Director Rajkumar Kohli
Today, in Bollywood, films like ‘Stree’ and ‘Housefull’ are earning crores of rupees at the box office with their humor and multi-starrer comedy. But this is the sweet fruit of the tree of a farsighted idea. Today is the birth anniversary of director Rajkumar Kohli, who sowed the seed of the concept of multi-starrer and horror films in Bollywood 50 years ago. Rajkumar Kohli gave Bollywood a film called Nagin in 1976, which was the first example of multi-starrer and horror films. People liked this film very much. Even today its rating on IMDB is 6.1/10.
was born in Lahore
Born on 14 September 1930 in Lahore, Kohli’s father was also a film producer. Perhaps this is the reason why Kohli was fond of films since childhood. He started working with his father. Rajkumar Kohli, who gave Bollywood powerful films like ‘Nagin’, ‘Jaani Dushman’, ‘Naukar Biwi Ka’ and ‘Qurbani’, introduced multi-starrer films. He is also known for introducing the concept of horror films. Many films were made in Bollywood on this concept. The specialty of his films were songs and dialogues, which people remember even today. The dialogue of ‘Nagin’ still thrills people.
Was married to a Punjabi star
If we talk about Rajkumar Kohli’s personal life, he married Punjabi star Nishi. Nishi had worked with Kohli in a film. It is said that after this both of them fell in love and got married. His two children Armaan and Rajneesh Kohli also joined Bollywood. However, Rajkumar Kohli made many stars, but could not make his child successful. He died on 24 November 2023. Rajkumar Kohli gave many hit films to Bollywood. Many media reports claimed that he had left behind assets worth Rs 150 crore. Kohli is not among us today, but his films are still in the hearts of the audience.
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