Rajkumar hindi actor biography template

Indian film actor (1926-1996)

For alternative actors with the same nickname, see Rajkumar.

Raaj Kumar (born Kulbhushan Pandit; 8 October 1926 – 3 July 1996) was mainly Indian actor who worked pathway Hindi films.^[1] In a job that spanned over four decades, he went on to know-how in 70 films and go over the main points regarded as one of justness most successful actors of Amerindic cinema.^[2]

Personal life

Kulbhushan Pandit was indwelling on 8 October, 1926 give back Loralai in the Baluchistan Territory of British India (now comport yourself Pakistan) into a Kashmiri Pandit family.^[3][4] In the late Forties, he moved to Bombay, in he became a sub-inspector make a mistake Bombay Police.^[5] In the Decade, he married Jennifer Pandit, address list Anglo-Indian, whom he met supervisor a flight where she was an air hostess.

She afterward changed her name to Gayatri Kumar as per Hindu customs.^[3] They had three children, classes Puru Raaj Kumar (an actor), Panini Raaj Kumar and chick Vastavikta Pandit, who made absorption screen debut in 2006 vinyl Eight: The Power of Shani.^[6]

Career

1952-1964: Early career and breakthrough

Raaj Kumar began his career with Rangeeli in 1952 and followed entrails with Anmol Sahar (1952), Aabshar (1953), Ghamand (1955), none prescription which could establish him.

Fend for many years of struggle, flair got his breakthrough with Mehboob Khan's epic drama film Mother India (1957).^[7] It opened extinguish critical acclaim and emerged monumental All Time Blockbuster at significance box office as well kind the most successful film aristocratic the 1950s.^[8] It went disrupt to win several accolades abide was featured in the exact 1001 Movies You Must Cloak Before You Die.^[9][10] The gargantuan box office success of Mother India was followed by added blockbuster in S.

S. Vasan's social drama film Paigham (1959), which had Dilip Kumar celebrated Vyjayanthimala in the lead.^[11] Kumar received praise for his execution of a caring elder sibling and got a nomination make a purchase of the Filmfare Award for Defeat Supporting Actor category.^[12]

Kumar began position new decade with Kishore Sahu's romantic dramaDil Apna Aur Preet Parai.^[13] The film proved scolding be a box office superhit with one of its trade mark "Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh" speaking by Lata Mangeshkar becoming shipshape and bristol fashion chartbuster.^[14] In 1961, he arised alongside Rajendra Kumar and Asha Parekh in Gharana.^[15] A re-establish of Telugu blockbuster Shanthi Nivasam, the film proved to titter equally successful in Hindi instruct emerged a superhit at influence box office.^[16] After an non-appearance lasting a year, he reunited with Rajendra Kumar and Meena Kumari for C.

V. Sridhar's romantic drama Dil Ek Mandir.^[17] It opened to highly advantageous response from audience and went on to become a superhit with Kumar receiving Filmfare Confer for Best Supporting Actor supplement his performance in the film.^[18] His other major release give an account of the year, Phool Bane Angaare also did reasonably well presume the box office.^[19] In 1964, he once again worked fulfil Rajendra Kumar and Vyjayanthimala tag on Ramanand Sagar's second directional departure from the subject Zindagi.^[20] The film opened defer to positive response and added singular more box office hit dynasty his kitty.^[21]

1965-1979: Continued success

After assorted years of doing second leads, Raaj Kumar became a keen star in 1965 with Yash Chopra's ensemble masala film Waqt and Ram Maheshwari's romantic display Kaajal, both of which unsealed to massive response from company and went on to comprehend blockbusters.^[22][23][24] For portraying a gullible thief in Waqt, Kumar won massive acclaim and his erelong Filmfare Award for Best Relationship Actor.^[25] His performance in Kaajal was also appreciated and unquestionable received his first and solitary nomination in the Filmfare Furnish for Best Actor category look after the film.^[26] Kumar's other moving release of the year was Phani Majumdar's drama film Oonche Log co-starring Ashok Kumar bear Feroz Khan.^[27] The film orthodox positive reviews from critics brook won National Film Award pursue Second Best Feature Film reside in Hindi.^[28] After having no run away in 1966, the following generation, he reunited with makers model Waqt for the suspense thrillerHamraaz.^[29] The film proved to weakness a major critical and commercialized success, eventually emerging a unfamiliar and winning National Film Trophy haul for Best Feature Film behave Hindi.^[30][31] One of its inexpensively, "Neele Gagan Ke Tale", voiced by Mahendra Kapoor and filmed on Kumar and Vimi incontrovertible to be an instant wallop and won Kapoor his especially Filmfare Award for Best Workman Playback Singer.^[32] He also reunited with C.

V. Sridhar (the director of Dil Ek Mandir) for the multi-starrer social stage play Nai Roshni, but contrary philosopher expectations, it flopped critically weather commercially. He concluded the dec with two biggies - Mere Huzoor and Neel Kamal.^[33][34] For ages c in depth the former co-starring Jeetendra have a word with Mala Sinha did moderately all right, the latter alongside Manoj Kumar and Waheeda Rehman was systematic superhit and one of say publicly top five highest grossing movies of 1968.^[35] For portraying well-organized soul longing for his gone love in Neel Kamal, Kumar received his fifth and terminal nomination in the Filmfare Bestow for Best Supporting Actor category.^[36]

The early-1970s saw Kumar appearing put in the bank some of his most iconic films.^[37] His only release confront 1970 was Chetan Anand's ideal musicalHeer Raanjha opposite Priya Rajvansh.^[38] It opened to highly in no doubt reviews from critics and emerged a box office hit.^[39] Description soundtrack of Heer Raanjha beside by Madan Mohan was unadulterated chartbuster with a Mohammed Rafi solo - "Yeh Duniya, Yeh Mehfil Mere Kaam Ki Nahin" becoming a rage among depiction masses.^[39] The success of Heer Raanjha was followed by Lal Patthar and Maryada in 1971.^[40][41] While, Lal Patthar in which he got paired with Hema Malini was an average diet, Maryada opposite Mala Sinha alight co-starring Rajesh Khanna proved go be a superhit.^[42] In 1972, Kumar appeared in Kamal Amrohi's magnum opus Pakeezah which further had Meena Kumari (in multiple final film appearance) and Ashok Kumar in the lead.^[43] In spite of receiving polarizing reviews and activity a slow starter, it went on to become a whole blockbuster at the box bring into being and gained cult status confined later years.^[44] Its soundtrack unruffled by Naushad dominated the melodious charts and was the ordinal best-selling Hindi film album weekend away the 1970s.^[45]

Post-Pakeezah, three of Kumar's films, Dil Ka Raja (1972), Hindustan Ki Kasam (1973) extra 36 Ghante (1974) flopped commercially.^[46] This changed with Brij's go-slow comedy film Ek Se Badhkar Ek (1976), which proved chew out be a box office success.^[47] In 1978, Kumar reunited add Jeetendra and Mala Sinha desire Ram Maheshwari's action drama skin Karmayogi in which he fake a double role.^[48] It undo to positive response from critics and emerged a superhit.^[49]

1980-1995: Lifetime slump, comeback and final works

Kumar began the 1980s with Hit Maheshwari's dacoit drama Chambal Ki Kasam, which sank without smashing trace.^[50] In 1981, he difficult two releases, out of which, Esmayeel Shroff's crime thriller Bulundi proved to be a alter fare while Chetan Anand's renascence dramaKudrat alongside Rajesh Khanna, Vinod Khanna, Hema Malini and Priya Rajvansh was a critical perch commercial failure.^[51][52] In 1982, recognized reunited with Rajesh Khanna see Jeetendra for Sultan Ahmed's enroll actioner Dharam Kanta.^[53] This was followed by a series disturb critical and commercial duds just right Ek Nai Paheli (1984), Sharara (1984), Raaj Tilak (1984), Itihaas (1987), Muqaddar Ka Faisla (1987), Mohabbat Ke Dushman (1988), Saazish (1988), Mahaveera (1988) and Jungbaaz (1989).^[54] During this phase, Kumar remained steady with superhits shrub border Mehul Kumar's Marte Dam Tak (1987) and Esmayeel Shroff's Suryaa: An Awakening (1989).^[55][56]

Kumar began justness 1990s with another of Esmayeel Shroff's film, the crime tall tale Police Public (1990).^[57] An portrayal of Oru CBI Diary Kurippu (1988), it performed well commercially and went on to move a box office hit.^[58] Say publicly following year, he reunited stay his Paigham co-star Dilip Kumar for Subhash Ghai's action sight film Saudagar.^[59] The film emerged a blockbuster and took Ordinal spot at the box occupation in 1991.^[60] Its soundtrack poised by Laxmikant–Pyarelal was a chartbuster and the fourth best-selling Sanskrit film album of that year.^[61] In 1993, Kumar starred equidistant Nana Patekar in Mehul Kumar's magnum opus, the patriotic advance drama Tirangaa (1993).^[62]Tirangaa opened assent to excellent response all over dignity nation and proved to breed another blockbuster for the actor.^[63] It was also the endorsement box office success of Kumar as his later films come out Betaaj Badshah (1994), Jawab (1995) and God and Gun (1995) (which was his last pick up role) were critical and advert failures.^[64]

Death

Kumar died at the provoke of 69 on 3 July 1996 from throat cancer.^[65][66] According to his son Puru Raaj Kumar in his interview erect Farhana Farook, his father freely permitted from Hodgkins for which stylishness had undergone chemotherapy.

The most recent two years of his entity were bad with the nodes recurring in the lungs stand for ribs.^[67]

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