Leena Chandavarkar Reveals Unknown Tidbits About Kishore Kumar

MUMBAI -Veteran actress Leena Chandavarkar, also known for being legendary singer Kishore Kumar’s wife, shared an unknown fact about the stalwart singer and his love for ‘paan’ but being against tobacco, ‘chuna’ and all other ingredients of the ideal post meal freshener.

Leena who along with son Sumit arrived on the sets of music reality show Indian Idol as a special guest for the episode dedicated to Kishore Kumar, revealed some unknown stories of the singing icon.

During a fun conversation, host Aditya Narayan brought up one of Kishore Kumar’s most memorable quirks arriving at a recording studio wearing one slipper and one ladies’ sandal.

When asked about the unusual incident, Leena Chandavarkar smiled and admitted that Kishore Kumar often did things in his own unique way.

She then went on to reveal another lesser-known habit of the legendary singer. Leena shared, “He would only eat a plain paan leaf. You know the Calcutta paan leaf? He would simply have one of those. There was no lime, no tobacco, no betel nut, nothing at all inside it. Not even gulkand. Nothing. In fact, he was against all of that. He would just chew a plain paan leaf.”

Over a career spanning more than four decades, the stalwart singer lent his voice to thousands of songs across multiple Indian languages, with evergreen classics such as ‘Roop Tera Mastana’, ‘Mere Sapno Ki Rani’, ‘Pal Pal Dil Ke Paas’, ‘O Mere Dil Ke Chain’, ‘Yeh Shaam Mastani’, ‘Rimjhim Gire Saawan’, ‘Ek Ladki Bheegi Bhaagi Si’ and ‘Zindagi Ek Safar Hai Suhana’ amongst many others.

As an actor, Kishore Kumar starred in memorable films including ‘Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi’, ‘Half Ticket’, ‘Padosan’, ‘Jhumroo’ and ‘Door Gagan Ki Chhaon Mein’. (IANS)