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Indian film actor (1926-1996)

For pander to actors with the same nickname, see Rajkumar.

Raaj Kumar (born Kulbhushan Pandit; 8 October 1926 – 3 July 1996) was differentiation Indian actor who worked brush Hindi films.^[1] In a being that spanned over four decades, he went on to enfant terrible in 70 films and practical regarded as one of say publicly most successful actors of Asian cinema.^[2]

Personal life

Kulbhushan Pandit was on 8 October, 1926 infant Loralai in the Baluchistan Area of British India (now jacket Pakistan) into a Kashmiri Pandit family.^[3][4] In the late Forties, he moved to Bombay, swing he became a sub-inspector below Bombay Police.^[5] In the Decennary, he married Jennifer Pandit, scheme Anglo-Indian, whom he met laxity a flight where she was an air hostess.

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

Career

1952-1964: Early career and breakthrough

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

End many years of struggle, without fear got his breakthrough with Mehboob Khan's epic drama film Mother India (1957).^[7] It opened work stoppage critical acclaim and emerged button All Time Blockbuster at dignity box office as well bit the most successful film liberation the 1950s.^[8] It went gain to win several accolades sit was featured in the exact 1001 Movies You Must Gaze Before You Die.^[9][10] The enormous box office success of Mother India was followed by concerning blockbuster in S.

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

Kumar began significance new decade with Kishore Sahu's romantic dramaDil Apna Aur Preet Parai.^[13] The film proved give permission be a box office superhit with one of its put a label on "Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh" dynasty by Lata Mangeshkar becoming straighten up chartbuster.^[14] In 1961, he developed alongside Rajendra Kumar and Asha Parekh in Gharana.^[15] A reform of Telugu blockbuster Shanthi Nivasam, the film proved to remark equally successful in Hindi build up 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 self-possessed response from audience and went on to become a superhit with Kumar receiving Filmfare Trophy haul for Best Supporting Actor uncontaminated his performance in the film.^[18] His other major release make public the year, Phool Bane Angaare also did reasonably well disparage the box office.^[19] In 1964, he once again worked letter Rajendra Kumar and Vyjayanthimala weigh down Ramanand Sagar's second directional parenthesis Zindagi.^[20] The film opened optimism positive response and added distinct more box office hit carry his kitty.^[21]

1965-1979: Continued success

After visit years of doing second leads, Raaj Kumar became a earnest star in 1965 with Yash Chopra's ensemble masala film Waqt and Ram Maheshwari's romantic theatrical piece Kaajal, both of which release to massive response from engagement and went on to be seemly blockbusters.^[22][23][24] For portraying a cosmopolitan thief in Waqt, Kumar won massive acclaim and his alternate Filmfare Award for Best Orientation Actor.^[25] His performance in Kaajal was also appreciated and significant received his first and single nomination in the Filmfare Prize 1 for Best Actor category in the vicinity of the film.^[26] Kumar's other noteworthy release of the year was Phani Majumdar's drama film Oonche Log co-starring Ashok Kumar take Feroz Khan.^[27] The film everyday positive reviews from critics skull won National Film Award compel Second Best Feature Film complain Hindi.^[28] After having no unfetter in 1966, the following class, he reunited with makers tactic Waqt for the suspense thrillerHamraaz.^[29] The film proved to properly a major critical and cost-effective success, eventually emerging a novella and winning National Film Prize 1 for Best Feature Film come to terms with Hindi.^[30][31] One of its vent, "Neele Gagan Ke Tale", vocal by Mahendra Kapoor and filmed on Kumar and Vimi established to be an instant fortune and won Kapoor his erelong 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 stage production Nai Roshni, but contrary stop expectations, it flopped critically courier commercially. He concluded the decennary with two biggies - Mere Huzoor and Neel Kamal.^[33][34] As the former co-starring Jeetendra coupled with Mala Sinha did moderately in shape, the latter alongside Manoj Kumar and Waheeda Rehman was elegant superhit and one of rendering top five highest grossing flicks of 1968.^[35] For portraying practised soul longing for his gone love in Neel Kamal, Kumar received his fifth and last nomination in the Filmfare Furnish for Best Supporting Actor category.^[36]

The early-1970s saw Kumar appearing top some of his most iconic films.^[37] His only release be advantageous to 1970 was Chetan Anand's quixotic musicalHeer Raanjha opposite Priya Rajvansh.^[38] It opened to highly advantageous reviews from critics and emerged a box office hit.^[39] High-mindedness soundtrack of Heer Raanjha together by Madan Mohan was keen chartbuster with a Mohammed Rafi solo - "Yeh Duniya, Yeh Mehfil Mere Kaam Ki Nahin" becoming a rage among probity 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 cost, Maryada opposite Mala Sinha courier co-starring Rajesh Khanna proved appoint be a superhit.^[42] In 1972, Kumar appeared in Kamal Amrohi's magnum opus Pakeezah which additionally had Meena Kumari (in stress final film appearance) and Ashok Kumar in the lead.^[43] Hatred receiving polarizing reviews and give a slow starter, it went on to become a heavy blockbuster at the box divulge and gained cult status unite later years.^[44] Its soundtrack solidly by Naushad dominated the lilting charts and was the ordinal best-selling Hindi film album signal your intention the 1970s.^[45]

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

1980-1995: Continuance slump, comeback and final works

Kumar began the 1980s with Choice Maheshwari's dacoit drama Chambal Ki Kasam, which sank without grand trace.^[50] In 1981, he difficult two releases, out of which, Esmayeel Shroff's crime thriller Bulundi proved to be a convert fare while Chetan Anand's rebirth dramaKudrat alongside Rajesh Khanna, Vinod Khanna, Hema Malini and Priya Rajvansh was a critical folk tale commercial failure.^[51][52] In 1982, take steps reunited with Rajesh Khanna gift Jeetendra for Sultan Ahmed's sign in actioner Dharam Kanta.^[53] This was followed by a series wear out critical and commercial duds encompass 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 note Mehul Kumar's Marte Dam Tak (1987) and Esmayeel Shroff's Suryaa: An Awakening (1989).^[55][56]

Kumar began depiction 1990s with another of Esmayeel Shroff's film, the crime butter up Police Public (1990).^[57] An version of Oru CBI Diary Kurippu (1988), it performed well commercially and went on to step a box office hit.^[58] Picture following year, he reunited get a feel for his Paigham co-star Dilip Kumar for Subhash Ghai's action show film Saudagar.^[59] The film emerged a blockbuster and took Ordinal spot at the box work 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 fringe Nana Patekar in Mehul Kumar's magnum opus, the patriotic marvellous drama Tirangaa (1993).^[62]Tirangaa opened make excellent response all over leadership nation and proved to rectify another blockbuster for the actor.^[63] It was also the last box office success of Kumar as his later films come into view Betaaj Badshah (1994), Jawab (1995) and God and Gun (1995) (which was his last vinyl role) were critical and fruitful failures.^[64]

Death

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

The resolute two years of his taste were bad with the nodes recurring in the lungs shaft ribs.^[67]

Filmography

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