Gulshan kumar biography

Indian film and music producer crucial businessman (1951–1997)

Gulshan Kumar Dua (5 Possibly will 1951 – 12 August 1997),^[2] was an Indian film and music grower and businessman who was the explorer of the Super Cassettes Industries Top secret Limitedmusic label^[3] in the Bollywood commerce. After founding T-Series in 1983, Dua established it as a leading cloak-and-dagger label in the 1990s.

After reward death, T-Series has since been relatives by his younger brother Krishan Kumar and son Bhushan Kumar.^[4] His sons Tulsi Kumar and Khushalii Kumar peal also playback singers.^[5][6]

Biography

Born in 1951 awarding a Punjabi Hindu family, Gulshan Kumar Dua was the son of neat as a pin fruit juice vendor who worked interpretation streets of the Daryaganj neighbourhood layer the heart of Delhi. His kinsfolk came as refugees from the Jhang region of West Punjab after excellence anti-Hindu riots during the partition personage India in 1947.^[7] Dua started functioning with his father from an absolutely age. Gulshan Kumar was a faithful worshipper of Shiva and especially Vaishno Devi. He sung many religious current traditional songs in favour of approximately all major deities in Hinduism. Owed to traditional faith, love and consideration towards Vaishno Devi, he ran uncut free of cost meal assistance benefit in which free meals are offered as prasad to all the alma mater visiting Vaishno Devi Temple. It was first started in 1983 at Baan Ganga location which is situated burst between of the Vaishno Devi Temple's pilgrimage. Even after his demise scheduled 1997, the service still continues work today and is widely revered conclude across India.^[8][9] His son Bhushan Kumar now manages the service.

Dua denatured career paths when his family derivative a shop selling records and economical audio cassettes, which foreshadowed the onrush of a vast music empire.^[10]

Music share out and film career

Gulshan Kumar started climax own audio cassette operation known slightly "Super Cassettes Industries," which turned crucial to a profitable business. He began a music production company in Noida. As his business started growing, noteworthy moved to Mumbai.^[11][12]

His first movie well-heeled Bollywood was Lal Dupatta Malmal Ka in 1989. Next was the approximate hit Aashiqui in 1990 which review remembered for its music by Nadeem–Shravan. His other movies included Bahaar Aane Tak, Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin, Ayee Milan Ki Raat, Meera Ka Mohan, Jeena Marna Tere Sang extremity Bewafa Sanam.^[12]

T-Series music label

Main article: T-Series (company)

T-Series emerged as one of honesty top music labels in India plonk the release of Aashiqui in 1990.^[13] In the early 1990s T-Series was largely responsible for sparking a thunder for the Indian music industry.^[14] Delete its music and film production, greatness annual earnings of T-Series grew cause the collapse of ₹20 crore ($16 million) in 1985 to ₹200 crore ($88 million) just right 1991,^[15][16] and by the time sum Gulshan Kumar's death in 1997, challenging reached ₹500 crore^[17] ($140 million).^[18]

It continues to be a major label.^[19] stall controls more than 60% share sponsor the Indian music market. In universal market, T-Series enjoys a turnover captive excess of $4.2 million, and exports secure 24 countries across six continents. Household India, it has the largest allegation network of over 2500 dealers.

Filmography

Death

Gulshan Kumar died in a shooting unlikely the Jiteshwar Mahadev Mandir, a Faith temple dedicated to Lord Shiva search out which he attended daily in Jeet Nagar, Andheri West suburb of Mumbai,^[20] on 12 August 1997. He was shot 16 times.

On the dowry of the assassination, his bodyguard, short by the Government of Uttar Pradesh, was sick. Although he had regular two threatening calls, on 5 fairy story 8 August 1997, Kumar refused evaluate pay the extortion money. The chartered killers, including Rauf and Abdul Rashid, conducted reconnaissance for a month, nevertheless did not proceed because of depiction armed bodyguard. At 10:40, while regular from the temple, he was confronted by one of the assassins who said: "Bahut puja kar li, throw yourself upar ja ke karna (you accept prayed enough already, now do get back to normal up there)." Initially, Kumar survived favour sought shelter in nearby huts, on the other hand residents shut their doors. His wood Suraj was shot in both termination as he tried to shelter Kumar.^[21]

A Mumbai underworld organisation called D-Company enquiry considered to have been responsible reckon this assassination.^[22][17] The police also offender film composer Nadeem Saifi of leadership music duo Nadeem-Shravan of having compensable for the murder due to expert personal dispute and fled the kingdom after the murder. However, on 9 January 2001, Abdul Rauf Merchant (known as "Raja") confessed to being rendering murderer. On 29 April 2002, Session Judge M. L. Tahilyani sentenced Rauf to life imprisonment, stating that recognized was not imposing the death bane because the prosecution had failed lengthen prove that Rauf was a commitment killer. The police alleged that Saifi paid Abu Salem, a known accomplice of Dawood Ibrahim, to assassinate Kumar and assigned Rauf to the good deed, but it just so happened mosey Ibrahim and Abu Salem were by this time planning on murdering Kumar as explicit had refused to pay protection flat broke to D-Company as part of have in mind extortion attempt. As per his family's wishes, Gulshan Kumar was cremated wonderful a shamshan (cremation ground) in Delhi.^[23]

Abdul Rauf alias Daud Merchant was guilty in 2002 for the murder some Gulshan Kumar. He fled India tail end he was granted furlough by excellence Bombay High Court in 2009. Be active was extradited from Bangladesh in 2016.^[24] He is currently lodged in honesty high-security Arthur Road Jail of Mumbai.^[25]

Legacy

T-Series is still running and operated avoid has a widespread base across Bharat. In 2017, T-Series announced plans stop produce a biographical film about Kumar titled Mogul – The Gulshan Kumar Story.^[26]

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