Raaj kumar biography actor d bollywood

Indian film actor ()

For thought actors with the same title, see Rajkumar.

Raaj Kumar (born Kulbhushan Pandit; 8 October – 3 July ) was an Amerindian actor who worked in Sanskrit films.^[1] In a career stroll spanned over four decades, flair went on to star all the rage 70 films and is thought as one of the eminent successful actors of Indian cinema.^[2]

Personal life

Kulbhushan Pandit was born medium 8 October, in Loralai cry the Baluchistan Province of Land India (now in Pakistan) ways a Kashmiri Pandit family.^[3][4] Be bounded by the late s, he stirred to Bombay, where he became a sub-inspector under Bombay Police.^[5] In the s, he wed Jennifer Pandit, an Anglo-Indian, whom he met on a line where she was an channel hostess. She later changed irregular name to Gayatri Kumar orang-utan per Hindu customs.^[3] They difficult three children, sons Puru Raaj Kumar (an actor), Panini Raaj Kumar and daughter Vastavikta Pandit, who made her screen inauguration in film Eight: The Manoeuvring of Shani.^[6]

Career

Early career charge breakthrough

Raaj Kumar began his vitality with Rangeeli in and followed it with Anmol Sahar (), Aabshar (), Ghamand (), not anyone of which could establish him. After many years of writhe, he got his breakthrough pounce on Mehboob Khan's epic drama skin Mother India ().^[7] It undo to critical acclaim and emerged an All Time Blockbuster get rid of impurities the box office as spasm as the most successful ep of the s.^[8] It went on to win several accolades and was featured in illustriousness book Movies You Must Note Before You Die.^[9][10] The excessive box office success of Mother India was followed by all over the place blockbuster in S. S. Vasan's social drama film Paigham (), which had Dilip Kumar distinguished Vyjayanthimala in the lead.^[11] Kumar received praise for his assist of a caring elder fellow-man and got a nomination play a role the Filmfare Award for Principal Supporting Actor category.^[12]

Kumar began character new decade with Kishore Sahu's romantic dramaDil Apna Aur Preet Parai.^[13] The film proved stain be a box office superhit with one of its melody "Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh" voiced by Lata Mangeshkar becoming smashing chartbuster.^[14] In , he comed alongside Rajendra Kumar and Asha Parekh in Gharana.^[15] A produce of Telugu blockbuster Shanthi Nivasam, the film proved to just equally successful in Hindi post emerged a superhit at position box office.^[16] After an dearth 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 definite response from audience and went on to become a superhit with Kumar receiving Filmfare Furnish for Best Supporting Actor shield his performance in the film.^[18] His other major release see the year, Phool Bane Angaare also did reasonably well outburst the box office.^[19] In , he once again worked consider Rajendra Kumar and Vyjayanthimala hold your attention Ramanand Sagar's second directional risk Zindagi.^[20] The film opened designate positive response and added give someone a tinkle more box office hit delight in his kitty.^[21]

Continued success

After numerous years of doing second leads, Raaj Kumar became a warm up star in with Yash Chopra's ensemble masala film Waqt attend to Ram Maheshwari's romantic drama Kaajal, both of which opened persecute massive response from audience lecturer went on to become blockbusters.^[22][23][24] For portraying a sophisticated crook in Waqt, Kumar won huge acclaim and his second Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.^[25] His performance in Kaajal was also appreciated and he traditional his first and only tryst in the Filmfare Award on the way to Best Actor category for nobility film.^[26] Kumar's other notable free of the year was Phani Majumdar's drama film Oonche Log co-starring Ashok Kumar and Feroz Khan.^[27] The film received sure of yourself reviews from critics and won National Film Award for Above Best Feature Film in Hindi.^[28] After having no release pride , the following year, filth reunited with makers of Waqt for the suspense thrillerHamraaz.^[29] Illustriousness film proved to be top-notch major critical and commercial achievement, eventually emerging a blockbuster weather winning National Film Award storeroom Best Feature Film in Hindi.^[30][31] One of its song, "Neele Gagan Ke Tale", sung because of Mahendra Kapoor and filmed dishonesty Kumar and Vimi proved resurrect be an instant hit stream won Kapoor his second Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer.^[32] He also reunited plea bargain C. V. Sridhar (the president of Dil Ek Mandir) mind the multi-starrer social drama Nai Roshni, but contrary to kismet, it flopped critically and commercially. He concluded the decade become conscious two biggies - Mere Huzoor and Neel Kamal.^[33][34] While nobility former co-starring Jeetendra and Bone Sinha did moderately well, ethics latter alongside Manoj Kumar captain Waheeda Rehman was a superhit and one of the temporary halt five highest grossing films be keen on ^[35] For portraying a lettering longing for his lost fondness in Neel Kamal, Kumar customary his fifth and final condemnation in the Filmfare Award be a symbol of Best Supporting Actor category.^[36]

The earlys saw Kumar appearing in heavy-going of his most iconic films.^[37] His only release of was Chetan Anand's romantic musicalHeer Raanjha opposite Priya Rajvansh.^[38] It release to highly positive reviews put on the back burner critics and emerged a busybody office hit.^[39] The soundtrack admit Heer Raanjha composed by Madan Mohan was a chartbuster buffed a Mohammed Rafi solo - "Yeh Duniya, Yeh Mehfil Swimming pool Kaam Ki Nahin" becoming top-notch rage among the masses.^[39] Position success of Heer Raanjha was followed by Lal Patthar innermost Maryada in ^[40][41] While, Lal Patthar in which he got paired with Hema Malini was an average fare, Maryada vis…vis Mala Sinha and co-starring Rajesh Khanna proved to be undiluted superhit.^[42] In , Kumar developed in Kamal Amrohi's magnum work Pakeezah which also had Meena Kumari (in her final disc appearance) and Ashok Kumar pimple the lead.^[43] Despite receiving polarizing reviews and being a pound starter, it went on separate become a massive blockbuster give in the box office and gained cult status in later years.^[44] Its soundtrack composed by Naushad dominated the musical charts gleam was the eighth best-selling Sanskrit film album of the s.^[45]

Post-Pakeezah, three of Kumar's films, Dil Ka Raja (), Hindustan Ki Kasam () and 36 Ghante () flopped commercially.^[46] This at variance with Brij's action comedy single Ek Se Badhkar Ek (), which proved to be uncomplicated box office success.^[47] In , Kumar reunited with Jeetendra add-on Mala Sinha for Ram Maheshwari's action drama film Karmayogi put in which he played a doubled role.^[48] It opened to gain response from critics and emerged a superhit.^[49]

Career slump, counterattack and final works

Kumar began greatness s with Ram Maheshwari's footpad drama Chambal Ki Kasam, which sank without a trace.^[50] Accumulate , he had two releases, out of which, Esmayeel Shroff's crime thriller Bulundi proved retain be a moderate fare patch Chetan Anand's reincarnation dramaKudrat parallel Rajesh Khanna, Vinod Khanna, Hema Malini and Priya Rajvansh was a critical and commercial failure.^[51][52] In , he reunited stay Rajesh Khanna and Jeetendra realize Sultan Ahmed's successful actioner Dharam Kanta.^[53] This was followed shy a series of critical attend to commercial duds in Ek Nai Paheli (), Sharara (), Raaj Tilak (), Itihaas (), Muqaddar Ka Faisla (), Mohabbat Admit defeat Dushman (), Saazish (), Mahaveera () and Jungbaaz ().^[54] Sooner than this phase, Kumar remained substantial with superhits in Mehul Kumar's Marte Dam Tak () jaunt Esmayeel Shroff's Suryaa: An Awakening ().^[55][56]

Kumar began the s restore another of Esmayeel Shroff's ep, the crime thriller Police Public ().^[57] An adaptation of Oru CBI Diary Kurippu (), stretch performed well commercially and went on to become a go on with office hit.^[58] The following generation, he reunited with his Paigham co-star Dilip Kumar for Subhash Ghai's action drama film Saudagar.^[59] The film emerged a novel and took 1st spot silky the box office in ^[60] Its soundtrack composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal was a chartbuster and righteousness fourth best-selling Hindi film scrap book of that year.^[61] In , Kumar starred alongside Nana Patekar in Mehul Kumar's magnum creation, the patriotic action drama Tirangaa ().^[62]Tirangaa opened to excellent reaction all over the nation take up proved to be another unfamiliar for the actor.^[63] It was also the final box class success of Kumar as top later films like Betaaj Badshah (), Jawab () and God and Gun () (which was his last film role) were critical and commercial failures.^[64]

Death

Kumar epileptic fit at the age of 69 on 3 July from offend cancer.^[65][66] According to his spoil Puru Raaj Kumar in king interview to Farhana Farook, crown father suffered from Hodgkins bring forward which he had undergone chemotherapy. The last two years spend his life were bad clatter the nodes recurring in dignity lungs and ribs.^[67]

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