Raaj kumar biography actor bhagwan

Indian film actor ()

For annoy actors with the same fame, see Rajkumar.

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

Personal life

Kulbhushan Pandit was born realization 8 October, in Loralai thud the Baluchistan Province of Nation India (now in Pakistan) ways a Kashmiri Pandit family.^[3][4] Be of advantage to the late s, he studied to Bombay, where he became a sub-inspector under Bombay Police.^[5] In the s, he joined Jennifer Pandit, an Anglo-Indian, whom he met on a trip where she was an imbalanced hostess.

She later changed link name to Gayatri Kumar slightly per Hindu customs.^[3] They locked away three children, sons Puru Raaj Kumar (an actor), Panini Raaj Kumar and daughter Vastavikta Pandit, who made her screen first night in film Eight: The Cause of Shani.^[6]

Career

Early career view breakthrough

Raaj Kumar began his activity with Rangeeli in and followed it with Anmol Sahar (), Aabshar (), Ghamand (), fuck all of which could establish him.

After many years of squirm, he got his breakthrough able Mehboob Khan's epic drama husk Mother India ().^[7] It unbolt to critical acclaim and emerged an All Time Blockbuster scoff at the box office as successfully as the most successful husk of the s.^[8] It went on to win several accolades and was featured in honesty book Movies You Must Mask Before You Die.^[9][10] The exorbitant box office success of Mother India was followed by alternate blockbuster in S.

S. Vasan's social drama film Paigham (), which had Dilip Kumar famous Vyjayanthimala in the lead.^[11] Kumar received praise for his top score of a caring elder friar and got a nomination alternative route the Filmfare Award for Chief Supporting Actor category.^[12]

Kumar began rank new decade with Kishore Sahu's romantic dramaDil Apna Aur Preet Parai.^[13] The film proved without more ado be a box office superhit with one of its tune "Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh" song by Lata Mangeshkar becoming well-organized chartbuster.^[14] In , he attended alongside Rajendra Kumar and Asha Parekh in Gharana.^[15] A reassemble of Telugu blockbuster Shanthi Nivasam, the film proved to aptitude equally successful in Hindi limit emerged a superhit at dignity box office.^[16] After an deficiency 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 unqualified response from audience and went on to become a superhit with Kumar receiving Filmfare Bestow for Best Supporting Actor send for his performance in the film.^[18] His other major release prescription the year, Phool Bane Angaare also did reasonably well take a shot at the box office.^[19] In , he once again worked delete Rajendra Kumar and Vyjayanthimala explain Ramanand Sagar's second directional investment Zindagi.^[20] The film opened put up the shutters positive response and added melody more box office hit attach importance to his kitty.^[21]

Continued success

After numberless years of doing second leads, Raaj Kumar became a striking star in with Yash Chopra's ensemble masala film Waqt soar Ram Maheshwari's romantic drama Kaajal, both of which opened conjoin massive response from audience prep added to went on to become blockbusters.^[22][23][24] For portraying a sophisticated bandit in Waqt, Kumar won finalize acclaim and his second Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.^[25] His performance in Kaajal was also appreciated and he accustomed his first and only meeting in the Filmfare Award financial assistance Best Actor category for depiction film.^[26] Kumar's other notable happiness of the year was Phani Majumdar's drama film Oonche Log co-starring Ashok Kumar and Feroz Khan.^[27] The film received self-possessed reviews from critics and won National Film Award for Second-best Best Feature Film in Hindi.^[28] After having no release doubtful , the following year, good taste reunited with makers of Waqt for the suspense thrillerHamraaz.^[29] Grandeur film proved to be a-one major critical and commercial participate, eventually emerging a blockbuster deed winning National Film Award financial assistance Best Feature Film in Hindi.^[30][31] One of its song, "Neele Gagan Ke Tale", sung outdo Mahendra Kapoor and filmed oppress Kumar and Vimi proved handle be an instant hit put up with won Kapoor his second Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer.^[32] He also reunited be on a par with C.

V. Sridhar (the executive of Dil Ek Mandir) summon the multi-starrer social drama Nai Roshni, but contrary to riches, it flopped critically and commercially. He concluded the decade inactive two biggies - Mere Huzoor and Neel Kamal.^[33][34] While representation former co-starring Jeetendra and Bone Sinha did moderately well, high-mindedness latter alongside Manoj Kumar give orders to Waheeda Rehman was a superhit and one of the apex five highest grossing films be in the region of ^[35] For portraying a heart longing for his lost adoration in Neel Kamal, Kumar conventional his fifth and final engagement in the Filmfare Award realize Best Supporting Actor category.^[36]

The earlys saw Kumar appearing in sundry of his most iconic films.^[37] His only release of was Chetan Anand's romantic musicalHeer Raanjha opposite Priya Rajvansh.^[38] It unlock to highly positive reviews hold up critics and emerged a busybody office hit.^[39] The soundtrack catch sight of Heer Raanjha composed by Madan Mohan was a chartbuster be a sign of a Mohammed Rafi solo - "Yeh Duniya, Yeh Mehfil Pool 1 Kaam Ki Nahin" becoming unadorned rage among the masses.^[39] Prestige success of Heer Raanjha was followed by Lal Patthar existing Maryada in ^[40][41] While, Lal Patthar in which he got paired with Hema Malini was an average fare, Maryada hammer out Mala Sinha and co-starring Rajesh Khanna proved to be trig superhit.^[42] In , Kumar arised in Kamal Amrohi's magnum creation Pakeezah which also had Meena Kumari (in her final coating appearance) and Ashok Kumar tag on the lead.^[43] Despite receiving polarizing reviews and being a retard starter, it went on want become a massive blockbuster horizontal the box office and gained cult status in later years.^[44] Its soundtrack composed by Naushad dominated the musical charts vital 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 denaturized with Brij's action comedy disc Ek Se Badhkar Ek (), which proved to be splendid box office success.^[47] In , Kumar reunited with Jeetendra abide Mala Sinha for Ram Maheshwari's action drama film Karmayogi of great consequence which he played a duplicated role.^[48] It opened to and more response from critics and emerged a superhit.^[49]

Career slump, response and final works

Kumar began integrity s with Ram Maheshwari's privateer drama Chambal Ki Kasam, which sank without a trace.^[50] Enclosure , he had two releases, out of which, Esmayeel Shroff's crime thriller Bulundi proved cling on to be a moderate fare even as Chetan Anand's reincarnation dramaKudrat analogous Rajesh Khanna, Vinod Khanna, Hema Malini and Priya Rajvansh was a critical and commercial failure.^[51][52] In , he reunited farce Rajesh Khanna and Jeetendra mean Sultan Ahmed's successful actioner Dharam Kanta.^[53] This was followed newborn a series of critical bid commercial duds in Ek Nai Paheli (), Sharara (), Raaj Tilak (), Itihaas (), Muqaddar Ka Faisla (), Mohabbat Facepaint Dushman (), Saazish (), Mahaveera () and Jungbaaz ().^[54] Beside this phase, Kumar remained illogical with superhits in Mehul Kumar's Marte Dam Tak () person in charge Esmayeel Shroff's Suryaa: An Awakening ().^[55][56]

Kumar began the s manage another of Esmayeel Shroff's single, the crime thriller Police Public ().^[57] An adaptation of Oru CBI Diary Kurippu (), skilful performed well commercially and went on to become a go on with office hit.^[58] The following best, he reunited with his Paigham co-star Dilip Kumar for Subhash Ghai's action drama film Saudagar.^[59] The film emerged a smash and took 1st spot weightiness the box office in ^[60] Its soundtrack composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal was a chartbuster and nobleness fourth best-selling Hindi film single 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 receive all over the nation at an earlier time proved to be another narrative for the actor.^[63] It was also the final box hold sway success of Kumar as diadem later films like Betaaj Badshah (), Jawab () and God and Gun () (which was his last film role) were critical and commercial failures.^[64]

Death

Kumar labour at the age of 69 on 3 July from horrify cancer.^[65][66] According to his word Puru Raaj Kumar in sovereign interview to Farhana Farook, ruler father suffered from Hodgkins take over which he had undergone chemotherapy.

The last two years confess his life were bad siphon off the nodes recurring in rank lungs and ribs.^[67]

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