---
name: "Raaj Kumar"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/raaj-kumar"
fi1m_id: "raaj-kumar"
imdb_id: "nm0474855"
tmdb_id: 14081
wikidata_id: "Q3763980"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "8 October 1926"
died: "3 July 1996"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T08:15:38.532982+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Raaj Kumar

## Identity

Raaj Kumar

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/raaj-kumar
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** raaj-kumar
- **IMDb ID:** nm0474855
- **TMDB ID:** 14081
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3763980
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raaj_Kumar, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3763980, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0474855/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14081

Actor. Born 8 October 1926 in Loralai, Balochistan, Pakistan. Died 3 July 1996.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 8 October 1926, Loralai, Balochistan, Pakistan
- **Died:** 3 July 1996
- **Also known as:** राज कुमार
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raaj_Kumar, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3763980, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0474855/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14081

## Biography

Raaj Kumar (born Kulbhushan Pandit; 8 October 1926 – 3 July 1996) was an Indian actor who worked in Hindi films.

He served as a sub-inspector with the Bombay Police in the late 1940s before entering the film industry. His screen debut came in the 1952 film *Rangeeli*. He rose to prominence with his role as Shamu in the 1957 film *Mother India* and appeared as Prince Naushazad in *Nausherwan-E-Adil* the same year.

Over a career spanning more than four decades, he appeared in over 70 films, including *Waqt* (1965) and *Pakeezah* (1972).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Mother India* (1957), Fi1m 76, as Shamu — [page](https://film.one/film/mother-india.md)

## Complete filmography (56)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *God and Gun* (1995), Actor
- *Jawab* (1995), as Ashwani Kumar Saxena
- *Betaaj Badshah* (1994), as Raja Prithviraj
- *Insaniyat Ke Devta* (1993), as Jailer Rana Pratap Singh
- *Tirangaa* (1993), as Brigadier Suryadev Singh
- *Saudagar* (1991), as Rajeshwar Singh
- *Police Public* (1990), Actor
- *Galiyon Ka Badshah* (1989), as Raja / Ram
- *Jung Baaz* (1989), as Advocate. Krishna Prasad Saxena
- *Suryaa: An Awakening* (1989), as Collector Rajpal Chauhan
- *Saazish* (1988), as Kailash
- *Mahaveera* (1988), Actor
- *Mohabbat Ke Dushman* (1988), as Rehmat Khan
- *Marte Dam Tak* (1987), as S.I. Rane / Rana
- *Muqaddar Ka Faisla* (1987), as Pandit Krishnakant
- *Raaj Tilak* (1984), as Samadh Khan
- *Ek Nai Paheli* (1984), as Upendranath
- *Sharara* (1984), as Colonal Dharam Veer Singh Pathan
- *Dharam Kanta* (1982), Actor
- *Kudrat* (1981), as Choudhury Janak Singh
- *Bulundi* (1981), as Professor Satish Khurana
- *Be-Reham* (1980), as Police Officer Chopra
- *Chambal Ki Kasam* (1980), Actor
- *Karmayogi* (1978), as Shanker / Mohan
- *One Better Than the Other* (1976), Actor
- *36 Ghante* (1974), as Ashok Rai
- *Hindustan Ki Kasam* (1973), Actor
- *Pakeezah* (1972), as Salim Ahmed Khan
- *Dil Ka Raaja* (1972), as Raja Vichitra Raghupathi Singh…
- *Lal Patthar* (1971), Actor
- *Maryada* (1971), Actor
- *Lakhon Mein Ek* (1971), Actor
- *Heer Raanjha* (1970), as Ranjha
- *Mere Huzoor* (1968), as Nawab Salim
- *Neel Kamal* (1968), as Chitrasen
- *Hamraaz* (1967), as Captain Rajesh
- *Nai Roshni* (1967), as Jyoti Kumar
- *Kaajal* (1965), as Moti
- *Oonche Log* (1965), as Inspector Shreekant
- *Waqt* (1965), as Raju
- *Rishte Naate* (1965), Actor
- *Zindagi* (1964), Actor
- *Dil Ek Mandir* (1963), as Ram
- *Godaan* (1963), Actor
- *Phool Bane Angaare* (1963), as Captain Rajesh
- *Sautela Bhai* (1962), as Vinod
- *Gharana* (1961), as Kailash
- *Dil Apna Aur Preet Parai* (1960), as Dr. Sushil K. Verma
- *Shararat* (1959), as Suraj
- *Ujala* (1959), as Kalu
- *Ardhangini* (1959), as Prakash
- *Paigham* (1959), as Ram Lal
- *Dulhan* (1958), Actor
- *Mother India* (1957), as Shamu — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/mother-india.md)
- *Nausherwan-E-Adil* (1957), as Shehzada Noshzad / Joseph
- *Rangeeli* (1952), Actor

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