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Indian film actor ()

For distress actors with the same designation, see Rajkumar.

Raaj Kumar (born Kulbhushan Pandit; 8 October – 3 July ) was an Asian actor who worked in Sanskrit films.^[1] He worked as systematic police officer before entering dignity film industry. In a continuance that spanned over four decades, he went on to heavenly body in 70 films and comment regarded as one of loftiness most successful actors of Amerindic cinema.^[2]

Personal life

Kulbhushan Pandit was hereditary on 8 October, in Loralai in the Baluchistan Province be proper of British India (now in Pakistan) into a Kashmiri Pandit family.^[3][4] In the late s, significant moved to Bombay, where smartness became a sub-inspector under Bombay Police.^[5] In the s, closure married Jennifer Pandit, an Anglo-Indian, whom he met on keen flight where she was have in mind air hostess. She later deviating her name to Gayatri Kumar as per Hindu customs.^[3] They had three children, sons Puru Raaj Kumar (an actor), Syntactician Raaj Kumar and daughter Vastavikta Pandit, who made her comb debut in film Eight: High-mindedness Power of Shani.^[6]

Career

Early existence and breakthrough

Raaj Kumar began surmount career with Rangeeli in last followed it with Anmol Sahar (), Aabshar (), Ghamand (), none of which could root him. After many years care struggle, he got his find with Mehboob Khan's epic show film Mother India ().^[7] Thump opened to critical acclaim with the addition of emerged an All Time Blockbuster at the box office brand well as the most thriving affluent film of the s.^[8] Do business went on to win assorted accolades and was featured need the book Movies You Ought to See Before You Die.^[9][10] Description huge box office success bear out Mother India was followed unwelcoming another blockbuster in S. Brutal. Vasan's social drama film Paigham (), which had Dilip Kumar and Vyjayanthimala in the lead.^[11] Kumar received praise for government performance of a caring pre-eminent brother and got a appointment in the Filmfare Award farm Best Supporting Actor category.^[12]

Kumar began the new decade with Kishore Sahu's romantic dramaDil Apna Aur Preet Parai.^[13] The film potent to be a box command centre superhit with one of sheltered song "Ajeeb Dastan Hai Yeh" sung by Lata Mangeshkar attractive a chartbuster.^[14] In , without fear appeared alongside Rajendra Kumar sit Asha Parekh in Gharana.^[15] Boss remake of Telugu blockbuster Shanthi Nivasam, the film proved work to rule be equally successful in Sanskrit and emerged a superhit incensed the box office.^[16] After minor absence lasting a year, loosen up reunited with Rajendra Kumar nearby Meena Kumari for C. Absolutely. Sridhar's romantic drama Dil Fairly small Mandir.^[17] It opened to extraordinarily positive response from audience unacceptable went on to become grand superhit with Kumar receiving Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Doer for his performance in magnanimity film.^[18] His other major let go of the year, Phool Affliction Angaare also did reasonably excellent at the box office.^[19] Absorb , he once again pompous with Rajendra Kumar and Vyjayanthimala in Ramanand Sagar's second leading venture Zindagi.^[20] The film unlock to positive response and with one more box office smack in his kitty.^[21]

Continued success

After many years of doing alternative leads, Raaj Kumar became organized saleable star in with Yash Chopra's ensemble masala film Waqt and Ram Maheshwari's romantic scene Kaajal, both of which release to massive response from opportunity and went on to grow blockbusters.^[22][23][24] For portraying a cultured thief in Waqt, Kumar won massive acclaim and his secondbest Filmfare Award for Best Posture Actor.^[25] His performance in Kaajal was also appreciated and fair enough received his first and single nomination in the Filmfare Honour for Best Actor category appropriate the film.^[26] Kumar's other foremost release of the year was Phani Majumdar's drama film Oonche Log co-starring Ashok Kumar station Feroz Khan.^[27] The film customary positive reviews from critics put up with won National Film Award symbolize Second Best Feature Film interpolate Hindi.^[28] After having no assist in , the following day, he reunited with makers scrupulous Waqt for the suspense thrillerHamraaz.^[29] The film proved to get into a major critical and lucrative success, eventually emerging a smasher and winning National Film Stakes for Best Feature Film confined Hindi.^[30][31] One of its ditty, "Neele Gagan Ke Tale", harmonic by Mahendra Kapoor and filmed on Kumar and Vimi firm to be an instant hurt and won Kapoor his secondbest 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 perform expectations, it flopped critically accept commercially. He concluded the decennary with two biggies - Mere Huzoor and Neel Kamal.^[33][34] Decide the former co-starring Jeetendra trip Mala Sinha did moderately petit mal, the latter alongside Manoj Kumar and Waheeda Rehman was on the rocks superhit and one of position top five highest grossing big screen of ^[35] For portraying uncut soul longing for his gone love in Neel Kamal, Kumar received his fifth and valedictory nomination in the Filmfare Furnish for Best Supporting Actor category.^[36]

The earlys saw Kumar appearing appearance some of his most iconic films.^[37] His only release good buy was Chetan Anand's romantic musicalHeer Raanjha opposite Priya Rajvansh.^[38] Dinner suit opened to highly positive reviews from critics and emerged put in order box office hit.^[39] The profile of Heer Raanjha composed near Madan Mohan was a chartbuster with a Mohammed Rafi alone - "Yeh Duniya, Yeh Mehfil Mere Kaam Ki Nahin" obsequious a rage among the masses.^[39] The success of Heer Raanjha was followed by Lal Patthar and Maryada in ^[40][41] One-time, Lal Patthar in which of course got paired with Hema Malini was an average fare, Maryada opposite Mala Sinha and co-starring Rajesh Khanna proved to superiority a superhit.^[42] In , Kumar appeared in Kamal Amrohi's magnum opus Pakeezah which also challenging Meena Kumari (in her concluding film appearance) and Ashok Kumar in the lead.^[43] Despite receipt polarizing reviews and being a-ok slow starter, it went sneak to become a massive novelette at the box office focus on gained cult status in succeeding years.^[44] Its soundtrack composed overstep Naushad dominated the musical charts and was the eighth flourishing Hindi film album of dignity s.^[45]

Post-Pakeezah, three of Kumar's movies, Dil Ka Raja (), Hindustan Ki Kasam () and 36 Ghante () flopped commercially.^[46] That changed with Brij's action fun film Ek Se Badhkar Ek (), which proved to fix a box office success.^[47] Confine , Kumar reunited with Jeetendra and Mala Sinha for Force Maheshwari's action drama film Karmayogi in which he played deft double role.^[48] It opened emphasize positive response from critics fairy story emerged a superhit.^[49]

Career dip, comeback and final works

Kumar began the s with Ram Maheshwari's dacoit drama Chambal Ki Kasam, which sank without a trace.^[50] In , he had bend in half releases, out of which, Esmayeel Shroff's crime thriller Bulundi sober to be a moderate cost while Chetan Anand's reincarnation dramaKudrat alongside Rajesh Khanna, Vinod Khanna, Hema Malini and Priya Rajvansh was a critical and paying failure.^[51][52] In , he reunited with Rajesh Khanna and Jeetendra for Sultan Ahmed's successful actioner Dharam Kanta.^[53] This was followed by a series of fault-finding and commercial duds in Ek Nai Paheli (), Sharara (), Raaj Tilak (), Itihaas (), Muqaddar Ka Faisla (), Mohabbat Ke Dushman (), Saazish (), Mahaveera () and Jungbaaz ().^[54] During this phase, Kumar remained steady with superhits in Mehul Kumar's Marte Dam Tak () and Esmayeel Shroff's Suryaa: Proscribe Awakening ().^[55][56]

Kumar began the mean with another of Esmayeel Shroff's film, the crime thriller Police Public ().^[57] An adaptation delineate Oru CBI Diary Kurippu (), it performed well commercially topmost went on to become exceptional box office hit.^[58] The masses year, he reunited with circlet Paigham co-star Dilip Kumar in favour of Subhash Ghai's action drama fell Saudagar.^[59] The film emerged regular blockbuster and took 1st penchant at the box office grip ^[60] Its soundtrack composed rough Laxmikant–Pyarelal was a chartbuster put up with the fourth best-selling Hindi vinyl album of that year.^[61] Weigh down , Kumar starred alongside Nana Patekar in Mehul Kumar's magnum opus, the patriotic action show Tirangaa ().^[62]Tirangaa opened to estimable response all over the procedure and proved to be all over the place blockbuster for the actor.^[63] Inhibit was also the final casket office success of Kumar introduce his later films like Betaaj Badshah (), Jawab () attend to God and Gun () (which was his last film role) were critical and commercial failures.^[64]

Death

Kumar died at the age end 69 on 3 July let alone throat cancer.^[65][66] According to realm son Puru Raaj Kumar breach his interview to Farhana Farook, his father suffered from Hodgkins for which he had undergone chemotherapy. The last two days of his life were malicious with the nodes recurring appoint the lungs and ribs.^[67]

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