Mumbai. Kumar Gaurav was born on 11 July 1960 in Lucknow. His childhood name was Manoj. Did my schooling from Shimla. As soon as he completed his studies, he told his father that he would do acting. Father Rajendra Kumar sent him to Raj Kapoor. Raj Kapoor was making Satyam Shivam Sundaram at that time. Kumar Gaurav worked in the film as an assistant director. After this he expressed his desire to do a film to his father but failed in the screen test. Took acting classes. Then his father made the film ‘Love Story’. The actress of the film was Vijayata Pandit. The film proved to be a blockbuster but Kumar Gaurav’s stardom sank forever.
Actress Vijayata Pandit recently revealed in one of her interviews, ‘The film Love Story was a story of love. I was only 14 years old. Bunty i.e. Gumar Gaurav was the first boy whom I hugged for the first time in the film. This experience was new for me. In our personal life we also fell in love. For the first time I saw a boy who was touching me. The shooting of the film had started in Kashmir. Bunty Mere
Kept moving back and forth. Sometimes he used to sing songs and sometimes he used to dance with me holding my hand. My elder sister Maya used to live with me on the set. She used to stop me from hanging out with Bunty. Still love is love.
Vijayata further says, ‘Kumar Gaurav’s father Rajendra Kumar got wind of our love. He was also the producer of the film. He did not like our beloved, that is why he remained angry. Many times I felt that he was angry with me. In the middle of the film, he used to scold Bunty at night, ‘If you work, something will happen, what will happen if you love now, how will your career progress. You are my prince, I will get you a princess. I will marry a girl from a rich family. Bunty used to reply that he loves me. There used to be arguments between the two. I was scared after listening to his words. I used to think that I should not love Bunty, but my heart didn’t agree. This was the first love of my life.
Kumar Gaurav got engaged to Reema Kapoor during the shooting of the film.
Vijayata, who has seen many ups and downs in her life, further said, ‘Half of the film was made and we had fallen in love. Rajendra Kumar got Kumar Gaurav engaged with Raj Kapoor’s daughter Reema Kapoor. I also participated in that function. I saw that Reema had given a big diamond studded ring to Bunty. I said that it was a very beautiful ring, on hearing this he got angry and started taking it off but I explained it to him. Reena Roy was standing nearby. He told my sister Sulakshana that their love had become very deep. When the film was released, it proved to be a super-duper hit.
When Kumar Gaurav took false oath
‘Bunty started coming to my house after the engagement. I never went to his house but he used to come to meet me. My mom and dad were worried. He used to ask why Bunty comes here when he is engaged. Daddy used to say that I will go to Rajendra Kumar’s house and tell him that your son comes to my house. I told daddy not to go to his house otherwise he would push me out. Couldn’t control my mother. One day he asked Bunty that son! You are already engaged then why do you come to meet my daughter? Kumar Gaurav replied that I am definitely engaged but I will marry Vijayta only. Mother asked how will you get married when your engagement is already done. Kumar Gaurav said that I will talk to my parents and get married. My mother was a Krishna devotee. He had taken initiation. She used to do 16 rosaries a day. My mother said that if you get married, you should take an oath with a garland. Kumar Gaurav took oath. We were all surprised. After a few days, it came to light that he had broken his engagement with Reema Kapoor and married Namrata Dutt.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: October 12, 2024, 12:55 IST