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Manoj Tuli (born July 11, 1960), better known as Kumar Gaurav, is an Indian film actor and son of late actor Rajendra Kumar. He has acted in several hit films such as Love Story, Teri Kasam, Naam, Indrajeet and Kaante. ==Career== He made his film debut with ''Love Story'' (1981). This film played at the box office for a long period of time; not only for its innovative story, but also its music and the debutants. Many youngsters began to emulate his character in the film, produced by his father and directed by (Rahul Rawail ) which was a blockbuster.〔(Box Office India 1981 )〕 His next film, the 1982 release ''Teri Kasam'' with actress Poonam Dhillon, another heart-throb of the generation, was a moderate success. He then worked in Mahesh Bhatt's ''Janam'' in (1985). His understated performance in this film is still considered his career's best.〔(Review of Film Janam )〕 In the following year he had his second box office hit with ''Naam'' (1986), again a Mahesh Bhatt film〔(Box Office India 80-89 )〕 which was produced by his father and also starred his brother-in-law Sanjay Dutt in the lead role. Despite the success of ''Naam'', Gaurav's career declined as all of his subsequent films failed to do well at the box office. He has been successfully paired with almost all young ladies of ’80s – Poonam Dillon, Rati Agnihotri, Neelam, Vijeyta Pandit, Madhuri Dixit and Padmini Kolhapure. Yet his pairing with Vijeyta Pandit in their debut movie is still remembered most. His revival project, ''Phool'' with the top actress Madhuri Dixit, couldn’t give success though its melodious songs were noticed. Having produced his earlier films ''Janam'' and ''Naam'', his father tried to revive his career with the 1993 film ''Phool'' which also had his father and father-in-law Sunil Dutt in supporting roles. However, it didn't bring him any luck either. He took a long break from acting and returned to films in 2000 with a supporting role in late actor Mazhar Khan's ''Gang''. In 2002, he played one of the six protagonists in the crime thriller ''Kaante'', directed by Sanjay Gupta and a remake of the Hollywood hit ''Reservoir Dogs'' (1992). ''Kaante'' was a huge success at the box office and the third highest grossing film of 2002.〔http://www.boxofficeindia.com/2002.htm〕 In 2004 he appeared in his first American film ''Guiana 1838''. This award winning film by Rohit Jagessar grossed the highest screen average at North American box office on opening weekend and is among the Top 25 all-time highest screen average charts. ''Guiana 1838'' tells the story of Indians arriving on the British colony of British Guiana, now Guyana, as indentured servants amidst the abolition of slavery during the nineteenth century. In 2009, he starred in the silent film ''My Daddy Strongest''.〔(Kumar Gaurav at cinemaaindya )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kumar Gaurav」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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