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Pokerfaced, pencil thin-moustache and a lilt in the voice that mouthed the famous catchphrase 'jaani' can best describe Raj Kumar (October 08, 1926- July 03, 1996), who was anything but unconventional hero of Hindi cinema.
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Born as Kulbhushan Pandit in Pakistan to a Kashmiri pandit family, Raj Kumar moved to Mumbai, India in 1940s and served the Mumbai police till he was bitten by the acting bug in 1950s.
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Raj Kumar married Gayatri in the 1960s. They have three children - two sons Puru and Panini and a daughter Vastavikta.
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During the 50s and 60s, when the Hindi cinema was ruled by Raj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar and Rajendra Kumar, after making a disastrous debut in Rangeeli, Raj Kumar's big ticket was Mehboob Khan's Mother India, where he played Nargis' husband and Rajendra Kumar and Sunil Dutt's father.
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After Mother India, there was no looking back for Raj Kumar, who gave hits like
Paigham, Shararat, Dil Apna Aur Preet Parayi, Waqt, Kaajal, Hamraaz, Neel Kamal, Heer Raanjha, Lal Patthar, Pakeezah, Hindustan Ki Kasam, Saudagar and Tirangaa.
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