Kumar Gaurav | |
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 Gaurav in 2015 | |
| Born | Manoj Tuli 11 July 1960 Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India |
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| Years active | 1981–2009 |
| Spouse | Namrata Dutt (m. 1984) |
| Parent(s) | Rajendra Kumar (father) Shukla Kumar (mother) |
Kumar Gaurav (born Manoj Tuli; 11 July 1960 [1] ) is an Indian businessman and former actor who worked in Hindi cinema. Son of actor Rajendra Kumar, [2] Gaurav has appeared in several films such as Love Story , Teri Kasam , Star , Naam and Kaante .
Kumar Gaurav was born Manoj Tuli [3] and is the son of actor Rajendra Kumar and Shukla (belonging to the Behl family of Hindi films). He went to Bishop Cotton School, Shimla. In 1984 he married Namrata Dutt (1962) sister of Sanjay Dutt and daughter of Sunil Dutt and Nargis. [4] [5] [6] 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. [4]
Director Ramesh Behl and Shyam Behl are his uncles. [7] His cousins include Ravi Behl and Geeta Behl as well as Ramesh's son Goldie Behl. [7]
Kumar Gaurav made his debut along with Vijayta Pandit in Love Story (1981) directed by Rahul Rawail [8] which was produced by his father who also starred in a supporting role the film. This film was a huge box office hit for its innovative story, the memorable music by Rahul Dev Burman and the fresh leading pair. Many youngsters began to emulate his character in the film. His next film Teri Kasam (1982) with Poonam Dhillon was an average grosser. That same year he starred in the musical Star which failed to do well though its music was popular.
In 1985, Gaurav starred in Mahesh Bhatt's television film Janam . His understated performance is still considered his career's best. [9] In the following year he had his second big box office hit with Mahesh Bhatt's Naam (1986) [10] which was produced by his father and also starred his brother-in-law Sanjay Dutt. 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 ]
His father tried to revive his career with the 1993 film Phool which had him paired with Madhuri Dixit and also starred his father and father-in-law Sunil Dutt in supporting roles but the movie flopped. Gaurav then took a long break from acting (except for two delayed releases in 1996).
In 1999, he made appearances in a few television series. In 2000, he was seen again on the big screen in 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 (remake of the American cult hit Reservoir Dogs ) which became the third-highest-grossing film of the year [11] and remains his last Hindi film to date.
In 2004, he appeared in the American film, Guiana 1838 , directed by Rohit Jagessar which tells the story of Indians arriving in British Guiana (present-day Guyana) as labourers during the nineteenth century. In 2006, he starred in the silent film My Daddy Strongest and that remains his last acting role to date.
Kumar Gaurav now runs a construction company.
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 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 | |
| Film title | Actor | Character | Dub Language | Original Language | Original Year release | Dub Year release | Notes |
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| The Jungle Book [12] | Jason Scott Lee | Mowgli | Hindi | English | 1994 | 1995 |
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