Puru Raaj Kumar

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Puru Raaj Kumar
File:Puru Raaj Kumar in IBN 7 Super Idols Awards ceremony..jpg
Kumar in 2009
Born
Puru Raaj Kumar Pandit

(1970-03-30) 30 March 1970 (age 56)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
(present-day Mumbai)
Alma materGettysburg College
OccupationActor
Years active1996–2014
Spouse
Koraljika Grdak
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(m. 2011)​
Parent

Puru Raaj Kumar (born 30 March 1970) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films. He is the son of actor Raaj Kumar and is married to Croatian model Koraljika Grdak.

Early life and education

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Puru Raaj Kumar was born in Bombay, Maharashtra, India to a Kashmiri Pandit father, Raaj Kumar and Gayatri (original name Jennifer), an Anglo-Indian. Raaj Kumar was an actor, and Jennifer an air hostess.[1] Puru was a student of Gettysburg College where he majored in economics, psychology and theatre.[2][3]

Career

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Kumar's first film Bal Bramhachari was released in 1996,[2][3][4] where his co-star was Karisma Kapoor. In 2000, he did Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai where he played a negative role,[5][6] and Mission Kashmir.[7] In the following years his releases included Khatron Ke Khiladi (2001),[8] Dushmani (2002),[9] LOC Kargil (2003).[10]

After several flops at the box office, Kumar was not able to establish a strong footing in Bollywood. He acted in Jaago in 2004.[11] After more than two years, his film Umrao Jaan (2006) was released.[12] His latest film was Action Jackson (2014) where he played the role of ACP Shirke.[13]

Filmography

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Year Film Role Notes
1996 Bal Bramhachari Mahavir / Pawan Debut film
2000 Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai Babloo
2000 Mission Kashmir Malik Ul Khan
2001 Khatron Ke Khiladi Ranjha Hindustani
2001 Uljhan Varun [14]
2001 Arjun Devaa Devaa [15]
2002 Bharat Bhagya Vidhata National Security Guard Major Abdul Hamid [16]
2002 Vadh Aryan [17]
2002 Inth Ka Jawab Patthar Devendra [18]
2002 Dushmani
2003 LOC Kargil Bhim Bahadur Dewan
2004 Jaago Elias Ansari
2006 Umrao Jaan Gauhar Mirza
2007 Dosh Vishant V. Chopra / Vishant V. Mehta [19]
2010 Veer Kunwar Gajendra Singh [20]
2014 Action Jackson ACP Shirke

Personal life

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Kumar married Croatian model, Koraljika Grdak on 14 October 2011 in Zagreb.[21][22][23]

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On 17 December 1993, Kumar ran his car over eight people who were sleeping on a pavement in Bandra, Mumbai.[24] Three people died in this accident. It is also said that he was drunk at that time and[24] was arrested for this incident.[2][25] Later, he was released. It is said that the matter was settled out of court and he had to pay fine for this mishap.[26]

References

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