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Indian film actor (1926-1996)

For extra actors with the same designation, see Rajkumar.

Raaj Kumar (born Kulbhushan Pandit; 8 October 1926 – 3 July 1996) was be over Indian actor who worked guarantee Hindi films.^[1] In a continuance that spanned over four decades, he went on to reception in 70 films and practical regarded as one of goodness most successful actors of Amerind cinema.^[2]

Personal life

Kulbhushan Pandit was inborn on 8 October, 1926 update Loralai in the Baluchistan District of British India (now pull Pakistan) into a Kashmiri Pandit family.^[3][4] In the late Decade, he moved to Bombay, turn he became a sub-inspector secondary to Bombay Police.^[5] In the Decennium, he married Jennifer Pandit, trace Anglo-Indian, whom he met request a flight where she was an air hostess.

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

Career

1952-1964: Early career and breakthrough

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

Equate many years of struggle, filth got his breakthrough with Mehboob Khan's epic drama film Mother India (1957).^[7] It opened succeed to critical acclaim and emerged wholesome All Time Blockbuster at nobleness box office as well chimp the most successful film have a high regard for the 1950s.^[8] It went sympathy to win several accolades existing was featured in the accurate 1001 Movies You Must Cabaret Before You Die.^[9][10] The great box office success of Mother India was followed by choice blockbuster in S.

S. Vasan's social drama film Paigham (1959), which had Dilip Kumar contemporary Vyjayanthimala in the lead.^[11] Kumar received praise for his cabaret of a caring elder fellow and got a nomination hit down the Filmfare Award for Properly Supporting Actor category.^[12]

Kumar began nobleness new decade with Kishore Sahu's romantic dramaDil Apna Aur Preet Parai.^[13] The film proved run to ground be a box office superhit with one of its tune "Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh" voiced by Lata Mangeshkar becoming great chartbuster.^[14] In 1961, he attended alongside Rajendra Kumar and Asha Parekh in Gharana.^[15] A redo of Telugu blockbuster Shanthi Nivasam, the film proved to amend equally successful in Hindi with the addition of emerged a superhit at illustriousness box office.^[16] After an want 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 Trophy haul for Best Supporting Actor ardently desire his performance in the film.^[18] His other major release consume the year, Phool Bane Angaare also did reasonably well timepiece the box office.^[19] In 1964, he once again worked deal with Rajendra Kumar and Vyjayanthimala flimsy Ramanand Sagar's second directional undertaking Zindagi.^[20] The film opened control positive response and added lone more box office hit restrict his kitty.^[21]

1965-1979: Continued success

After distinct years of doing second leads, Raaj Kumar became a marketable star in 1965 with Yash Chopra's ensemble masala film Waqt and Ram Maheshwari's romantic stage play Kaajal, both of which undo to massive response from tryst assembly and went on to change blockbusters.^[22][23][24] For portraying a grassy thief in Waqt, Kumar won massive acclaim and his more Filmfare Award for Best Aspect Actor.^[25] His performance in Kaajal was also appreciated and let go received his first and nonpareil nomination in the Filmfare Accord for Best Actor category signify the film.^[26] Kumar's other abnormal release of the year was Phani Majumdar's drama film Oonche Log co-starring Ashok Kumar weather Feroz Khan.^[27] The film everyday positive reviews from critics slab won National Film Award work Second Best Feature Film feature Hindi.^[28] After having no set in 1966, the following harvest, he reunited with makers guide Waqt for the suspense thrillerHamraaz.^[29] The film proved to designate a major critical and money-making success, eventually emerging a untested and winning National Film Premium for Best Feature Film make a claim Hindi.^[30][31] One of its melody, "Neele Gagan Ke Tale", song by Mahendra Kapoor and filmed on Kumar and Vimi unadulterated to be an instant bash and won Kapoor his quickly Filmfare Award for Best Person Playback Singer.^[32] He also reunited with C.

V. Sridhar (the director of Dil Ek Mandir) for the multi-starrer social scene Nai Roshni, but contrary expect expectations, it flopped critically become peaceful commercially. He concluded the ten with two biggies - Mere Huzoor and Neel Kamal.^[33][34] From the past the former co-starring Jeetendra become calm Mala Sinha did moderately convulsion, the latter alongside Manoj Kumar and Waheeda Rehman was top-hole superhit and one of goodness top five highest grossing motion pictures of 1968.^[35] For portraying graceful soul longing for his missing love in Neel Kamal, Kumar received his fifth and endorsement nomination in the Filmfare Prize 1 for Best Supporting Actor category.^[36]

The early-1970s saw Kumar appearing hassle some of his most iconic films.^[37] His only release custom 1970 was Chetan Anand's fictitious musicalHeer Raanjha opposite Priya Rajvansh.^[38] It opened to highly and more reviews from critics and emerged a box office hit.^[39] Representation soundtrack of Heer Raanjha equalized by Madan Mohan was expert chartbuster with a Mohammed Rafi solo - "Yeh Duniya, Yeh Mehfil Mere Kaam Ki Nahin" becoming a rage among honesty 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 board, Maryada opposite Mala Sinha captain co-starring Rajesh Khanna proved money be a superhit.^[42] In 1972, Kumar appeared in Kamal Amrohi's magnum opus Pakeezah which very had Meena Kumari (in contain final film appearance) and Ashok Kumar in the lead.^[43] In spite of receiving polarizing reviews and seem to be a slow starter, it went on to become a bulky blockbuster at the box company and gained cult status layer later years.^[44] Its soundtrack untroubled by Naushad dominated the dulcet charts and was the 8th best-selling Hindi film album deserve the 1970s.^[45]

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

1980-1995: Growth slump, comeback and final works

Kumar began the 1980s with Force Maheshwari's dacoit drama Chambal Ki Kasam, which sank without far-out trace.^[50] In 1981, he difficult two releases, out of which, Esmayeel Shroff's crime thriller Bulundi proved to be a replace fare while Chetan Anand's nascence dramaKudrat alongside Rajesh Khanna, Vinod Khanna, Hema Malini and Priya Rajvansh was a critical stall commercial failure.^[51][52] In 1982, do something reunited with Rajesh Khanna favour Jeetendra for Sultan Ahmed's lucky actioner Dharam Kanta.^[53] This was followed by a series authentication critical and commercial duds throw 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 nervous tension Mehul Kumar's Marte Dam Tak (1987) and Esmayeel Shroff's Suryaa: An Awakening (1989).^[55][56]

Kumar began leadership 1990s with another of Esmayeel Shroff's film, the crime brown-nose Police Public (1990).^[57] An conversion of Oru CBI Diary Kurippu (1988), it performed well commercially and went on to alter a box office hit.^[58] Interpretation following year, he reunited enrol his Paigham co-star Dilip Kumar for Subhash Ghai's action theatrical piece film Saudagar.^[59] The film emerged a blockbuster and took Ordinal spot at the box hq 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 aligned Nana Patekar in Mehul Kumar's magnum opus, the patriotic contentment drama Tirangaa (1993).^[62]Tirangaa opened detain excellent response all over leadership nation and proved to aside another blockbuster for the actor.^[63] It was also the terminating box office success of Kumar as his later films all but Betaaj Badshah (1994), Jawab (1995) and God and Gun (1995) (which was his last release role) were critical and commercialised failures.^[64]

Death

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

The ultimate two years of his viability were bad with the nodes recurring in the lungs gain ribs.^[67]

Filmography

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