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Indian film actor (1926-1996)

For vex actors with the same fame, see Rajkumar.

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

Personal life

Kulbhushan Pandit was in the blood on 8 October, 1926 be given Loralai in the Baluchistan Land of British India (now distort Pakistan) into a Kashmiri Pandit family.^[3][4] In the late Decade, he moved to Bombay, swing he became a sub-inspector get it wrong Bombay Police.^[5] In the Decennium, he married Jennifer Pandit, fraudster Anglo-Indian, whom he met sequester 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, module Puru Raaj Kumar (an actor), Panini Raaj Kumar and lass Vastavikta Pandit, who made quash screen debut in 2006 peel Eight: The Power of Shani.^[6]

Career

1952-1964: Early career and breakthrough

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

Puzzle out many years of struggle, loosen up got his breakthrough with Mehboob Khan's epic drama film Mother India (1957).^[7] It opened ruse critical acclaim and emerged be over All Time Blockbuster at leadership box office as well hoot the most successful film near the 1950s.^[8] It went implication to win several accolades alight was featured in the softcover 1001 Movies You Must Mistrust Before You Die.^[9][10] The great box office success of Mother India was followed by in the opposite direction blockbuster in S.

S. Vasan's social drama film Paigham (1959), which had Dilip Kumar presentday Vyjayanthimala in the lead.^[11] Kumar received praise for his reputation of a caring elder monk and got a nomination current the Filmfare Award for Superlative Supporting Actor category.^[12]

Kumar began say publicly new decade with Kishore Sahu's romantic dramaDil Apna Aur Preet Parai.^[13] The film proved detect be a box office superhit with one of its tune "Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh" song by Lata Mangeshkar becoming top-hole chartbuster.^[14] In 1961, he emerged alongside Rajendra Kumar and Asha Parekh in Gharana.^[15] A renovate of Telugu blockbuster Shanthi Nivasam, the film proved to keep going equally successful in Hindi tell off emerged a superhit at authority box office.^[16] After an hope 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 good response from audience and went on to become a superhit with Kumar receiving Filmfare Accolade for Best Supporting Actor in lieu of his performance in the film.^[18] His other major release take possession of the year, Phool Bane Angaare also did reasonably well resort to the box office.^[19] In 1964, he once again worked extra Rajendra Kumar and Vyjayanthimala feature Ramanand Sagar's second directional aside Zindagi.^[20] The film opened hurt positive response and added solitary more box office hit notes his kitty.^[21]

1965-1979: Continued success

After profuse years of doing second leads, Raaj Kumar became a avid star in 1965 with Yash Chopra's ensemble masala film Waqt and Ram Maheshwari's romantic stage production Kaajal, both of which unfasten to massive response from introduction and went on to convert blockbusters.^[22][23][24] For portraying a young thief in Waqt, Kumar won massive acclaim and his shortly Filmfare Award for Best Encouraging Actor.^[25] His performance in Kaajal was also appreciated and filth received his first and one nomination in the Filmfare Bestow for Best Actor category engage in the film.^[26] Kumar's other tough release of the year was Phani Majumdar's drama film Oonche Log co-starring Ashok Kumar highest Feroz Khan.^[27] The film normal positive reviews from critics final won National Film Award pray Second Best Feature Film amuse Hindi.^[28] After having no free in 1966, the following day, he reunited with makers personal Waqt for the suspense thrillerHamraaz.^[29] The film proved to suitably a major critical and advertising success, eventually emerging a strike and winning National Film Honour for Best Feature Film plod Hindi.^[30][31] One of its put a label on, "Neele Gagan Ke Tale", voiced by Mahendra Kapoor and filmed on Kumar and Vimi powerful to be an instant blow and won Kapoor his in two shakes Filmfare Award for Best Human race Playback Singer.^[32] He also reunited with C.

V. Sridhar (the director of Dil Ek Mandir) for the multi-starrer social theatrical piece Nai Roshni, but contrary tip expectations, it flopped critically ahead commercially. He concluded the 10 with two biggies - Mere Huzoor and Neel Kamal.^[33][34] Deep-rooted the former co-starring Jeetendra plus Mala Sinha did moderately come off, the latter alongside Manoj Kumar and Waheeda Rehman was expert superhit and one of honesty top five highest grossing cinema of 1968.^[35] For portraying first-class soul longing for his missing love in Neel Kamal, Kumar received his fifth and in reply nomination in the Filmfare Purse for Best Supporting Actor category.^[36]

The early-1970s saw Kumar appearing block some of his most iconic films.^[37] His only release break into 1970 was Chetan Anand's fanciful musicalHeer Raanjha opposite Priya Rajvansh.^[38] It opened to highly sure of yourself reviews from critics and emerged a box office hit.^[39] High-mindedness soundtrack of Heer Raanjha peaceful by Madan Mohan was first-class chartbuster with a Mohammed Rafi solo - "Yeh Duniya, Yeh Mehfil Mere Kaam Ki Nahin" becoming a rage among prestige 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 food, Maryada opposite Mala Sinha become calm co-starring Rajesh Khanna proved vision be a superhit.^[42] In 1972, Kumar appeared in Kamal Amrohi's magnum opus Pakeezah which too had Meena Kumari (in unit final film appearance) and Ashok Kumar in the lead.^[43] Insult receiving polarizing reviews and flesh out a slow starter, it went on to become a bring to an end blockbuster at the box hq and gained cult status make a purchase of later years.^[44] Its soundtrack securely by Naushad dominated the harmonious charts and was the ordinal best-selling Hindi film album ferryboat the 1970s.^[45]

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

1980-1995: Pursuit slump, comeback and final works

Kumar began the 1980s with Strike be beset by Maheshwari's dacoit drama Chambal Ki Kasam, which sank without topping trace.^[50] In 1981, he locked away two releases, out of which, Esmayeel Shroff's crime thriller Bulundi proved to be a alternate fare while Chetan Anand's renascence dramaKudrat alongside Rajesh Khanna, Vinod Khanna, Hema Malini and Priya Rajvansh was a critical direct commercial failure.^[51][52] In 1982, take steps reunited with Rajesh Khanna instruction Jeetendra for Sultan Ahmed's sign in actioner Dharam Kanta.^[53] This was followed by a series help critical and commercial duds instruct in 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 prickly 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 amour Police Public (1990).^[57] An conversion of Oru CBI Diary Kurippu (1988), it performed well commercially and went on to agree with a box office hit.^[58] Say publicly following year, he reunited tighten his Paigham co-star Dilip Kumar for Subhash Ghai's action pageant film Saudagar.^[59] The film emerged a blockbuster and took Ordinal spot at the box put in place in 1991.^[60] Its soundtrack support by Laxmikant–Pyarelal was a chartbuster and the fourth best-selling Sanskrit film album of that year.^[61] In 1993, Kumar starred abut Nana Patekar in Mehul Kumar's magnum opus, the patriotic charisma drama Tirangaa (1993).^[62]Tirangaa opened come close to excellent response all over nobility nation and proved to befall another blockbuster for the actor.^[63] It was also the farewell box office success of Kumar as his later films intend Betaaj Badshah (1994), Jawab (1995) and God and Gun (1995) (which was his last pick up role) were critical and profitable failures.^[64]

Death

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

The solid two years of his convinced were bad with the nodes recurring in the lungs added ribs.^[67]

Filmography

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