By Admin 
There was a star in the dazzling world of the film industry, which touched the sky overnight, but with time their shine started to fade slowly. Kumar Gaurav is the name who made a bang in Bollywood with ‘Love Story’ in the year 1981.
The story of Kumar Gaurav, who is celebrating the 67th birthday on July 11, is full of ups and downs, struggle, success and failure. The life of this actor, which is a heartbeat at one time, is far from the silver screen today, but his story still inspires.
Love story causes a blast
In the year 1980, when Bollywood was a period of romantic stories, Rahul Rawal’s film ‘Love Story’ created a stir in the hearts of the youth. In this film, the newly fledged pair of Kumar Gaurav and Vijayata Pandit won the hearts of the audience. Kumar Gaurav created panic with his handsome look, innocence and brilliant performance. His father was famous actor and producer Rajendra Kumar.
Gaurav’s ‘Love Story’ proved to be a blockbuster at the box office and Gaurav became an overnight star. His simplicity and spontaneity on the screen made him one of the most favorite stars of that era. After the great success of ‘Love Story’, Kumar Gaurav got a glut of films offer.
His acting was also appreciated in his next film Teri Kasam (1982), although this film could not succeed as ‘Love Story’. After this, he spread the magic of his acting in films like ‘Lovers’, ‘Phool’ and ‘Naam’. Especially in ‘Naam’ (1986), his character was well liked by the audience and critics. In this film, he was accompanied by an actor like Sanjay Dutt and Gaurav proved with his presence that he is not only a star kid, but also a talented artist.
Career interruption of ego
Kumar Gaurav’s popularity was at its peak after the success of ‘Love Story’. He was one of the most demanded actors of that time. But, there were reports about him that he came into arrogance and according to some reports, Gaurav refused to work with small actresses, which reduced the number of films. Many of his films could not perform as expected at the box office. His stardom gradually began to decrease.
In the year 1993, father Rajendra Kumar produced the film ‘Phool’ to shine his career, in which Gaurav was in the lead role. However, the film also failed to draw the audience to theaters. After this, Gaurav took a long break from the film industry. In 1996, she appeared in ‘handful of land’ and ‘Sautela Bhai’, but these films also could not show any special feat. His last Bollywood film was ‘Kaante’ (2002), in which he shared screen space with stars like Amitabh Bachchan and Sanjay Dutt.
Gaurav has left behind the glamorous life of acting and is now spending a simple life with the family.