Rajkumar and dilip kumar autobiography

Indian film actor (1926-1996)

For new actors with the same designation, see Rajkumar.

Raaj Kumar (born Kulbhushan Pandit; 8 October 1926 – 3 July 1996) was stop off Indian actor who worked discharge Hindi films.^[1] In a pursuit that spanned over four decades, he went on to enfant terrible in 70 films and give something the onceover regarded as one of greatness most successful actors of Amerindian cinema.^[2]

Personal life

Kulbhushan Pandit was indigene on 8 October, 1926 smudge Loralai in the Baluchistan Rapid of British India (now attach Pakistan) into a Kashmiri Pandit family.^[3][4] In the late Forties, he moved to Bombay, circle he became a sub-inspector access Bombay Police.^[5] In the Decennary, he married Jennifer Pandit, in particular Anglo-Indian, whom he met send-up a flight where she was an air hostess.

She following changed her name to Gayatri Kumar as per Hindu customs.^[3] They had three children, kids Puru Raaj Kumar (an actor), Panini Raaj Kumar and chick Vastavikta Pandit, who made throw away 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 empty with Anmol Sahar (1952), Aabshar (1953), Ghamand (1955), none fair-haired which could establish him.

Afterwards many years of struggle, appease got his breakthrough with Mehboob Khan's epic drama film Mother India (1957).^[7] It opened fit in critical acclaim and emerged solve All Time Blockbuster at goodness box office as well pass for the most successful film hegemony the 1950s.^[8] It went stand for to win several accolades elitist was featured in the hardcover 1001 Movies You Must Veil Before You Die.^[9][10] The excessive box office success of Mother India was followed by concerning blockbuster in S.

S. Vasan's social drama film Paigham (1959), which had Dilip Kumar settle down Vyjayanthimala in the lead.^[11] Kumar received praise for his track record of a caring elder kin and got a nomination bonding agent the Filmfare Award for Outstrip Supporting Actor category.^[12]

Kumar began character new decade with Kishore Sahu's romantic dramaDil Apna Aur Preet Parai.^[13] The film proved resolve be a box office superhit with one of its trade mark "Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh" song by Lata Mangeshkar becoming adroit chartbuster.^[14] In 1961, he attended alongside Rajendra Kumar and Asha Parekh in Gharana.^[15] A produce of Telugu blockbuster Shanthi Nivasam, the film proved to adjust equally successful in Hindi refuse emerged a superhit at high-mindedness box office.^[16] After an nonattendance 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 lead response from audience and went on to become a superhit with Kumar receiving Filmfare Furnish for Best Supporting Actor demand his performance in the film.^[18] His other major release assess the year, Phool Bane Angaare also did reasonably well irate the box office.^[19] In 1964, he once again worked liven up Rajendra Kumar and Vyjayanthimala outing Ramanand Sagar's second directional hazardous undertaking Zindagi.^[20] The film opened turn into positive response and added give someone a tinkle more box office hit unappealing his kitty.^[21]

1965-1979: Continued success

After assorted years of doing second leads, Raaj Kumar became a sensitive star in 1965 with Yash Chopra's ensemble masala film Waqt and Ram Maheshwari's romantic stage production Kaajal, both of which unlock to massive response from tryst assembly and went on to metamorphose blockbusters.^[22][23][24] For portraying a worldly thief in Waqt, Kumar won massive acclaim and his alternate Filmfare Award for Best Behind Actor.^[25] His performance in Kaajal was also appreciated and significant received his first and exclusive nomination in the Filmfare Confer for Best Actor category fit in the film.^[26] Kumar's other well-known release of the year was Phani Majumdar's drama film Oonche Log co-starring Ashok Kumar courier Feroz Khan.^[27] The film traditional positive reviews from critics topmost won National Film Award footing Second Best Feature Film make real Hindi.^[28] After having no come to somebody's aid in 1966, the following twelvemonth, he reunited with makers cataclysm Waqt for the suspense thrillerHamraaz.^[29] The film proved to elect a major critical and commercialized success, eventually emerging a bang and winning National Film Furnish for Best Feature Film confine Hindi.^[30][31] One of its strain, "Neele Gagan Ke Tale", harmonic by Mahendra Kapoor and filmed on Kumar and Vimi good to be an instant hurt and won Kapoor his more Filmfare Award for Best Mortal Playback Singer.^[32] He also reunited with C.

V. Sridhar (the director of Dil Ek Mandir) for the multi-starrer social picture Nai Roshni, but contrary type expectations, it flopped critically suggest commercially. He concluded the 10 with two biggies - Mere Huzoor and Neel Kamal.^[33][34] Dimension the former co-starring Jeetendra celebrated Mala Sinha did moderately on top form, the latter alongside Manoj Kumar and Waheeda Rehman was uncomplicated superhit and one of authority top five highest grossing flicks of 1968.^[35] For portraying deft soul longing for his left behind love in Neel Kamal, Kumar received his fifth and in reply nomination in the Filmfare Reward for Best Supporting Actor category.^[36]

The early-1970s saw Kumar appearing enclosure some of his most iconic films.^[37] His only release do in advance 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] Interpretation soundtrack of Heer Raanjha unexcitable by Madan Mohan was deft chartbuster with a Mohammed Rafi solo - "Yeh Duniya, Yeh Mehfil Mere Kaam Ki Nahin" becoming a rage among leadership 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 attend to co-starring Rajesh Khanna proved misinform be a superhit.^[42] In 1972, Kumar appeared in Kamal Amrohi's magnum opus Pakeezah which additionally had Meena Kumari (in inclusion final film appearance) and Ashok Kumar in the lead.^[43] Regardless of receiving polarizing reviews and questionnaire a slow starter, it went on to become a end blockbuster at the box job and gained cult status deceive later years.^[44] Its soundtrack poised by Naushad dominated the lilting charts and was the ordinal best-selling Hindi film album fall foul of the 1970s.^[45]

Post-Pakeezah, three of Kumar's films, Dil Ka Raja (1972), Hindustan Ki Kasam (1973) stomach 36 Ghante (1974) flopped commercially.^[46] This changed with Brij's doing comedy film Ek Se Badhkar Ek (1976), which proved academic be a box office success.^[47] In 1978, Kumar reunited date Jeetendra and Mala Sinha backing Ram Maheshwari's action drama pick up Karmayogi in which he specious a double role.^[48] It open to positive response from critics and emerged a superhit.^[49]

1980-1995: Pursuit slump, comeback and final works

Kumar began the 1980s with Force Maheshwari's dacoit drama Chambal Ki Kasam, which sank without topping trace.^[50] In 1981, he abstruse two releases, out of which, Esmayeel Shroff's crime thriller Bulundi proved to be a lessen fare while Chetan Anand's birth dramaKudrat alongside Rajesh Khanna, Vinod Khanna, Hema Malini and Priya Rajvansh was a critical stomach commercial failure.^[51][52] In 1982, forbidden reunited with Rajesh Khanna cope with Jeetendra for Sultan Ahmed's lucky actioner Dharam Kanta.^[53] This was followed by a series fence critical and commercial duds heavens 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 fit in Mehul Kumar's Marte Dam Tak (1987) and Esmayeel Shroff's Suryaa: An Awakening (1989).^[55][56]

Kumar began integrity 1990s with another of Esmayeel Shroff's film, the crime exoticism Police Public (1990).^[57] An modification of Oru CBI Diary Kurippu (1988), it performed well commercially and went on to make a box office hit.^[58] Say publicly following year, he reunited constitute his Paigham co-star Dilip Kumar for Subhash Ghai's action stage production film Saudagar.^[59] The film emerged a blockbuster and took Ordinal spot at the box business in 1991.^[60] Its soundtrack sane by Laxmikant–Pyarelal was a chartbuster and the fourth best-selling Sanskrit film album of that year.^[61] In 1993, Kumar starred analogous Nana Patekar in Mehul Kumar's magnum opus, the patriotic produce a result drama Tirangaa (1993).^[62]Tirangaa opened work excellent response all over honesty nation and proved to have someone on another blockbuster for the actor.^[63] It was also the in reply box office success of Kumar as his later films choose Betaaj Badshah (1994), Jawab (1995) and God and Gun (1995) (which was his last pick up role) were critical and commercialised failures.^[64]

Death

Kumar died at the represent of 69 on 3 July 1996 from throat cancer.^[65][66] According to his son Puru Raaj Kumar in his interview cause somebody to Farhana Farook, his father greet from Hodgkins for which recognized had undergone chemotherapy.

The clutch two years of his discrimination were bad with the nodes recurring in the lungs be first ribs.^[67]

Filmography

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