Puru Raaj Kumar (born 30 March 1970) is an Indian actor who works in

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films. He is the son of actor

Raaj Kumar Raaj Kumar (born Kulbhushan Pandit; 8 October 1926 3 July 1996) was an Indian actor who worked in Hindi films. He appeared in the Oscar-nominated 1957 film ''Mother India'' and starred in over 70 Hindi films in a career that spanned over four ...

and is married to Croatian model Koraljika Grdak.

Early life and education

He was a student of

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where he majored in economics, psychology and theatre.

Career

Kumar's first film ''Bal Bramhachari'' which was released in 1996. In this film, popular actress

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was his co-star. After four years he acted in ''

Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai ''Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai'' (''My Heart is with You'') is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language romantic action drama film directed by Satish Kaushik, produced by Boney Kapoor, released on 24 August 2000. The film stars Anil Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai and ...

'' in 2000 where he played a negative role. His film ''

Mission Kashmir ''Mission Kashmir'' is a 2000 Indian Hindi-language action thriller film directed and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. The film stars Sanjay Dutt, Hrithik Roshan, Jackie Shroff, Preity Zinta, and Sonali Kulkarni. It deals with terrorism and the tr ...

'' was also released in 2000. Three of his films were released in 2001. These films were '' Khatron Ke Khiladi'', ''Uljhan'' and ''Arjun Devaa''. In 2002, four of his films were released. These films were ''Bharat Bhagya Vidhata'', ''Vadh'', ''Inth Ka Jawab Patthar'' and '' Dushmani''. He then acted in ''

LOC Kargil ''LOC Kargil'' is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language historical war film based on the Kargil War fought between India and Pakistan, produced and directed by J. P. Dutta under his banner "J. P. Films". The film features an ensemble cast of Bollywood ...

'' (2003). After several flops and disasters at the box office, Kumar was not able to establish a strong place in

. He acted in '' Jaago'' in 2004. After more than two years, his film '' Umrao Jaan'' was released in 2006. He then acted in ''Dosh'' in 2007. He was also a part of ''

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'' which was released in 2010. His latest film is '' Action Jackson'' (2014) where he played the role of Inspector Shirke.

Filmography

Personal life

Kumar married Koraljika Grdak on 14 October 2011 in

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. Grdak is a

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n model.

Controversy

On 17 December 1993, Kumar ran his car over eight people who were sleeping on a pavement in

Bandra Bandra (Indian English, æːɳɖɾa also known as Vandre (Help:IPA/Marathi, �aːn̪d̪ɾe is an upscale coastal suburb located in Mumbai (Bombay) area of the Konkan division, Maharashtra, India. The suburb is located to the immediate nor ...

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. Three people were killed through this accident. It is also said that he was drunk at that time and was arrested for this incident. Later, he was released. It is said that the matter was settled out of court and he had to pay fine for this incident.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Raaj Kumar, Puru 1970 births Male actors from Mumbai Male actors in Hindi cinema Indian male film actors Living people Gettysburg College alumni