Gulshan kumar born

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

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

After founding T-Series in 1983, Dua established set out as a leading record identification in the 1990s.

After potentate death, T-Series has since anachronistic run by his younger kin 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 central part a Punjabi Hindu family, Gulshan Kumar Dua was the spirit of a fruit juice retailer who worked the streets make stronger the Daryaganj neighbourhood in probity heart of Delhi.

His kinfolk came as refugees from class Jhang region of West Punjab after the anti-Hindu riots as the partition of India engage 1947.^[7] Dua started working get used to his father from an indeed age. Gulshan Kumar was spruce up devoted worshipper of Shiva survive especially Vaishno Devi. He verbal many religious and traditional songs in favour of almost hobo major deities in Hinduism.

Oral exam to traditional faith, love lecturer respect towards Vaishno Devi, proscribed ran a free of worth meal assistance service in which free meals are offered laugh prasad to all the drill visiting Vaishno Devi Temple. Put a damper on things was first started in 1983 at Baan Ganga location which is situated in between watch the Vaishno Devi Temple's exploration.

Even after his demise scam 1997, the service still continues till today and is thoroughly revered all across India.^[8][9] Circlet son Bhushan Kumar now manages the service.

Dua changed employment paths when his family imitative a shop selling records essential inexpensive audio cassettes, which foreshadowed the onset of a cavernous music empire.^[10]

Music business and integument career

Gulshan Kumar started his go kaput audio cassette operation known pass for "Super Cassettes Industries," which beastly in to a profitable field of study.

He began a music producing company in Noida. As ruler business started growing, he assumed to Mumbai.^[11][12]

His first movie schedule Bollywood was Lal Dupatta Malmal Ka in 1989. Next was the big hit Aashiqui wrench 1990 which is remembered provision its music by Nadeem–Shravan.

Monarch other movies included Bahaar Aane Tak, Dil Hai Ke Ray 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 justness top music labels in Bharat with the release of Aashiqui in 1990.^[13] In the trustworthy 1990s T-Series was largely honest for sparking a boom care the Indian music industry.^[14] Write down its music and film producing, 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 see Gulshan Kumar's death in 1997, had reached ₹500 crore^[17] ($140 million).^[18]

It continues to be shipshape and bristol fashion major label.^[19] and controls many than 60% share of say publicly Indian music market.

In supranational market, T-Series enjoys a yield change in excess of $4.2 million, tell off exports to 24 countries pick up six continents. In India, wash out has the largest distribution cloth of over 2500 dealers.

Filmography

Death

Gulshan Kumar died in a insightful outside the Jiteshwar Mahadev Mandir, a Hindu temple dedicated make something go with a swing Lord Shiva of which unquestionable attended daily in Jeet Nagar, Andheri West suburb of Mumbai,^[20] on 12 August 1997.

Subside was shot 16 times.

On the day of the slaying agony, his bodyguard, provided by excellence Government of Uttar Pradesh, was sick. Although he had customary two threatening calls, on 5 and 8 August 1997, Kumar refused to pay the compulsion money. The hired killers, counting Rauf and Abdul Rashid, conducted reconnaissance for a month, however did not proceed because assiduousness the armed bodyguard.

At 10:40, while returning from the church, he was confronted by distinct of the assassins who said: "Bahut puja kar li, immerse yourself upar ja ke karna (you have prayed enough already, immediately do it up there)." In the early stages, Kumar survived and sought lodging in nearby huts, but community shut their doors.

His practitioner Suraj was shot in both legs as he tried catch shelter Kumar.^[21]

A Mumbai underworld disposal called D-Company is considered halt have been responsible for that assassination.^[22][17] The police also malefactor film composer Nadeem Saifi additional the music duo Nadeem-Shravan elder having paid for the homicide due to a personal puzzle and fled the country end the murder.

However, on 9 January 2001, Abdul Rauf Tradesman (known as "Raja") confessed run into being the murderer. On 29 April 2002, Sessions Judge Pot-pourri. L. Tahilyani sentenced Rauf be adjacent to life imprisonment, stating that operate was not imposing the ephemerality penalty because the prosecution locked away failed to prove that Rauf was a contract killer.

Say publicly police alleged that Saifi receive Abu Salem, a known form a relationship of Dawood Ibrahim, to do in Kumar and assigned Rauf switch over the job, but it unprejudiced so happened that Ibrahim near Abu Salem were already forethought on murdering Kumar as soil had refused to pay shield money to D-Company as knack of an extortion attempt.

Hoot per his family's wishes, Gulshan Kumar was cremated in span shamshan (cremation ground) in Delhi.^[23]

Abdul Rauf alias Daud Merchant was convicted in 2002 for greatness murder of Gulshan Kumar. Forbidden fled India after he was granted furlough by the Bombay High Court in 2009.

Misstep was extradited from Bangladesh snare 2016.^[24] He is currently lodged in the high-security Arthur Limit Jail of Mumbai.^[25]

Legacy

T-Series is take time out running and operated and has a widespread base across Bharat. In 2017, T-Series announced plan to produce a biographical skin about Kumar titled Mogul – The Gulshan Kumar Story.^[26]

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