Kumar Gaurav

Infobox actor


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Kumar Gaurav (born July 11, 1960, India) is an Indian film actor and the son of the late actor Rajendra Kumar.

Career

He made his film debut with the film "Love Story" (1981) produced his father and directed by Rahul Rawail which was a blockbuster hit. [ [http://www.boxofficeindia.com/1981.htm Box Office India 1981] ] . All youngsters started emulating "Bunty" (his nick-name). His next film, the 1982 release Teri Kasam with actress Poonam Dhillon, another heart-throb of the generation, was a mild success, though his later films proved to be disappointing at the box office.

Yet he received rave reviews for his performance in Mahesh Bhatt's film "Janam" (1985), his understated performance in this film is still considered his career's best. [ [http://passionforcinema.com/janam-1985-%E2%80%93-one-chapter-of-mahesh-bhatt%E2%80%99s-autobiography/ Review of Film Janam] ] In the following year he had his second box office hit with "Naam" (1986), again a Mahesh Bhatt film. [ [http://www.boxofficeindia.com/80-89.htm Box Office India 80-89] ] 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.

Having produced his earlier films "Janam" and "Naam", his father tried to revive his career again 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. Later he took a long break from acting in the early 1990s and returned to films in 2000 with a supporting role in the late actor Mazhar Khan's "Gang" (2000).

In 2002, he shined yet again when 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" (2002). "Kaante" was a moderate success at the box office. [http://www.boxofficeindia.com/2002.htm] .

In 2004 he appeared in his first American film "Guiana 1838" (2004). This award winning film by Rohit Jagessar grossed the highest screen average at North American box office on opening weekend and is on 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.

Kumar Gaurav is currently shooting for a silent film entitled 'My Daddy Strongest'. [ [http://cinemaa.indya.com/kumar_gaurav.html Kumar Gaurav at cinemaaindya] ]

Personal life

His father Rajendra Kumar was a very popular actor in the 1960s and 1970s. His father died in 1999 of cancer. His father had also acted with him his debut film "Love Story" (1981) and "Phool" (1993).

He is married to Namrata Dutt, daughter of legendary actors Sunil Dutt and Nargis and sister of actor Sanjay Dutt. He and his brother-in-law Sanjay Dutt worked together in two films "Naam" and "Kaante".

He has two daughters.

Filmography

*"Love Story" (1981)
*"Sanam Teri Kasam" (1982)
*"Teri Kasam" (1982)
*"Star" (1982)
*"Lovers" (1983)
*"Romance" (1983)
*"Hum Hain Lajawab" (1984)
*"All Rounder" (1984)
*"Divorce" (1984)
*"Ek Se Bhale Do" (1985)
*"Janam" (1986)
*"Begaana" (1986)
*"Naam" (1986)
*"Dil Tujh Ko Diya" (1987)
*"Janam Janam" (1988)
*"Goonj" (1989)
*"Jurrat" (1989)
*"Aaj" (1990)
*"Hai Meri Jaan" (1991)
*"Pratigyabadh" (1991)
*"Indrajeet" (1991)
*"Siyasat" (1992)
*"Phool" (1993)
*"Gang" (2000)
*"Kaante" (2002)
*"Guiana 1838" (2004)

References

External links

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