Market), when he stuns a landlord and his daughter with his fiery English dialogues as a reply for their rude comments about coolies. No doubt one still would give the actor a standing ovation for that. |  
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