Kishore famously acted in 'Half Ticket', 'Padosan', 'Mr X in Bombay', 'Jhumroo'. He also wielded the megaphone for 'Door Gagan Ki Chaon Mein' 'Door Ka Rahi'.

'Kishore Kumar had this ability to create drama through his singing. He was one of those very few singers who had a certain amount of acting involved in their singing. With that he could easily create different characters and emotions through his voice, which was great. His singing was so effortless. People called him an Indian star but for me he was a world star,' said lyricist Prasoon Joshi.

'He was plain genious. I wish I had got the fortune of writing a few songs for him. He was so versatile,' he added.

Kishore Da, as he was fondly called, has crooned evergreen songs like 'Gata rahe mera dil', 'Ye dil na hota bechara', 'Zindagi kaisi hai paheli', 'Meet na mila re man ka', 'Aap ki ankhon mein', 'Khaike pan banaraswala', 'Pag ghungroo bandh', 'Sagar kinare' and many more. He passed away at the age of 58 on Oct 13, 1987 and is survived by two sons and wife Leena Chandravarkar.

According to singer-composer Shankar Mahadevan, Kishore Kumar was an ardent K.L. Sehgal fan and had a god gifted voice.

'I think the greatest musical talent that the indian film industry had produced ever is Kishore Kumar. His voice itself was a god given asset which did not require to have technical expertise, classical knowledge, etc. Only once in a million years can an artist like him be born,' he said.

Even young and budding singers look up to Kishore Kumar and consider him their inspiration.

'He is an ultimate performer, impeccable singer behind the mike, terrific professional and humour par excellence. A perfect artist with a blessed tone and unmatchable versatility. Nobody can be him. I am so inspired by him,' said singer Akriti Kakkar.