Rajendra Kumar

Rajendra Kumar
Born
Rajendra Kumar Tuli

(1929-07-20)20 July 1929[1]
Died12 July 1999(1999-07-12) (aged 71)
Other namesJubilee Kumar
Occupations
  • Actor
  • producer
  • director
Years active1949–1993
SpouseShukla Kumar (?–1999)
Children3, including Kumar Gaurav
RelativesRaju Patel (son-in-law)
Ramesh Behl (brother-in-law)
O. P. Ralhan (brother-in-law)
HonoursPadma Shri (1970)[2]

Rajendra Kumar (born Rajendra Kumar Tuli; 20 July 1927 – 12 July 1999), was an Indian actor who starred in Bollywood films. Starting his career in 1949, he appeared in more than 80 films in a career spanning over four decades. He was popularly known as the Jubilee Kumar during the 1960s when he starred in several commercially successful films.[3]

He also produced several films starring his son Kumar Gaurav. The Government of India honored him with the Padma Shri in 1970.

  1. ^ Joshi, Lalit Mohan (31 July 1999). "Rajendra Kumar". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Padma Awards | Interactive Dashboard". Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Why Rajendra Kumar was known as the 'Jubilee Kumar' of Bollywood, his films ran for at least 25 weeks in cinemas". 21 July 2022.

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