The actor came to Mumbai with 50 rupees to become a hero, debuted with Dilip Kumar-Nargis, once gave 6 back-to-back superhits

New Delhi. Rajendra Kumar is a veteran actor of Hindi cinema who ruled the film industry for four decades. He worked as an actor in many films and also directed some films. In the 60s, he was called the king of the acting world. Once, 6 of his films simultaneously created a blast at the box office. His films did not leave the theatres for several weeks.

Rajendra Kumar also became famous as Jubilee Kumar in the world of acting. Along with this, his friendship and friendship were well liked in the film industry. Rajendra Kumar’s name is also included among the popular stars of the old era. He has worked in many hit films in his acting career. Makers used to yearn to cast him in their films.

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Career shines in the sunshine of struggle
Before entering the film world, Rajendra Kumar had struggled a lot in life. He had to struggle a lot to make his place in films. According to media reports, when Rajendra Kumar came to Mumbai with the dream of becoming a hero, he had only 50 rupees in his pocket, he got these 50 rupees by selling the watch he had got from his father. Lyricist Rajendra Krishna helped him and he got a job as a helper with director HS Rawail on a salary of 150 rupees.

Ever spent nights in a guest house
When Rajendra Kumar came to Mumbai with the dream of becoming a hero, he was staying in a room in Bombay Guest House. He used to get a cot to sleep on at a very low price. Stars like Dharmendra and Raj Kumar took shelter in this guest house during their struggling days. Not only this, after he became a star, the people of the guest house made that cot famous as well. People were ready to pay double the price to get this cot.

Gave 6 films back-to-back
Although Rajendra Kumar worked in many films in his career, the 1955 film ‘Vachan’ made him a star overnight. After this film, he played different types of characters in films like ‘Ghoonj Uthi Shehnai’, ‘Aarzoo’. He worked in 6 back-to-back superhit films including films like ‘Mere Mehboob’. His 6 films did not leave the theatres for 25 weeks.

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