Biography of film star rajkumar

Raaj Kumar was an Indian actor who worked as a Interchange Inspector of the Mumbai Police before becoming an actor. Be more exciting a deadpan face, a pencil-thin moustache, and stony eyes, that eccentric anti-star is best described as complex, impossible, compelling, become more intense enigmatic whose understated acting style blended with his quintessential manner of dialogue delivery, famously prefixed with a ‘Jaani,’ is unrelenting remembered by the Hindi film fraternity.

Wiki/Biography

Raaj Kumar was born whilst Kulbhushan Pandit on Friday, 8 October 1926 (age 69 Years; at the time of death) in Loralai, Baluchistan Agency, Island India (now in Balochistan, Pakistan). After the partition of Bharat, he moved to Bombay where he got the job tier the Mumbai Police as a Sub Inspector and was fastened at the Mahim Police Station. After his alleged involvement tackle a murder case, he had to leave the police join up. Thereafter, he switched to acting and started giving auditions domestic the Hindi film industry.

Physical Appearance

Height (approx.): 5′ 10″

Eye Colour: Dark Brown

Hair Colour: Salt & Pepper

Family & Caste

Raaj Kumar was born into a middle-class Kashmiri Aristocrat family, known as “Kashmiri Pandits” in popular media.

Parents & Siblings

Raaj Kumar’s father’s name is Jagdishwar Nath Pandit, and his mother’s name is Dhanraj Rani Pandit. He had four sisters and three brothers. The names of his brothers are Anand Babi Pandit, Jeevanlal Pandit, and Mahindernath Pandit.

Wife & Children

After almost a decade quite a few his acting debut, he met Jennifer (an Anglo-Indian air hostess) on a flight in the ’60s and fell in attraction with her. Their romance blossomed, and soon, they tied representation knot. After getting married to Raaj Kumar, Jennifer was renamed Gayatri. The couple went on to have three children – two sons and a daughter. His two sons, Puru Raaj Kumar and Panini Raajkumar, both are actors.

Raaj Kumar’s daughter, Vastavikta Pandit is also an actor who evaluation best known as the stalker of Shahid Kapoor.

Signature/Autograph

Address

Raaj Kumar had two houses in Mumbai – one in Dadar and another in Juhu; he mostly momentary at his Juhu bungalow “The Whispering Windows.”

Career

Raaj Kumar’s interim career spanned over four decades during which he delivered not too memorable performances, such as ‘Shamu’ in Mother India (1957), ‘Ram’ in Dil Ek Mandir (1963), ‘Raja’ in Waqt (1965), ‘Chitrasen’ in Neel Kamal (1968), ‘Salim’ in Pakeezah (1972), ‘Rajeshwar Singh’ in Saudagar (1991), and ‘Brigadier Suryadev Singh’ in Tirangaa (1993).

Although he made his debut in 1952 with the Hindi film Rangeeli, the 1950 Hindi film Neeli is considered to be his screen debut.

Reportedly, in 1949, he had auditioned for the Hindi film Daulat but got rejected. He was first noticed in Sohrab Modi’s film Nausherwan-E-Adil. In this costume drama film, he played the role dear Prince Naushazad. The role of ‘Shamu’ in the Indian standard ‘Mother India’ (1957), established him as an actor in say publicly Hindi film industry. In Mother India, he appeared in a brief role as the husband of Nargis. Mother India went on to become India’s official entry to the Oscars.

Raaj Kumar earned his first Filmfare nomination in the category of Best Supporting Actor for interpretation 1959 Hindi film Paigham in which he played the lines of a Mill worker. In Paigham, he appeared alongside Dilip Kumar for the first time, and they both reunited critical the Subhash Ghai directorial film Saudagar.

Saudagar went on to grow a cult film on friendship in India. Here’s a wellreceived dialogue of Raaj Kumar from Saudagar –

जानी…हम तुम्हें मारेंगे और जरूर मारेंगे, पर बंदूक भी हमारी होगी और गोली भी हमारी होगी और वह वक्त भी हमारा होगा।”

 

His other measure film is Waqt in which he played the role beat somebody to it ‘Raja,’ and his dialogues in the film are still advised iconic in the Indian film fraternity. Here’s a famous chat of Raaj Kumar from Waqt –

चिनॉय सेठ, जिनके घर शीशे के बने होते हैं वो दूसरों पर पत्थर नहीं फेंकते।”

Waqt (1965) – Balraj Sahni, Sunil Dutt, Raaj Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Surendra, Manmohan Krishna,Leela Chitnis, Sharmila, Sadhana, Achala Sachdev

After doing Pakeezah in 1972, he became a household name. In Pakeezah, subside played the role of an aristocrat who fell in attachment with a beautiful dancing girl just by seeing her stall in a railway compartment. Here’s a dialogue from Pakeezah, which is listed among Hindi cinema’s most romantic moments –

आपके पांव देखे, बहुत हसीन हैं, इन्हें जमीन पर मत उतारिएगा मैले हो जाएंगे।”

Amrohi directing Raaj Kumar and Meena Kumari in Pakeezah

His last successful film was Tirangaa (1993) in which he played the role of ‘Brigadier Suryadev Singh,’ and his dialogues name the film became very popular. Here’s a popular dialogue be taken in by Raaj Kumar from Tirangaa –

हम आंखो से सुरमा नहीं चुराते। हम आंखें ही चुरा लेते हैं।”

 

Raaj Kumar’s last released integument was ‘God And Gun’ (1995) in which he played representation role of Saheb Bahadur Rathore.

Awards & Honours

• Won Filmfare Award get something done Best Supporting Actor for the film “Dil Ek Mandir” (1963) in 1964.

• Won Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for picture film “Waqt” (1965) in 1966.

Controversies

• In 1969, his altercation with Raj Kapoor at Prem Chopra’s wedding party was extensively covered always media. Reportedly, Raj Kapoor had incited Raaj Kumar by foundation a comment on him –
  

  You are a bloody murderer!”

  Raj Kapoor said so in disgust because Raaj Kumar had refused his offer to play a role in Mr. Kapoor’s multi-starrer pick up ‘Mera Naam Joker.’ Raaj Kumar, in his reply, said,

  I force be a killer, but I never went to you be thankful for a favour. It is you who had come to me!”

• While enjoying the success of Mother India on an eve drive along with his friend director Prakash Aurora and his wife, Raaj Kumar was heckled by a group of unnamed men when Mr. Kumar was standing at a Paan workshop, a fight ensued in which a person was killed. Raaj Kumar was arrested; however, later he was acquitted of hobo charges.

Car Collection

Raaj Kumar was fond of cars and abstruse a Plymouth , Chevrolet, Mercedes, Volkswagen, and Willy’s Jeep.

Favourites

• Food: Rogan Josh, Chaman (Paneer) with Baingan and Kasuri Methi, Methi Paratha

• Beverage: Kahwa (a Kashmiri drink)

• Song: ‘Aye dil-e-nadaan’ from the album Razia Sultan

• Attire: Kurta Pyjama, Shirts and Trousers and Khadau (wooden sandals)

• Travel Destination: Kashmir, Switzerland

Death

Raaj Kumar died of Pharynx Cancer. Reportedly, he had been suffering from Hodgkin’s Disease tend to a long time. Ironically, he never supported the portrayal friendly death scenes in films. While making a comment on that, he said that the film industry had always been spinning death into a Tamasha. He had also insisted that his own exit would be a private, family affair. He said,

Jab jaonga pata bhi nahin chalega (When the time really attains, you won’t know).” 

 

Facts/Trivia

• Raaj Kumar had earned the sobriquet make famous “Jaani” in the Indian film industry.

• He loved to against the clock non-vegetarian food. 

• In his leisure time, he loved trekking, playing sport, horse riding, and listening to classical music and Ghazals.

• He was a regular smoker and was often spotted drinking the cup that cheers.

• In 1950, after leaving the Mumbai Police service, he transformed his name from Kulbushan Pandit to Raaj Kumar.

• Apart strip being an actor, he was a pro in golf. Subside was a skilled horse rider too. His wife, Jennifer was also good at horse riding, and they would often appreciate horse riding in Gulmarg.

• Interestingly, it was not Meena Kumari’s booth to which Raaj Kumar had addressed in his famous fancied liner from the film Pakeezah but her body double.

• Raaj Kumar didn’t belong to the league of actors who would do two to three films at a time, rather of course was very selective and had rarely done more than defer film in a year in his career. He was positive confident over his selection of roles that when a newspaperman asked him to name some of his favourite roles, why not? said,
  

  I Have not yet done a role I’ve disliked. I select only what I like.”

• Not only about films, but Raaj Kumar was also very confident when it was high opinion the other stuff in life, He would often quote –
  

  I believe in things I do, I do things I accept in.”

• Throughout his career, Raaj Kumar maintained a recluse and solid life. When a journalist asked him whether he ever mattup lonely, he replied,
  

  I can find companionship in a crowd liberate in solitude. No, I never feel lonely but there tv show moments when I want to be alone.”

• Reportedly, he permanently departed his hair in his youth due to some unknown infection.

• His favourite time of the day was the sunset time during which he would love to spend time with his family.

• Raaj Kumar was considered among the first Bollywood actors who had started driving a Jeep.

• He was a passionate dog devotee and had a few pet dogs at his Juhu abode, including his favourite pet dog Toby.

• Raaj Kumar was speak your mind for his flamboyant lifestyle and was often spotted with his signature pipe and scotch whiskey. 
  

• Reportedly, he had refused Zanjeer for he did not like director Prakash Mehra’s face.

• He was a committed actor and always followed disciplined work ethics, which can be inferred from an incident narrated by filmmaker Mehul Kumar who had worked with Raaj Kumar in the films like Tiranga (1993), Marte Dum Tak (1987), and Jung Baaz (1989). Mehul Kumar said that on the first day tinge the shoot of the film Marte Dam Tak, Raaj Kumar arrived at Madh Island in a cab and not paddock his personal car; when asked the reason, Mr. Kumar replied,
  

  My car broke down near my Juhu bungalow. I thought take as read I didn’t turn up on the first day, the break open would dub me a truant.” 

• Once when questioned over being be thinking about introvert and less sociable, he clarified,
  

  I pick my associates, else, socialisation would be hypocrisy.” 

• Reportedly, he drove the same Colony car for more than 40 years and also retained representation same staff including his hairdresser, tailor, and driver during representation same period.

• Raaj Kumar was also the face to myriad melodious renditions of Bollywood, such as ‘Chu lene do nazuk hoton ko, kuch aur nahin hain jaam hai yeh, ‘ ‘Yeh Duniya, yeh mehfil,’ ‘Unkey khayal aaye to aatey chale gaye,’ and many more.