Dheeraj Kumar

Dheeraj Kumar

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Dheeraj Kumar Biography

Dheeraj Kumar is an iconic figure in the world of Indian television, known for producing and acting several Hindi television serials. In the 1990s he was one of the prominent figures of Doordarshan, who initialized a trend of family dramas to mini screen – the trend that’s still popular among the masses. He has also acted in both Bollywood and Punjabi movies. He played lead man in Punjabi movies while he mostly did supporting roles for Bollywood films. He is the founder-director of production company, Creative Eye, that has produced many successful television serials like Adhikar for Doordarshan in the 1990s. He has also played pivot roles in most of his television serials. He has won several awards as an actor, producer and director.

 

As a film actor, the popular song sung by Yesudas, ‘Ka Karoon Sajni’ for the movie Swami was pictured on him. He produced and directed one of the most popular and expensive mythological series on Doordarshan in the 1990s – Om Namah Shivay, aired during 1997-1998. Samar Jai Singh and Yashodhan Rana portrayed protagonist Shiva in two phases, while Gayatri Shastri played the female lead. After the show the iconic Shiv-Parvathy duo Yashodhan Rana and Gayatri Shastri got married, though they legally separated in 2010.

 

He is a graduate of the Films and Television Institute of India, Pune. Got associated with Punjabi movies in the early 1970s, he acted in 21 Punjabi films as a lead actor. In 1977, actor Dheeraj Kumar shot 19 Punjabi films over three years. Since 1970s, he has spent more than four decades in the entertainment industry. He currently serves as the Chairman and Managing Director of Creative Eye Ltd. He has produced TV Serials in almost all Indian official languages including Tamil and Malayalam. In 2012, he was awarded the 'Life Time Achievement' award by PTC network.

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Updated: February 21, 2016

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