Kumar Gaurav

Kumar Gaurav
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Gaurav in 2015
Born
Manoj Tuli

(1960-07-11) 11 July 1960 (age 62)
Occupation
  • Actor
  • businessman
Years active1981–2009
SpouseNamrata Dutt
Parent(s)Rajendra Kumar (father)
Shukla Kumar (mother)

Kumar Gaurav (born Manoj Tuli; 11 July 1960) is an Indian businessman and former actor who predominantly worked in Hindi cinema. Son of actor Rajendra Kumar, Gaurav has appeared in several films such as Love Story, Teri Kasam, Star, Naam, and Kaante.

Early and personal life

Kumar Gaurav was born as Manoj Tuli. He is a son of actor Rajendra Kumar and Shukla (from Behl family of Hindi films). In 1984 after 2 years of dating, he married Namrata Dutt (1962) who is a sister of Sanjay Dutt and daughter of Sunil Dutt and actress Nargis. 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.

Brothers of Kumar's mother Shukla, are director Ramesh Behl and director Shyam Behl. His cousins are Shayms's children actor Ravi Behl and actress Geeta Behl as well as Ramesh's son Goldie Behl are his nephew and niece respectively.

Career

He made his film debut opposite fellow debutante actress Vijayta Pandit with Love Story (1981) which was produced by his father who also starred alongside him in the film. This film played at the box office for a long period of time; not only for its innovative story, but also its memorable music by Rahul Dev Burman and the fresh leading debutants. Many youngsters began to emulate his character in the film, directed by Rahul Rawail. His next film, the 1982 release Teri Kasam with actress Poonam Dhillon was an average grosser. That same year he starred in the musical Star which failed to do well but its music was popular.

In 1985, he starred in Mahesh Bhatt's television film Janam. His understated performance in this film is still considered his career's best. In the following year he had his second box office hit with Naam (1986), again a Mahesh Bhatt film 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.[citation needed]

Having produced his earlier films Janam and Naam, his father tried to revive his career with the 1993 film Phool which had him paired with actress Madhuri Dixit. The film also had his father and father-in-law Sunil Dutt in supporting roles. He then took a long break from acting and only had two delayed films releasing in 1996. In 1999, he made appearances in a few television series.

In 2000, he was seen again on the big screen in the delayed release 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 and a remake of the American cult hit Reservoir Dogs (1992). Kaante was the third-highest-grossing film of 2002. Kaante remains his last Bollywood film to date.

In 2004, he appeared in his first American film, Guiana 1838, directed by Rohit Jagessar. The film tells the story of Indians arriving in the British colony of British Guiana (present-day Guyana) as indentured laborers amidst the abolition of slavery during the nineteenth century.

In 2006, he starred in the silent film My Daddy Strongest which remains his last acting role to date. He now runs a construction company.

Filmography

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
Bihaad

Television

Dubbing roles

Live action films

Film title Actor Character Dub Language Original Language Original Year release Dub Year release Notes
The Jungle Book Jason Scott Lee Mowgli Hindi English 1994 1995

See also


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