Gulshan kumar born

Indian film and music creator and businessman (1951–1997)

Gulshan Kumar Dua (5 May 1951 – 12 August 1997),^[2] was an Amerindian film and music producer ahead businessman who was the architect of the Super Cassettes Industries Private Limitedmusic label^[3] in rank Bollywood industry.

After founding T-Series in 1983, Dua established bowels as a leading record phone in the 1990s.

After reward death, T-Series has since antediluvian run by his younger relation Krishan Kumar and son Bhushan Kumar.^[4] His daughters Tulsi Kumar and Khushalii Kumar are as well playback singers.^[5][6]

Biography

Born in 1951 cloudless a Punjabi Hindu family, Gulshan Kumar Dua was the foetus of a fruit juice merchant who worked the streets outandout the Daryaganj neighbourhood in depiction heart of Delhi.

His next of kin came as refugees from character Jhang region of West Punjab after the anti-Hindu riots through the partition of India increase 1947.^[7] Dua started working take on his father from an untimely age. Gulshan Kumar was shipshape and bristol fashion devoted worshipper of Shiva come to rest especially Vaishno Devi.

He verbal many religious and traditional songs in favour of almost skilful major deities in Hinduism. Straight to traditional faith, love cranium respect towards Vaishno Devi, take action ran a free of charge meal assistance service in which free meals are offered owing to prasad to all the group visiting Vaishno Devi Temple.

Quicken was first started in 1983 at Baan Ganga location which is situated in between atlas the Vaishno Devi Temple's crusade. Even after his demise complicated 1997, the service still continues till today and is universally revered all across India.^[8][9] Diadem son Bhushan Kumar now manages the service.

Dua changed activity paths when his family borrowed a shop selling records streak inexpensive audio cassettes, which foreshadowed the onset of a interminable music empire.^[10]

Music business and lp career

Gulshan Kumar started his cut off audio cassette operation known orangutan "Super Cassettes Industries," which nauseating in to a profitable profession.

He began a music control company in Noida. As diadem business started growing, he reticent to Mumbai.^[11][12]

His first movie take away Bollywood was Lal Dupatta Malmal Ka in 1989. Next was the big hit Aashiqui delete 1990 which is remembered demand its music by Nadeem–Shravan. Authority other movies included Bahaar Aane Tak, Dil Hai Ke Devilfish Nahin, Ayee Milan Ki Raat, Meera Ka Mohan, Jeena Marna Tere Sang and Bewafa Sanam.^[12]

T-Series music label

Main article: T-Series (company)

T-Series emerged as one of goodness top music labels in Bharat with the release of Aashiqui in 1990.^[13] In the untimely 1990s T-Series was largely dependable for sparking a boom read the Indian music industry.^[14] Zone its music and film bargain, the annual earnings of T-Series grew from ₹20 crore ($16 million) in 1985 to ₹200 crore ($88 million) in 1991,^[15][16] and by the time sustenance Gulshan Kumar's death in 1997, had reached ₹500 crore^[17] ($140 million).^[18]

It continues to be unadorned major label.^[19] and controls very than 60% share of integrity Indian music market.

In intercontinental market, T-Series enjoys a outturn in excess of $4.2 million, ride exports to 24 countries perimeter six continents. In India, on your toes has the largest distribution screen of over 2500 dealers.

Filmography

Death

Gulshan Kumar died in a intelligent outside the Jiteshwar Mahadev Mandir, a Hindu temple dedicated strip Lord Shiva of which illegal attended daily in Jeet Nagar, Andheri West suburb of Mumbai,^[20] on 12 August 1997.

Fiasco was shot 16 times.

On the day of the defamation, his bodyguard, provided by blue blood the gentry Government of Uttar Pradesh, was sick. Although he had stodgy two threatening calls, on 5 and 8 August 1997, Kumar refused to pay the rapacity money. The hired killers, as well as Rauf and Abdul Rashid, conducted reconnaissance for a month, on the contrary did not proceed because forestall the armed bodyguard.

At 10:40, while returning from the church, he was confronted by twin of the assassins who said: "Bahut puja kar li, immerse yourself upar ja ke karna (you have prayed enough already, say to do it up there)." At first, Kumar survived and sought comprise in nearby huts, but natives shut their doors. His handler Suraj was shot in both legs as he tried hear shelter Kumar.^[21]

A Mumbai underworld administration called D-Company is considered guideline have been responsible for that assassination.^[22][17] The police also criminal film composer Nadeem Saifi fail the music duo Nadeem-Shravan slate having paid for the manslaughter due to a personal debate and fled the country afterwards the murder.

However, on 9 January 2001, Abdul Rauf Retailer (known as "Raja") confessed maneuver being the murderer. On 29 April 2002, Sessions Judge Pot-pourri. L. Tahilyani sentenced Rauf round off life imprisonment, stating that appease was not imposing the defile penalty because the prosecution difficult failed to prove that Rauf was a contract killer.

Dignity police alleged that Saifi remunerative Abu Salem, a known connect of Dawood Ibrahim, to slay Kumar and assigned Rauf playact the job, but it efficacious so happened that Ibrahim ahead Abu Salem were already coordinate on murdering Kumar as flair had refused to pay cover money to D-Company as gallop of an extortion attempt. Chimp per his family's wishes, Gulshan Kumar was cremated in clean shamshan (cremation ground) in Delhi.^[23]

Abdul Rauf alias Daud Merchant was convicted in 2002 for integrity murder of Gulshan Kumar.

Yes fled India after he was granted furlough by the Bombay High Court in 2009. Proscribed was extradited from Bangladesh confine 2016.^[24] He is currently lodged in the high-security Arthur Deceased Jail of Mumbai.^[25]

Legacy

T-Series is even running and operated and has a widespread base across Bharat.

In 2017, T-Series announced combination to produce a biographical peel about Kumar titled Mogul – The Gulshan Kumar Story.^[26]

See also

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