A Leo, Kishore was also known for his mad-cap comedy movies, and for his eccentricity as he used to 'talk' to his trees in his home, and had even put up a sign 'Mental Hospital' right outside his residence in Khandwa. He always wanted to be a singer, but acting was thrust upon him, and he did his best to live up to it. After Sachin's passing away, his son, Rahul Dev Burman took over and openly favored Kishore over other male singers. When Sachin Dev Burman happened to visit Ashok, he heard Kishore singing, and immediately signed him to sing for Bollywood movies. His brother, Anoop, while struggling to make a name himself, noticed this, and encouraged Kishore to sing in his own voice. While Ashok went on to become a successful actor, Abhas, who was renamed Kishore, shunned acting, and preferred singing and mimicking K.L. Ashok's grand-daughter is actress, Anuradha Patel. Ashok's daughter is noted Bollywood actress, Preeti Ganguli, who is married to comedian and character actor, Deven Verma. Sati was also aunt-by-marriage to Ram Mukherjee, who would subsequently marry and give birth to Raj Mukherjee and Bollywood actress, Rani Mukerji. Tanuja and Nutan are the daughters of the famed Shobhna Samarth. Tanuja is the sister of Nutan, who, in turn, is the mother of actor Mohnish Behl. Sati's son, Shomu Mukherjee, went on to marry Tanuja Samarth, and who subsequently gave birth to Kajol and Tanishaa Mukerji. Sati was married to Sashadhar Mukherjee, who was the brother of film-maker Subodh Mukherji, and Bollywood actors Joy Mukherjee & Deb Mukherjee. Kishore was the youngest in the Ganguly family, preceded by Ashok Kumar, Sati, & Anoop Kumar (I). His dad's name was Kunjilal, a lawyer by profession, and his mom's name was Gouri Devi, who came from a wealthy family. Abhas Kumar Ganguly was born in Khandwa, now in Madhya Pradesh.
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