Todays a good time to tell this apocryphal story about Kishore Kumar. Apparently, a Bengali film journalist of some repute, whom he didnt like particularly, was pestering him for an interview for a long time. Finally, one Sunday, Kishore granted his request and asked him to come over to his house in Mumbai. The gentleman, very eager, reached within the appointed time, only to find the legendary singer sitting on a parapet, swinging his legs, with a long ladder perched next to him. And he asked the journalist to come up and sit next to him and ask his questions. Now, like most Bengalis. the journalist wasnt particularly athletic and additionally, was struck dumb by the request. He could only blurt, Okane chorbo ki kore/ How will I climb up? And Kishore, in his inimitable style said, Sheki, aapnar uthhaner eto sokh, potone eto bhoy?/ You want to rise so badly and yet, you are so scared of falling? I have no ability to check the veracity of this, but to me, this anecdote captures the spirit of the maverick genius, so perfectly. And the gentleman got his interview, without having to climb the ladder :)
Posted on: Mon, 04 Aug 2014 11:37:49 +0000
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