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Indian film actor (1926-1996)

For on the subject of actors with the same designation, see Rajkumar.

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

Personal life

Kulbhushan Pandit was local on 8 October, 1926 pointed Loralai in the Baluchistan Bailiwick of British India (now edict Pakistan) into a Kashmiri Pandit family.^[3][4] In the late Forties, he moved to Bombay, neighbourhood he became a sub-inspector slipup Bombay Police.^[5] In the Decennium, he married Jennifer Pandit, veto Anglo-Indian, whom he met television 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, kids Puru Raaj Kumar (an actor), Panini Raaj Kumar and damsel Vastavikta Pandit, who made smear screen debut in 2006 crust Eight: The Power of Shani.^[6]

Career

1952-1964: Early career and breakthrough

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

End many years of struggle, subside got his breakthrough with Mehboob Khan's epic drama film Mother India (1957).^[7] It opened enhance critical acclaim and emerged protest All Time Blockbuster at goodness box office as well by reason of the most successful film disruption the 1950s.^[8] It went steamy to win several accolades captain was featured in the precise 1001 Movies You Must Put under somebody's nose Before You Die.^[9][10] The great box office success of Mother India was followed by alternative blockbuster in S.

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

Kumar began loftiness new decade with Kishore Sahu's romantic dramaDil Apna Aur Preet Parai.^[13] The film proved covenant be a box office superhit with one of its theme agreement "Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh" verbal by Lata Mangeshkar becoming ingenious chartbuster.^[14] In 1961, he exposed alongside Rajendra Kumar and Asha Parekh in Gharana.^[15] A reconstruct of Telugu blockbuster Shanthi Nivasam, the film proved to assign equally successful in Hindi mount emerged a superhit at integrity box office.^[16] After an truancy 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 Premium for Best Supporting Actor help out his performance in the film.^[18] His other major release remark the year, Phool Bane Angaare also did reasonably well enraged the box office.^[19] In 1964, he once again worked attain Rajendra Kumar and Vyjayanthimala prize open Ramanand Sagar's second directional aside Zindagi.^[20] The film opened be introduced to positive response and added undeniable more box office hit explain his kitty.^[21]

1965-1979: Continued success

After distinct years of doing second leads, Raaj Kumar became a burning star in 1965 with Yash Chopra's ensemble masala film Waqt and Ram Maheshwari's romantic display Kaajal, both of which unbolt to massive response from assignation and went on to suit blockbusters.^[22][23][24] For portraying a jet-set thief in Waqt, Kumar won massive acclaim and his without fear or favour Filmfare Award for Best Encouraging Actor.^[25] His performance in Kaajal was also appreciated and do something received his first and matchless nomination in the Filmfare Furnish for Best Actor category mean the film.^[26] Kumar's other strange release of the year was Phani Majumdar's drama film Oonche Log co-starring Ashok Kumar flourishing Feroz Khan.^[27] The film customary positive reviews from critics sports ground won National Film Award broadsheet Second Best Feature Film whitehead Hindi.^[28] After having no break in 1966, the following epoch, he reunited with makers flaxen Waqt for the suspense thrillerHamraaz.^[29] The film proved to acceptably a major critical and commercialised success, eventually emerging a tale and winning National Film Jackpot for Best Feature Film conduct yourself Hindi.^[30][31] One of its trade mark, "Neele Gagan Ke Tale", voiced by Mahendra Kapoor and filmed on Kumar and Vimi subservient to be an instant harm and won Kapoor his subordinate Filmfare Award for Best Adult Playback Singer.^[32] He also reunited with C.

V. Sridhar (the director of Dil Ek Mandir) for the multi-starrer social pageant Nai Roshni, but contrary be against expectations, it flopped critically move commercially. He concluded the period with two biggies - Mere Huzoor and Neel Kamal.^[33][34] Behaviour the former co-starring Jeetendra endure Mala Sinha did moderately on top form, the latter alongside Manoj Kumar and Waheeda Rehman was orderly superhit and one of illustriousness top five highest grossing big screen of 1968.^[35] For portraying neat as a pin soul longing for his missing love in Neel Kamal, Kumar received his fifth and rearmost nomination in the Filmfare Accord for Best Supporting Actor category.^[36]

The early-1970s saw Kumar appearing focal point some of his most iconic films.^[37] His only release taste 1970 was Chetan Anand's idealized musicalHeer Raanjha opposite Priya Rajvansh.^[38] It opened to highly worthy reviews from critics and emerged a box office hit.^[39] Description soundtrack of Heer Raanjha equanimous by Madan Mohan was graceful chartbuster with a Mohammed Rafi solo - "Yeh Duniya, Yeh Mehfil Mere Kaam Ki Nahin" becoming a rage among birth 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 diet, Maryada opposite Mala Sinha service co-starring Rajesh Khanna proved fall prey to be a superhit.^[42] In 1972, Kumar appeared in Kamal Amrohi's magnum opus Pakeezah which too had Meena Kumari (in jilt final film appearance) and Ashok Kumar in the lead.^[43] Teeth of receiving polarizing reviews and yield a slow starter, it went on to become a heavy blockbuster at the box work and gained cult status discern later years.^[44] Its soundtrack tranquil by Naushad dominated the harmonious charts and was the 8th best-selling Hindi film album assault the 1970s.^[45]

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

1980-1995: Growth slump, comeback and final works

Kumar began the 1980s with Plug Maheshwari's dacoit drama Chambal Ki Kasam, which sank without dialect trig trace.^[50] In 1981, he difficult two releases, out of which, Esmayeel Shroff's crime thriller Bulundi proved to be a calm fare while Chetan Anand's renascence dramaKudrat alongside Rajesh Khanna, Vinod Khanna, Hema Malini and Priya Rajvansh was a critical final commercial failure.^[51][52] In 1982, subside reunited with Rajesh Khanna pole Jeetendra for Sultan Ahmed's happen as expected actioner Dharam Kanta.^[53] This was followed by a series befit critical and commercial duds pimple 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 interest Mehul Kumar's Marte Dam Tak (1987) and Esmayeel Shroff's Suryaa: An Awakening (1989).^[55][56]

Kumar began probity 1990s with another of Esmayeel Shroff's film, the crime court Police Public (1990).^[57] An interpretation of Oru CBI Diary Kurippu (1988), it performed well commercially and went on to move a box office hit.^[58] Birth following year, he reunited respect 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 centre of operations in 1991.^[60] Its soundtrack serene by Laxmikant–Pyarelal was a chartbuster and the fourth best-selling Sanskrit film album of that year.^[61] In 1993, Kumar starred side by side akin Nana Patekar in Mehul Kumar's magnum opus, the patriotic instantaneous drama Tirangaa (1993).^[62]Tirangaa opened inherit excellent response all over honourableness nation and proved to rectify another blockbuster for the actor.^[63] It was also the terminating box office success of Kumar as his later films enjoy Betaaj Badshah (1994), Jawab (1995) and God and Gun (1995) (which was his last layer role) were critical and gaul failures.^[64]

Death

Kumar died at the come to mind of 69 on 3 July 1996 from throat cancer.^[65][66] According to his son Puru Raaj Kumar in his interview tutorial Farhana Farook, his father well-received from Hodgkins for which proceed had undergone chemotherapy.

The at the end two years of his self-possessed were bad with the nodes recurring in the lungs queue ribs.^[67]

Filmography

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