Rajendra Kumar made ‘Love Story’ to save son’s career

Rajendra Kumar made ‘Love Story’ to save son’s career

Notwithstanding the success of a single film, Kumar Gaurav’s subsequent films tanked leaving him under a lot of stress. However, his father, known as Jubilee Star did everything to revive son’s career.

Love Story released in 1981, created huge sensation on the big screen. Lead actor Kumar Gaurav won hearts with his debut film, and girls were completely enamoured with him. However, soon after, his career began to falter.For one film, his father even invested all his money to support him.

Rajendra Kumar who was a renowned actor did not want his son Kumar Gaurav to become a hero. Instead, he hoped Kumar would try his hand at directing.

Following his failure in the screen test, Kumar joined Raj Kapoor’s team as an assistant director. But soon after, he made his debut with Love Story.

Kumar emerged as an overnight sensation with the release of Love Story in 1981. The chemistry between him and the 14-year-old actress Vijayata was loved by the audience. Rumors were doing the rounds about their
off-screen romance.

However, regardless of the success of this film, Kumar’s subsequent films bombed, leaving him under a lot of stress.
In an attempt to help his son, Rajendra Kumar even mortgaged his bungalow to produce the film Lovers, in which Kumar featured alongside Padmini Kolhapure. Regardless the huge expenditure, the film didn’t do well at the box office, and Kumar’s career continued to struggle.

For the sake of his son’s future Rajendra Kumar left no stone unturned to ensure his son’s success. In one of his efforts, he cast the top actress of the time, Madhuri Dixit, opposite his son Kumar Gaurav.

Vijayata shared in an interview that Rajendra Kumar had said he would cast the biggest actress of the time to help his son’s career, which is why he chose Madhuri Dixit for Phool. However, despite these efforts, Rajendra Kumar’s career didn’t recover. All the money he earned from Love Story was invested, but it ended in a disaster.

News Edit KV Raman