Kumar Gaurav
Kumar Gaurav | |
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 Kumar Gaurav in 2012 | |
| Born | Manoj Tuli 11 July 1960 |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Spouse | Namrata Dutt |
| Children | Saachi, Siya |
| Parent(s) | Rajendra Kumar Shukla Kumar |
Manoj Tuli (born July 11, 1960), better known as Kumar Gaurav, is an Indian film actor and son of late actor Rajendra Kumar.[1] He has acted in several hit films: Love Story, Teri Kasam, Naam, Indrajeet and Kaante.
Career
He made his film debut with Love Story (1981) This film hit the box office for a long period of time; not only for its innovative story, but also its music and the debutants, Many youngsters began to emulate him, produced by his father and directed by Rahul Rawail which was a blockbuster.[2] His next film, the 1982 release Teri Kasam with actress Poonam Dhillon, another heart-throb of the generation, was a mild success.
He then worked in Mahesh Bhatt's Janam in (1985). His understated performance in this film is still considered his career's best.[3] In the following year he had his second box office hit with Naam (1986), again a Mahesh Bhatt film[4] which was produced by his father and also starred his brother-in-law Sanjay Dutt in the lead role. Despite the success of Naam, Gaurav's career declined as all of his subsequent films failed to do well at the box office.
He has been successfully paired with almost all young ladies of 80’s – Poonam Dillon, Rati Agnihotri, Neelam, Vijeyta Pandit, Madhuri Dixit and Padmini Kolhapure. Yet his pairing with Vijeyta Pandit in his opening movie Love story is still remembered most. When the movie was released in 1981, he became a craze in college campuses and youngsters tried to ape his hair style and mannerisms at campuses. His second movie in the successive year, Teri Kasam was also a moderate hit.
Janam which is regarded as the best performance of Kumar Gaurav till now. But his revival project, along with the top actress Madhuri Dixit couldn’t give success though its melodious songs were noticed.
Having produced his earlier films Janam and Naam, his father tried to revive his career with the 1993 film Phool which also had his father and father-in-law Sunil Dutt in supporting roles, but that didn't bring him any luck either. He took a long break from acting and returned to films in 2000 with a supporting role in late actor Mazhar Khan's Gang.
In 2002, he played one of the six protagonists in the crime thriller Kaante, directed by Sanjay Gupta and a remake of the Hollywood hit Reservoir Dogs (1992). Kaante was a huge success at the box office and the third highest grossing film of 2002.[5]
In 2004 he appeared in his first American film Guiana 1838. This award winning film by Rohit Jagessar grossed the highest screen average at North American box office on opening weekend and is among the Top 25 all-time highest screen average charts. Guiana 1838 tells the story of Indians arriving on the British colony of British Guiana, now Guyana, as indentured servants amidst the abolition of slavery during the nineteenth century.
In 2009, he starred in the silent film My Daddy Strongest.[6]
Personal life
Kumar Gaurav was born Manoj Tuli on 11 July 1960. He studied at the Bishop Cotton School in Simla. His father Rajendra Kumar, a known actor in the 1960s and 1970s, died of cancer in 1999. His father had also acted with him in his debut film Love Story (1981), Star (1982), Lovers (1983) and Phool (1993).
While shooting for his debut movie, Love Story with Vijayta Pandit, the duo got romantically involved. The relationship later came to an end as tension arose between the Pandit and Kumar families.
Gaurav is married to Namrata Dutt in 1984, daughter of Sunil Dutt and Nargis and sister of actor Sanjay Dutt. Gaurav and Namrata Dutt have two daughters, Saachi and Siya. Saachi who is married to Bilal Amrohi, the grandson of filmmaker Kamal Amrohi.
Gaurav and his brother-in-law Sanjay Dutt worked together in two films Naam and Kaante.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Female Lead | Facebook Page |
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| 1981 | Love Story | Bunty | Vijeyta Pandit | * Love Story - 1981 on Facebook |
| 1982 | Teri Kasam | Tony/Deepak | Poonam Dhillon | |
| Star | Dev Kumar | Rati Agnihotri/Padmini Kolhapure | * Star - 1982 on Facebook | |
| 1983 | Lovers | Viju | Padmini Kolhapure | |
| Romance | Amar | Poonam Dhillon | * Romance - 1983 on Facebook | |
| 1984 | Hum Hain Lajawab | Pawan Kumar Singh | Padmini Kolhapure | |
| All Rounder | Ajay | Rati Agnihotri | ||
| Divorce | Jasmin | |||
| 1985 | Ek Se Bhale Do | Bunty D'Mello | Rati Agnihotri | |
| Janam | Rahul | Shernaz Patel | ||
| 1986 | Begaana | Anand Mathur / Kailashnath Rana | Rati Agnihotri | |
| Naam | Ravi Kapoor | Poonam Dhillon | ||
| 1987 | Dil Tujhko Diya | Vijay 'Chhotu' 'Munna' Sahni | Rati Agnihotri | |
| Albela | Rati Agnihotri | |||
| Aaj | Akshay | Anamika Paul | ||
| 1989 | Goonj | Sanjeev Kamat | Juhi Chawla | |
| Jurrat | Inspector Avinash | Amala | ||
| 1991 | Hai Meri Jaan | Bunty | Ayesha Jhulka | |
| Pratigyabadh | Shakti Yadav | Neelam Kothari | ||
| Indrajeet | Vijay | Neelam Kothari | ||
| 1992 | Siyasat | Kimi Katkar | ||
| 1993 | Phool | Karamraj 'Raju' / Gopal | Madhuri Dixit | |
| 1996 | Muthi Bhar Zameen | Karan | Poonam Dhillon | |
| Sautela Bhai | Shankar | Neelam Kothari | ||
| 2000 | Gang | Nihal Singh | ||
| 2002 | Kaante | Anand 'Andy' Mathur | ||
| 2004 | Guiana 1838 | Laxman | ||
| 2009 | My Daddy Strongest | |||
| Bihaad |
Television
Dubbing roles
Live action films
| Film title | Actor | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year release | Dub Year release | Notes |
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| The Jungle Book [7] | Jason Scott Lee | Mowgli | Hindi | English | 1994 | 1995 |
References
- ^ Dinesh Raheja; Jitendra Kothari (1996). The hundred luminaries of Hindi cinema. India Book House Publishers. p. 70. ISBN 978-81-7508-007-2. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ Box Office India 1981
- ^ Review of Film Janam
- ^ Box Office India 80-89
- ^ http://www.boxofficeindia.com/2002.htm
- ^ Kumar Gaurav at cinemaaindya
- ^ "Started by Roja and Jurassic Park, dubbing for Hollywood blockbusters becomes big business". indiatoday.in. 1995-11-15. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
Facebook links
External links
- Kumar Gaurav at IMDb
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