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Bhushan Kumar | |
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Born | Delhi, India | 27 November 1977
Occupations | |
Years active | 1997–present |
Title | Chairman and Managing Director of T-Series |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Father | Gulshan Kumar |
Relatives |
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Family | Kumar family |
Bhushan Kumar Dua (born 27 November 1977) [1] is an Indian film producer and music producer. He is the chairman and managing director of Super Cassettes Industries Limited, also known as T-Series. He is known for his work in Bollywood.
On the Hurun India Rich List 2022, he and his family were ranked as the 175th richest Indian with a net worth of ₹10,000 crores (around US$1.2 billion). [2]
Kumar took control of the music company T-Series in 1997, along with his uncle Krishan Kumar, after the murder of his father, Gulshan Kumar. He went on to become the chairman and managing director of the company. [3] [4]
In 2013, Kumar produced Nautanki Saala . [5] The same year, Bushan Kumar released a remake of Aashiqui , Aashiqui 2 . [6]
T-Series has worked with directors such as Madhur Bhandarkar, [7] and Milan Luthria. [8]
On 3 April 2017, Kumar signed a contract with Akshay Kumar for the film Mogul, which is an official biopic based on the life of his father. [9] However, Akshay Kumar quit the film and Aamir Khan agreed to do the part, only to quit and return later. [10]
Bhushan Kumar was born in a Punjabi family [11] in Delhi to the founder of T-Series, owner Gulshan Kumar and his wife Sudesh Kumari Dua. Kumar married Divya Khosla [12] on 13 February 2005 at the Maa Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra. They have a son born in October 2011. [13]
In June 2018, Bhushan Kumar was accused of sexual harassment by Marina Kuwar. [14] [15] [16]
In December 2018, Kumar was accused by the Income Tax Department of evading taxes and of moving hundreds of crores to foreign countries to purchase properties using benami means. [17]
Year | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2018 | Best Film | Hindi Medium | Won | [27] |
2021 | Thappad | Won | [28] | |
Tanhaji | Nominated | |||
Ludo | Nominated | |||
2023 | Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 | Nominated | ||
2024 | Animal | Nominated | ||
2025 | Khel Khel Mein | Won | ||
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