Kishore Kumar Didn't Want To Sing For Amitabh Bachchan After 'Sharabi'! Why?

Amitabh played the role of a rich alcoholic in the film 'Sharabi'. The character, which expresses the pain he feels while drinking, and the songs in this film also became widely popular. Kishore Kumar sang many wonderful songs in Amitabh's films, his voice was also in this film. But during the release of the film, something happened that the singer did not like. He decided that from now on, he would not sing for Amitabh anymore.

The songs of the film 'Sharabi' became very popular, the music of this film was composed by Bappi Lahiri. Kishore Kumar gave voice to all the songs of Amitabh in this film. All of them were hits. These songs were also being discussed in the industry. Kishore Kumar won the Best Male Playback Singer award for the song 'Manjilein Apan Jagah Hai' from this film. Bappi Lahiri was also awarded for his excellent songwriting.

But what happened to Kishore Kumar?

There was a song in 'Sharabi', 'Jahan Char Yaar Mil Jaayen' sung by Amitabh Bachchan. And this song became a problem for Kishore Kumar. This song, sung by Amitabh, became very popular. Actually, when the film 'Sharabi' was released, the playback singers' names were given at the beginning. Kishore Kumar was the lead singer of this film, but Amitabh Bachchan's name was given at the beginning, followed by Kishore Kumar's.

When the singer found out that he was named after Amitabh Bachchan, he got angry and told a journalist that from now on, he would never sing for Amitabh again. When director Prakash Mehra came to know that Kishore Kumar was upset, he got a new print made, but it did not have the names of the singers. That is why Kishore Kumar did not want to sing for Amitabh Bachchan.