| Name(s) |
RAJENDRA KUMAR
Tuli |
| Date of
Birth |
July 20, 1929
– Sialkot, West Punjab, Undivided India. |
| Date of
Death |
July 12, 1999
– Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. |
|
Identity |
Indian Actor and
Producer |
|
Other Events &
Developments |
- One of the most successful
Indian Bollywood actors in the 1960s
and 1970s.
- He also produced several films
in the 1980s starring his son Kumar
Gaurav.
- He made his debut in the 1950
film ‘Jogan’ in
which he starred opposite Dilip
Kumar and Nargis.
- He actually got the fame in the
film ‘Mother India’
in 1957.
- During his rising phase, he
became to be known as "Jubilee
Kumar" because of his
several films hitting the box office
one after the other.
- He switched to character
roles in the late 1970s and
1980s.
|
| Awards
and Accolades |
- 1969 – Padma Shri
- He was awarded the
National Honour by late Pt.
Jawaharlal Nehru
simultaneously for “Kanoon”
(Hindi) and “Mehandi Rang
Lagyo” (Gujarati film).
- He received a special
Shastri National Award.
- He was nominated for
Best Actor category three times.
|
| Other |
His son Kumar Gaurav married Namrata
Dutt, the daughter of actors Sunil Dutt
and Nargis and sister of actor Sanjay
Dutt. |