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Sujit Kumar

Biography

Sujit Kumar

Overview

  • Born
    February 7, 1934 · Benares, Benares State, British India
  • Died
    February 5, 2010 · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (cancer)
  • Birth name
    Shamsher Bahadur Singh

Biography

  • Actor and producer Sujit Kumar was born as Shamsher Bahadur Singh on June 26 1934 in Benares, British India. As a film actor, he worked in the Hindi-language film industry for more than four decades and is particularly well-known for his roles in Aradhana (1969), Ittefaq (1969) and Dharam Veer (1977). As a producer, he is known for Anubhav (1986), Asmaan Se Ooncha (1989) and Khel (1992). Sujit was also regarded as the first superstar of Bhojpuri films.

    Sujit was married to Kiran Singh with whom he had a son (Jatin Kumar) and a daughter (Henna Nathani). Sujit died on February 5, 2010 in Mumbai, India.

    Sujit is a part of the Varma family, which includes members that have had careers in the Bollywood industry as producers, distributors, actors, film directors, writers and film editors. The Varma family began working in the film industry in the late 1940s and continues into the 2020s; the family has had a staying power that has extended to more than seven decades.

    Sujit joined the Varma Family when he married Kiran Singh née Varma, the daughter of Santram Varma, a founder of Varma Films and a patriarch of the Varma family.
    - IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous

Family

  • Spouse
      Kiran Singh(1970 - 2005) (her death, 2 children)
  • Children
      Jatin Kumar
      Henna Nathani
  • Parents
      Ram Adhar Singh
      Rampyari Singh
  • Relatives
      Mikhail Nathani(Grandchild)
      Imara Nathani(Grandchild)

Trivia

  • Son Jatin Kumar was to debut as a actor in the 1990s. He decided to become a producer instead and is known for being the co-producer of the film Aetbaar (2004).
  • Daughter Henna Nathani is a film editor known for P.R Balan and Vidya Balan Fathers Day (2017).
  • Spouse Kiran Singh is well-known for being a co-producer for the films Anubhav (1986), Asmaan Se Ooncha (1989) and Khel (1992).
  • Produced the movie Anubhav (1986) with his birth name (S.A. Singh).
  • K.K. Shukla was directing the film Naya Saazish with Sujit Kumar. The film got shelved.

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