Kumar Gaurav (born Manoj Tuli; 11 July 1956[1]) is an Indian businessman and former actor who worked in Hindi cinema. Son of actor Rajendra Kumar,[2] Gaurav has appeared in several films such as Love Story, Teri Kasam, Star, Naam and Kaante.
Kumar Gaurav | |
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 Gaurav in 2015 | |
| Born | Manoj Tuli 11 July 1956 Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1981–2009 |
| Spouse |
Namrata Dutt (m. 1984) |
| Parent(s) | Rajendra Kumar (father) Shukla Kumar (mother) |
Early and personal life
editKumar Gaurav was born Manoj Tuli[3] and is the son of actor Rajendra Kumar and Shukla (belonging to the Behl family of Hindi films). He went to Bishop Cotton School, Shimla. In 1984 he married Namrata Dutt (1962) sister of Sanjay Dutt and daughter of Sunil Dutt and Nargis.[4][5][6] They have two daughters, Saachi Kumar who is married to producer Kamal Amrohi's grandson Bilal Amrohi and Siya Kumar who is married to Aditya.[4]
Director Ramesh Behl and Shyam Behl are his uncles.[7] His cousins include Ravi Behl and Geeta Behl as well as Ramesh's son Goldie Behl.[7]
Career
editKumar Gaurav made his debut along with Vijayta Pandit in Love Story (1981) directed by Rahul Rawail[8] which was produced by his father who also starred in a supporting role the film. This film was a huge box office hit for its innovative story, the memorable music by Rahul Dev Burman and the fresh leading pair. Many youngsters began to emulate his character in the film. His next film Teri Kasam (1982) with Poonam Dhillon was an average grosser. That same year he starred in the musical Star which failed to do well though its music was popular.
In 1985, Gaurav starred in Mahesh Bhatt's television film Janam. His understated performance is still considered his career's best.[9] In the following year he had his second big box office hit with Mahesh Bhatt's Naam (1986)[10] which was produced by his father and also starred his brother-in-law Sanjay Dutt. Despite the success of Naam, Gaurav's career declined as all of his subsequent films failed to do well at the box office.[citation needed]
His father tried to revive his career with the 1993 film Phool which had him paired with Madhuri Dixit and also starred his father and father-in-law Sunil Dutt in supporting roles but the movie flopped. Gaurav then took a long break from acting (except for two delayed releases in 1996).
In 1999, he made appearances in a few television series. In 2000, he was seen again on the big screen in Gang which had been in production for nearly a decade due to director Mazhar Khan's ill health. In 2002, he played one of the six protagonists in the crime thriller Kaante, directed by Sanjay Gupta (remake of the American cult hit Reservoir Dogs) which became the third-highest-grossing film of the year[11]and remains his last Hindi film to date.
In 2004, he appeared in the American film, Guiana 1838, directed by Rohit Jagessar which tells the story of Indians arriving in British Guiana (present-day Guyana) as labourers during the nineteenth century. In 2006, he starred in the silent film My Daddy Strongest and that remains his last acting role to date.
Kumar Gaurav now runs a construction company.
Filmography
edit| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Love Story | Bunty | |
| 1982 | Teri Kasam | Tony/Deepak | |
| Star | Dev Kumar | ||
| 1983 | Lovers | Viju | |
| Romance | Amar | ||
| 1984 | Hum Hain Lajawab | Pawan Kumar Singh | |
| All-rounder | Ajay | ||
| Divorce | |||
| 1985 | Ek Se Bhale Do | Bunty D'Mello | |
| Janam | Rahul | ||
| 1986 | Begaana | Anand Mathur / Kailashnath Rana | Dual role |
| Naam | Ravi Kapoor | ||
| 1987 | Dil Tujhko Diya | Vijay 'Chhotu' 'Munna' Sahni | |
| Albela (1987 film) | |||
| Aaj | Akshay | ||
| 1989 | Goonj | Sanjeev Kamat | |
| Jurrat | Inspector Avinash | ||
| 1991 | Hai Meri Jaan | Bunty | |
| Pratigyabadh | Shakti Yadav | ||
| Indrajeet | Vijay | ||
| 1992 | Siyasat | ||
| 1993 | Phool | Karamraj 'Raju' / Gopal | |
| 1996 | Muthi Bhar Zameen | Karan | |
| Sautela Bhai | Shankar | ||
| 2000 | Gang | Nihal Singh | |
| 2002 | Kaante | Anand 'Andy' Mathur | |
| 2004 | Guiana 1838 | Laxman | Hollywood film |
| 2009 | My Daddy Strongest | Silent film | |
Television
edit- Sikandar (1999)
- Chocolate (1999)
- Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai (Season 1) (2002) .
Dubbing roles
editLive action films
edit| Film title | Actor | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year release | Dub Year release | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Jungle Book[12] | Jason Scott Lee | Mowgli | Hindi | English | 1994 | 1995 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Rajenda Kumar". Cinemaazi.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Dinesh Raheja; Jitendra Kothari (1996). The hundred luminaries of Hindi cinema. India Book House Publishers. p. 70. ISBN 978-81-7508-007-2. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ "Kumar Gaurav". Cinemaazi.
- ^ a b Sanjay Dutt’s niece Siya gets married, entire family comes together for iconic photos Archived 6 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Hindustan Times, 22 December 2019.
- ^ "Sanjay Dutt's Niece Siya Gets Engaged; Wedding In December". Archived from the original on 9 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "It's a curse to be a celebrity – Namrata Dutt". 16 May 2013. Archived from the original on 26 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Bollywood's Forgotten Stars: 8 Interesting facts about Boogie Woogie's judge – Ravi Behl". The Free Press Journal. 17 June 2018. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020.
- ^ Box Office India 1981 Archived 17 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Review of Film Janam Archived 3 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Box Office India 80–89 Archived 23 December 2005 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Box Office 2002". Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2016.
- ^ "Started by Roja and Jurassic Park, dubbing for Hollywood blockbusters becomes big business". indiatoday.in. 15 November 1995. Archived from the original on 9 June 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
External links
edit- Kumar Gaurav at IMDb
- Kumar Gaurav on Facebook