Anoop Kumar (1926-1997) was a Bollywood actor. His real name was Kalyan Kumar Ganguly. From 1950 to 1993, he starred in more than 70 films and several TV series. He is the brother of legendary Indian actors and singers Ashok Kumar and Kishore Kumar. He also lent his voice to several songs. He died in 1997 after a massive cardiac arrest.
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Anoop Kumar was born on Saturday 9 January 1926 (age 71 at death) in Khandwa, Central Provinces and Berar, British India (now Madhya Pradesh, India). His zodiac sign is Capricorn. He followed Visharad and also learned the skill of yodeling in singing. His alma mater was Indore Christian College. His two brothers also studied here.
Anoop Kumar
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 9″
Weight (approx): 70 kg
Hair color: black
Eye Color: Black
family
Anoop belonged to a Bengali Hindu Ganguly family in central India.
Anoop Kumar (third row from first right) with his family
parents and siblings
Anoop’s father, Kunjalal (Gangopadhyay) Ganguly, was a lawyer. His mother Guri Devi was a housewife. Anoop had three siblings, two brothers, Ashok Kumar and Kishore Kumar and a sister, Sati Devi.
Anoop (first from left) with his mother and brothers Ashok and Kishore
(From right) Anoop Kumar with his brothers Ashok Kumar and Kishore Kumar
wife and children
Anop was married and had 5 children. His daughters names are Chandra Sanyal, Anjali Lahiri and Indrani Mukherjee and his son is Arjun Kumar.
Career
movie
Anoop arrived in Mumbai in the late 1940s and settled in with his elder brother Ashok Kumar, who was an actor. Anoop made his Bollywood debut in 1950 with the film Khiladi. He then played the lead role in ‘Gauna’ (1950) and ‘Vidyasagar’ (1950). In 1957, he achieved his breakthrough in Dekh Kabira Roya. It was a romantic comedy produced by Amiya Chakraborty in which she played the lead role of Mohan.
Gauna starring Anoop Kumar (1950)
He worked in the Bengali film Lukochuri (1957) starring Kishore Kumar. Anoop Kumar became popular after he appeared in the 1958 Bollywood film Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi alongside brothers Ashok Kumar and Kishore Kumar. It was the second highest grossing film of that year and made about 500 GEL at the box office. 2.5 million. In 2007, its Marathi remake titled Saade Maade Teen was released.
Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi Poster
He then worked in several hit films like ‘Junglee’ (1951), ‘Kashmir Ki Kali’ (1962), ‘Aansoo Bane Fool’, ‘Prem Pujari’ (1969) etc. His last film was ‘Rock Dancer’ which was released in 1995; The film starred Govinda, Shami Kapoor and Javed Jaffrey in lead roles.
Rock Dancer 1995
television
In 1990, she made her television debut in the Doordarshan detective series ‘Bheem Bhawani’ alongside her brother Ashok Kumar. Apart from this, he also worked in ‘Dada Dadi Ki Kahaniya’ and ‘Ek Raja Ek Rani’.
Behem Bhavan
singer
Anop was the only one of the three brothers who studied music. He lent his voice to two songs, “Do Dino Ki Hai Kahani” and “Allah Khair Rabba Khair”, for the film “Hum Do Daaku”, produced by Kishore Kumar.
death
Anoop Kumar died on 20 September 1997 after suffering a 4th heart attack at Aryogyanidhi Hospital, Juhu, North West Bombay. He left 5 children.
Facts/Trivia
- In 1982, he was nominated for the Filmfare Awards for Best Comic for the film ‘Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi’.
- Anoop Kumar loved the sitar recital. His daughter spoke about it in an interview and said:
Anoop Kumar was very fond of sitar recitals and whenever he could he would always take his mother to a sitar concert.
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