Rajendra Kumar made his debut in the 1950 film Jogan in which he starred opposite Dilip Kumar and Nargis. He then shot to fame in the blockbuster hit Mother India in 1957 in which he played Nargis's son. His first major success as a romantic leading man was in Vijay Bhatt's musical superhit Goonj Uthi Shehnai (1959).
The 1960s saw Rajendra Kumar rise like no other star had risen, except the first Superstar Rajesh Khanna, and there was a time when every film starring him was a silver jubilee hit.
Rajendra had many successful box office hits including Dhool Ka Phool (1959), M
In the mid-1970s several of his films bombed at the box office. The sunshine came when he was offered an interesting role in the film Saajan Bina Suhaagan opposite Nutan. The film was a huge blockbuster of 1978.
In 1981 Rajendra introduced his son Kumar Gaurav in the film Love Story which he produced, directed and also starred in. The film was declared the blockbuster of 1981.
Rajendra Kumar produced several other films starring his son which did not do well. In 1986 he produced Naam with his son and his son's brother-in-law Sanjay Dutt in leading roles which was a box office success but the success was short-lived.
His last attempt to revive his son's career was with the 1993 film Phool where he once again acted alongside his son but this film was also a box office failure. Rajendra Kumar died on July 12, 1999 of cancer only 8 days before his 70th birthday.
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