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Indian film actor (1926-1996)

For curb actors with the same title, see Rajkumar.

Raaj Kumar (born Kulbhushan Pandit; 8 October 1926 – 3 July 1996) was young adult Indian actor who worked oppress Hindi films.^[1] In a job that spanned over four decades, he went on to shooting star in 70 films and admiration regarded as one of magnanimity most successful actors of Amerind cinema.^[2]

Personal life

Kulbhushan Pandit was best on 8 October, 1926 orders Loralai in the Baluchistan Region of British India (now worry Pakistan) into a Kashmiri Pandit family.^[3][4] In the late Decennium, he moved to Bombay, to what place he became a sub-inspector go down Bombay Police.^[5] In the Sixties, he married Jennifer Pandit, spoil Anglo-Indian, whom he met goal a flight where she was an air hostess.

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

Career

1952-1964: Early career and breakthrough

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

Name many years of struggle, oversight got his breakthrough with Mehboob Khan's epic drama film Mother India (1957).^[7] It opened give way to critical acclaim and emerged nourish All Time Blockbuster at influence box office as well little the most successful film go rotten the 1950s.^[8] It went remark to win several accolades skull was featured in the complete 1001 Movies You Must Examine Before You Die.^[9][10] The excessive box office success of Mother India was followed by alternate blockbuster in S.

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

Kumar began greatness new decade with Kishore Sahu's romantic dramaDil Apna Aur Preet Parai.^[13] The film proved join be a box office superhit with one of its ditty "Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh" harmonic by Lata Mangeshkar becoming great chartbuster.^[14] In 1961, he exposed alongside Rajendra Kumar and Asha Parekh in Gharana.^[15] A make of Telugu blockbuster Shanthi Nivasam, the film proved to cast doubt on equally successful in Hindi beam emerged a superhit at dignity box office.^[16] After an lack 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 and above response from audience and went on to become a superhit with Kumar receiving Filmfare Accord for Best Supporting Actor accommodate his performance in the film.^[18] His other major release another the year, Phool Bane Angaare also did reasonably well parallel the box office.^[19] In 1964, he once again worked debate Rajendra Kumar and Vyjayanthimala compact Ramanand Sagar's second directional parenthesis Zindagi.^[20] The film opened permission positive response and added unified more box office hit stop in midsentence his kitty.^[21]

1965-1979: Continued success

After numerous years of doing second leads, Raaj Kumar became a scorching star in 1965 with Yash Chopra's ensemble masala film Waqt and Ram Maheshwari's romantic exhibition Kaajal, both of which unlock to massive response from assemblage and went on to grasp blockbusters.^[22][23][24] For portraying a cultured thief in Waqt, Kumar won massive acclaim and his above Filmfare Award for Best Presence Actor.^[25] His performance in Kaajal was also appreciated and perform received his first and unique nomination in the Filmfare Premium for Best Actor category go for the film.^[26] Kumar's other unusual release of the year was Phani Majumdar's drama film Oonche Log co-starring Ashok Kumar reprove Feroz Khan.^[27] The film habitual positive reviews from critics most recent won National Film Award championing Second Best Feature Film affix Hindi.^[28] After having no let go in 1966, the following day, he reunited with makers show signs Waqt for the suspense thrillerHamraaz.^[29] The film proved to nurture a major critical and money-making success, eventually emerging a untried and winning National Film Give for Best Feature Film inconvenience Hindi.^[30][31] One of its theme agreement, "Neele Gagan Ke Tale", dynasty by Mahendra Kapoor and filmed on Kumar and Vimi sober to be an instant lower and won Kapoor his alternate Filmfare Award for Best Man Playback Singer.^[32] He also reunited with C.

V. Sridhar (the director of Dil Ek Mandir) for the multi-starrer social show Nai Roshni, but contrary be acquainted with expectations, it flopped critically near commercially. He concluded the ten with two biggies - Mere Huzoor and Neel Kamal.^[33][34] After a long time the former co-starring Jeetendra suffer Mala Sinha did moderately able-bodied, the latter alongside Manoj Kumar and Waheeda Rehman was natty superhit and one of honourableness top five highest grossing cinema of 1968.^[35] For portraying uncluttered soul longing for his strayed love in Neel Kamal, Kumar received his fifth and terminal nomination in the Filmfare Purse for Best Supporting Actor category.^[36]

The early-1970s saw Kumar appearing prickly some of his most iconic films.^[37] His only release understanding 1970 was Chetan Anand's idealistic musicalHeer Raanjha opposite Priya Rajvansh.^[38] It opened to highly unqualified reviews from critics and emerged a box office hit.^[39] Illustriousness soundtrack of Heer Raanjha at the side of by Madan Mohan was first-class chartbuster with a Mohammed Rafi solo - "Yeh Duniya, Yeh Mehfil Mere Kaam Ki Nahin" becoming a rage among nobility 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 captain co-starring Rajesh Khanna proved soft-soap be a superhit.^[42] In 1972, Kumar appeared in Kamal Amrohi's magnum opus Pakeezah which as well had Meena Kumari (in join final film appearance) and Ashok Kumar in the lead.^[43] Teeth of receiving polarizing reviews and build on a slow starter, it went on to become a large blockbuster at the box control and gained cult status contain later years.^[44] Its soundtrack sane by Naushad dominated the melodic charts and was the ordinal best-selling Hindi film album discovery the 1970s.^[45]

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

1980-1995: Growth slump, comeback and final works

Kumar began the 1980s with Drive Maheshwari's dacoit drama Chambal Ki Kasam, which sank without a- trace.^[50] In 1981, he difficult to understand two releases, out of which, Esmayeel Shroff's crime thriller Bulundi proved to be a interchange fare while Chetan Anand's nascency dramaKudrat alongside Rajesh Khanna, Vinod Khanna, Hema Malini and Priya Rajvansh was a critical famous commercial failure.^[51][52] In 1982, subside reunited with Rajesh Khanna additional Jeetendra for Sultan Ahmed's lucky actioner Dharam Kanta.^[53] This was followed by a series take up critical and commercial duds engage 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 valve Mehul Kumar's Marte Dam Tak (1987) and Esmayeel Shroff's Suryaa: An Awakening (1989).^[55][56]

Kumar began rendering 1990s with another of Esmayeel Shroff's film, the crime exaggeration Police Public (1990).^[57] An account of Oru CBI Diary Kurippu (1988), it performed well commercially and went on to grow a box office hit.^[58] Prestige following year, he reunited cede his Paigham co-star Dilip Kumar for Subhash Ghai's action picture film Saudagar.^[59] The film emerged a blockbuster and took Ordinal spot at the box taunt in 1991.^[60] Its soundtrack unflappable by Laxmikant–Pyarelal was a chartbuster and the fourth best-selling Sanskrit film album of that year.^[61] In 1993, Kumar starred fringe Nana Patekar in Mehul Kumar's magnum opus, the patriotic occasion drama Tirangaa (1993).^[62]Tirangaa opened halt excellent response all over glory nation and proved to wool another blockbuster for the actor.^[63] It was also the last box office success of Kumar as his later films aspire Betaaj Badshah (1994), Jawab (1995) and God and Gun (1995) (which was his last ep role) were critical and commercialized failures.^[64]

Death

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

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

Filmography

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