Bollywood Kiss: Bollywood actor Raj Kumar was as brilliant an actor as he was an outspoken person, he used to make headlines for his statements. However, aside from his strict tone and strong voice, he had a very tender heart. His name was also associated with many actresses in the film industry. However, he preferred to keep his personal life very private. Very few people know that he was madly in love with the dream girl, Hema Malini.
In fact, Rajkumar was such a fan of Hema that when she was cast in ‘Lal Patthar’, he asked director FC Mehra to cast Hema opposite him instead of Vyjayanthimala. But when Hema was offered ‘Lal Patthar’, she turned down the film and it was Raj who convinced Hema to do the film.
The prince’s heart also fell on Meena Kumari
The film ‘Pakeezah’, which took 16 years to reach the big screen, is still considered Meena Kumari’s most successful film. It was during the shooting of Pakeezah, when Raj Kumar fell in love with the beautiful Meena Kumari. It is said that Raj was so enamored with the beauty of Meena that he often forgot her lines. But during the filming of the film, Meena was already married to director Kamal Amrohi, who made Pakeezah as a tribute to Meena Kumari. Since Meena was a married woman, Raj couldn’t express his love for her. Later, Raaj Kumar married an Anglo-Indian stewardess Jennifer and later renamed her Gayatri as per Hindu rituals. Raj loved Gayatri all his life and they had three sons Puru Raj Kumar, Panini Raj Kumar and Vastavvikt Pandit.
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