A sad news has come out from the Hindi film industry. Shukla Kumar, wife of late veteran actor Rajendra Kumar and mother of actor Kumar Gaurav, has passed away. Let us tell you that Shukla Kumar used to stay away from the limelight. Due to his demise, not only his family but the entire film world is in deep mourning.

Prayer meet will be held on 10th January
According to the report of Times of India, information has been given by the family that a prayer meet has been organized on January 10 for the peace of Shukla Kumar’s soul. Many well-known faces of the industry will attend this meeting and pay tribute to him. What was the reason for Shukla Kumar’s death? No specific information has been revealed yet in this regard.

Let us tell you that Shukla Kumar’s husband Bollywood legend Rajendra Kumar had passed away about 35 years ago. He died of a heart attack on 12 July 1991 at the age of 71. It is said that he was suffering from cancer, but he refused to take any kind of medicine for it.

stayed away from limelight
According to the report of Bollywood Hungama, Shukla Kumar always stayed away from the limelight, but his role was very important for the family. He saw Hindi cinema changing, growing and reaching new heights in front of him. She stood by Rajendra Kumar like a rock in every ups and downs of his career.

Shukla Kumar’s family background is very strong. She was the sister of Ramesh Bahl and Shyam Bahl, names associated with the film industry. Due to this relationship, she seemed to be the aunt of Goldie Bahl and Ravi Bahl. That means his connection was not limited to just one superstar’s family but was connected to the entire film world.

Who is in Shukla Kumar’s family?
Shukla Kumar and Rajendra Kumar had three children. One son and two daughters. His son Kumar Gaurav entered films and made his own identity. Daughter Dimple was married to Hollywood film producer Raju Patel while the other daughter Manorama was married to producer O.P. Happened to Rahlan.

Rajendra Kumar whom people fondly called ‘Jubilee Kumar’. He was famous for his consecutive hits at the box office. It is said that after coming to Mumbai, he worked for director H.S. Worked as Ravail’s assistant. Shukla Kumar remained his biggest strength throughout this journey.

There have been very few actors in Hindi cinema who have tasted stardom in the real sense. One such actor was Rajesh Khanna who not only gave hit films but also ruled the hearts of people. Fans used to cross all limits to get a glimpse of him. The craze for him was so much that girls used to apply vermilion in his name and some even took seven rounds with his photo.

Echo of ‘Up Aka, Below Kaka’ everywhere
The saying associated with the name of Rajesh Khanna also became very famous – ‘Upper Aaka, Neeche Kaka’. His stardom was such that even beggars outside the shooting locations used to beg in his name. This is about that time when it was not the actor but his name that attracted people.

Journey from Amritsar to becoming a superstar
Born in Amritsar, Punjab, the stardom of Rajesh Khanna was not hidden from anyone. He gave 17 hit films in just 3 years. Directors and producers used to stand in line under his house with their scripts. However, not everyone was lucky because Kaka agreed to very few scripts.

The superstar was troubled by the madness
Actors used to get troubled by flop films but Rajesh Khanna was the only such actor. Who was also troubled by his increasing popularity and craze. There came a time when he himself wanted some of his films to flop so that this craze could reduce a little.

when times turned
It is said that time never remains the same. After night comes day and after day comes night. Same thing happened with uncle also. In the year 1976-77, his films started flopping continuously. Theaters started remaining empty and films were not able to even cover their costs.

flop films increased the pain
It is told in Yasir Usman’s book “The Untold Story of India’s First Superstar” that Rajesh Khanna went into depression due to continuous flop films. To forget his sorrow, he started drinking.

mind drowning in darkness
The situation had become so bad that Rajesh Khanna would suddenly start screaming at night. Thoughts of suicide started coming to his mind. According to the book, he even started thinking about committing suicide by drowning in the sea. The period of 1976 and 1977 is considered to be the most difficult time of his life.

‘Mehbooba’ and big career disaster
The film ‘Mehbooba’ with Hema Malini in 1976 proved to be a super flop. This film was called the biggest disaster of his career. At the same time, Amitabh Bachchan’s ‘Angry Young Man’ era had started and people’s preferences started changing.

When popularity became someone else’s
Both Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan were seen in the 1971 film ‘Anand’. But Amitabh Bachchan got all the popularity. After this, films like ‘Bandal Baaz’ were released in 1976 and ‘Anurodh,’ ‘Tyaag,’ ‘Karma,’ ‘Chhaila Babu’ and ‘Chalta Purja’ in 1977.

Back-to-back flops and changing times
Five consecutive films of Rajesh Khanna had flopped. Gradually, he started getting less films because by then Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra had become the new choice of the youth. Kaka’s shining star had now slowly started fading.