Rajendra Kumar
Rajendra Kumar | |
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 Kumar in 1959 | |
| Born | Rajendra Kumar Tuli 20 July 1927 |
| Died | 12 July 1999 (aged 71) |
| Other name | Jubilee Kumar |
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| Years active | 1949–1998 |
| Spouse |
Shukla Tuli (m. 1954) |
| Children | 3, including Kumar Gaurav |
| Relatives | Raju Patel (son-in-law) Ramesh Behl (brother-in-law) O. P. Ralhan (brother-in-law) |
| Honours | Padma Shri (1970) |
Rajendra Kumar (born as Rajendra Kumar Tuli; 20 July 1927 – 12 July 1999) also alternatively known as Rajinder Kumar was an Indian actor who starred in Bollywood films. Starting his career in 1949, he worked in more than 80 films in a career spanning over four decades. Kumar is considered as one of the greatest and most successful actors in Indian cinema. He was popularly known as the Jubilee Kumar during the 1960s, when he consecutively starred in several commercially successful films.