Kishore Kumar’s fourth wife almost left him due to insecurity, accepts she was scared of him: ‘He made a face like an animal, like he has gone mad’

Kishore Kumar is known for his memorable work as a singer and actor, but he is also remembered for his various eccentricities. In an old interaction, Kishore’s fourth wife and actor Leena Chandavarkar recalled his eccentricities and how she once almost left him because of her insecurity. Speaking to Lehren Retro about Kishore Kumar’s sudden mood changes, she said, “He didn’t like if someone called him pagal (mad). His behaviour would fluctuate, he would sometimes get very serious and sometimes he would get childish, and you would not expect him to react in such a way at a point of time.”

Recalling how Kishore’s mood changes scared her once, she said, “He asked me once if I have heard any rumours about him, but I refused because I didn’t want to say it to his face. I was alone in t