When Kishore Kumar’s secret wedding left Dev Anand dreading Ashok Kumar’s wrath | Bollywood News
4 min readNew DelhiJul 11, 2026 08:17 PM IST Kishore Kumar’s personal life was almost as talked about as his legendary career. The iconic singer and actor married four times. After his first marriage to actor-singer Ruma Guha Thakurta ended, he tied the knot with actor Madhubala. Following her untimely death, Kishore married actor Yogeeta Bali, though the marriage lasted only two years. In 1980, he married actor Leena Chandavarkar, who remained by his side until his death in 1987. Years later, Kishore Kumar’s son, singer Amit Kumar, looked back on his father’s romantic nature, his relationships and the family opposition he faced while marrying Ruma. Speaking to Filmfare, Amit said, “My mother and father had too many clashes. My father believed that a wife should stay at home. It was around the time Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi became a superhit. The money from that film was used to build Gauri Kunj, and around the same time, their separation happened. My father was a very romantic man. He was a giant. Many people came into …
