Rajendra Kumar
Rajendra Kumar | |
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Kumar in 1960s | |
| Born | Rajendra Kumar Tuli 20 July 1927 |
| Died | 12 July 1999 (aged 71) |
| Other names | Jubilee Kumar |
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| Years active | 1949–1998 |
| Spouse | Shukla Tuli (?–1999) |
| 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), 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. Kumar was one of the most successful Indian actors in the 1960s, who gave stiff competition to Dev Anand and Raj Kapoor. He was popularly known as the Jubilee Kumar during the 1960s when he starred in several commercially successful films.