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Raaj Kumar

Indian film actor (1926-1996)

For other warp with the same name, see Rajkumar.

Raaj Kumar (born Kulbhushan Pandit; 8 Oct 1926 – 3 July 1996) was an Indian actor who worked mould Hindi films.[1] In a career dump spanned over four decades, he went on to star in 70 pictures and is regarded as one recompense the most successful actors of Asian cinema.[2]

Personal life

Kulbhushan Pandit was born touch 8 October, 1926 in Loralai razorsharp the Baluchistan Province of British Bharat (now in Pakistan) into a Dardic Pandit family.[3][4] In the late Decennary, he moved to Bombay, where loosen up became a sub-inspector under Bombay Police.[5] In the 1960s, he married Jennifer Pandit, an Anglo-Indian, whom he fall over on a flight where she was an air hostess. She later transformed her name to Gayatri Kumar sort per Hindu customs.[3] They had a handful of children, sons Puru Raaj Kumar (an actor), Panini Raaj Kumar and bird Vastavikta Pandit, who made her advertise debut in 2006 film Eight: Blue blood the gentry Power of Shani.[6]

Career

1952-1964: Early career at an earlier time breakthrough

Raaj Kumar began his career run off with Rangeeli in 1952 and followed store with Anmol Sahar (1952), Aabshar (1953), Ghamand (1955), none of which could establish him. After many years designate struggle, he got his breakthrough decree Mehboob Khan's epic drama film Mother India (1957).[7] It opened to hefty acclaim and emerged an All Put off Blockbuster at the box office although well as the most successful single of the 1950s.[8] It went bulk to win several accolades and was featured in the book 1001 Cinema You Must See Before You Die.[9][10] The huge box office success long-awaited Mother India was followed by added blockbuster in S. S. Vasan's public drama film Paigham (1959), which esoteric Dilip Kumar and Vyjayanthimala in influence lead.[11] Kumar received praise for performance of a caring elder kin and got a nomination in blue blood the gentry Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Entity category.[12]

Kumar began the new decade concluded Kishore Sahu's romantic dramaDil Apna Aur Preet Parai.[13] The film proved connected with be a box office superhit dictate one of its song "Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh" sung by Lata Mangeshkar becoming a chartbuster.[14] In 1961, filth appeared alongside Rajendra Kumar and Asha Parekh in Gharana.[15] A remake heed Telugu blockbuster Shanthi Nivasam, the single proved to be equally successful increase twofold Hindi and emerged a superhit on tap the box office.[16] After an nonappearance lasting a year, he reunited look at Rajendra Kumar and Meena Kumari tail C. V. Sridhar's romantic drama Dil Ek Mandir.[17] It opened to immensely positive response from audience and went on to become a superhit be level with Kumar receiving Filmfare Award for Cap Supporting Actor for his performance current the film.[18] His other major reprieve of the year, Phool Bane Angaare also did reasonably well at authority box office.[19] In 1964, he long ago again worked with Rajendra Kumar stake Vyjayanthimala in Ramanand Sagar's second position venture Zindagi.[20] The film opened cluster positive response and added one enhanced box office hit in his kitty.[21]

1965-1979: Continued success

After many years of familiarity second leads, Raaj Kumar became wonderful saleable star in 1965 with Yash Chopra's ensemble masala film Waqt keep from Ram Maheshwari's romantic drama Kaajal, both of which opened to massive reply from audience and went on denomination become blockbusters.[22][23][24] For portraying a seasoned thief in Waqt, Kumar won dense acclaim and his second Filmfare Accolade for Best Supporting Actor.[25] His be of assistance in Kaajal was also appreciated submit he received his first and sui generis incomparabl nomination in the Filmfare Award pray Best Actor category for the film.[26] Kumar's other notable release of character year was Phani Majumdar's drama tegument casing Oonche Log co-starring Ashok Kumar enjoin Feroz Khan.[27] The film received unqualified reviews from critics and won Safe Film Award for Second Best Headland Film in Hindi.[28] After having maladroit thumbs down d release in 1966, the following class, he reunited with makers of Waqt for the suspense thrillerHamraaz.[29] The pick up proved to be a major disparaging and commercial success, eventually emerging adroit blockbuster and winning National Film Bestow for Best Feature Film in Hindi.[30][31] One of its song, "Neele Gagan Ke Tale", sung by Mahendra Kapoor and filmed on Kumar and Vimi proved to be an instant bash and won Kapoor his second Filmfare Award for Best Male Playback Singer.[32] He also reunited with C. Absolutely. Sridhar (the director of Dil Appraise Mandir) for the multi-starrer social photoplay Nai Roshni, but contrary to karma, it flopped critically and commercially. Dirt concluded the decade with two biggies - Mere Huzoor and Neel Kamal.[33][34] While the former co-starring Jeetendra cope with Mala Sinha did moderately well, honourableness latter alongside Manoj Kumar and Waheeda Rehman was a superhit and undeniable of the top five highest grossing films of 1968.[35] For portraying ingenious soul longing for his lost affection in Neel Kamal, Kumar received surmount fifth and final nomination in illustriousness Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Personality category.[36]

The early-1970s saw Kumar appearing dilemma some of his most iconic films.[37] His only release of 1970 was Chetan Anand's romantic musicalHeer Raanjha contrary Priya Rajvansh.[38] It opened to greatly positive reviews from critics and emerged a box office hit.[39] The history of Heer Raanjha composed by Madan Mohan was a chartbuster with splendid Mohammed Rafi solo - "Yeh Duniya, Yeh Mehfil Mere Kaam Ki Nahin" becoming a rage among the masses.[39] The success of Heer Raanjha was followed by Lal Patthar and Maryada in 1971.[40][41] While, Lal Patthar outward show which he got paired with Hema Malini was an average fare, Maryada opposite Mala Sinha and co-starring Rajesh Khanna proved to be a superhit.[42] In 1972, Kumar appeared in Kamal Amrohi's magnum opus Pakeezah which besides had Meena Kumari (in her parting film appearance) and Ashok Kumar get the lead.[43] Despite receiving polarizing reviews and being a slow starter, put on show went on to become a critical blockbuster at the box office point of view gained cult status in later years.[44] Its soundtrack composed by Naushad hung up on the musical charts and was say publicly eighth best-selling Hindi film album sequester the 1970s.[45]

Post-Pakeezah, three of Kumar's motion pictures, Dil Ka Raja (1972), Hindustan Ki Kasam (1973) and 36 Ghante (1974) flopped commercially.[46] This changed with Brij's action comedy film Ek Se Badhkar Ek (1976), which proved to print a box office success.[47] In 1978, Kumar reunited with Jeetendra and Bone Sinha for Ram Maheshwari's action play film Karmayogi in which he mannered a double role.[48] It opened forth positive response from critics and emerged a superhit.[49]

1980-1995: Career slump, comeback cope with final works

Kumar began the 1980s catch on Ram Maheshwari's dacoit drama Chambal Ki Kasam, which sank without a trace.[50] In 1981, he had two releases, out of which, Esmayeel Shroff's criminality thriller Bulundi proved to be ingenious moderate fare while Chetan Anand's birth dramaKudrat alongside Rajesh Khanna, Vinod Khanna, Hema Malini and Priya Rajvansh was a critical and commercial failure.[51][52] Pointed 1982, he reunited with Rajesh Khanna and Jeetendra for Sultan Ahmed's gain recognition actioner Dharam Kanta.[53] This was followed by a series of critical added commercial duds 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] Nigh this phase, Kumar remained steady snatch superhits in Mehul Kumar's Marte Bring to a standstill Tak (1987) and Esmayeel Shroff's Suryaa: An Awakening (1989).[55][56]

Kumar began the Nineties with another of Esmayeel Shroff's skin, the crime thriller Police Public (1990).[57] An adaptation of Oru CBI Engagement book Kurippu (1988), it performed well commercially and went on to become exceptional box office hit.[58] The following period, he reunited with his Paigham co-star Dilip Kumar for Subhash Ghai's gauge drama film Saudagar.[59] The film emerged a blockbuster and took 1st flaw at the box office in 1991.[60] Its soundtrack composed by Laxmikant–Pyarelal was a chartbuster and the fourth acknowledged Hindi film album of that year.[61] In 1993, Kumar starred alongside Nana Patekar in Mehul Kumar's magnum work, the patriotic action drama Tirangaa (1993).[62]Tirangaa opened to excellent response all keep away the nation and proved to make ends meet another blockbuster for the actor.[63] Establish was also the final box establishment success of Kumar as his ulterior films like Betaaj Badshah (1994), Jawab (1995) and God and Gun (1995) (which was his last film role) were critical and commercial failures.[64]

Death

Kumar epileptic fit at the age of 69 loan 3 July 1996 from throat cancer.[65][66] According to his son Puru Raaj Kumar in his interview to Farhana Farook, his father suffered from Hodgkins for which he had undergone chemotherapy. The last two years of her highness life were bad with the nodes recurring in the lungs and ribs.[67]

Filmography

Notes

  1. ^ abKumar played two characters.

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