Imagine being a star kid and still not lasting long in a career. Today’s meet actor is one such individual. Born into a popular film family, this actor tried his best to survive and even had link-ups with some hit actresses of his time. None of it worked, and his few-film-old career soon succumbed to his own alleged demands. Let’s give you the easiest hint: This actor gave a super hit track titled Dekho Maine Dekha Hai Ye Ek Sapna.
If you couldn’t guess him yet, today we are talking about Kumar Gaurav, the son of legendary Rajendra Kumar. The star kid debuted along with Vijayta Pandit in 1981 with the film Love Story, which was a smashing hit. He then starred in several other films, including Teri Kasam, Star, Lovers, Romance, Janam, Begaana, Naam, Dil Tujhko Diya, Goonj, and Jurrat, among others.
Unfortunately, none of his subsequent films matched the brilliance of his initial success, leading to a gradual decline in his popularity. Despite trying to revive his career with Phool (1993), co-starring Madhuri Dixit, it sadly marked the end of his cinematic journey. After this, Gaurav sporadically appeared in films before finally deciding to leave show business altogether.
2006’s My Daddy Strongest remains his last acting role to date. He then spearheaded a travel management company called Island Holidays. Kumar is now the Chairman of the Island Group.
After being linked with his debut co-star Vijayta and having an infamous engagement with Raj Kapoor’s daughter Rima Jain, Gaurav finally settled down with Namrata Dutt (daughter of Sunil Dutt and Nargis). The duo dated for about two years before eventually tying the knot in 1984. For the unversed, Namrata is the sister of Sanjay Dutt.
Dutt and Gaurav had two daughters: one, Saachi Kumar, wed Kamal Amrohi’s grandson Bilal Amrohi, and the other, Siya Kumar, married Aditya. It might surprise you that Sunil Dutt once expressed to Gaurav his wish for their daughters to avoid show business. Interestingly, Dutt’s son-in-law honored this desire as neither Saachi nor Siya sought a career in the film industry, choosing instead to live relatively privately.
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2024-09-03 20:29