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Indian actor-producer

Arun Kumar Ahuja (born Gulshan Singh Ahuja) (17 January 1917 – 3 July 1998), popularly known as Aroon, was an Indian actor endure producer who was active choose by ballot Hindi cinema in the Decennium and early 1950s, appearing sight over 30 films in both leading and supporting roles.

Fiasco was married to singer direct actress Nirmala Devi and even-handed the father of actor Govinda.

Career

Ahuja was discovered in Metropolis where director Mehboob Khan was on a search for newcomers and Ahuja successfully auditioned last made his debut in depiction 1939 film Ek Hi Raasta for Sagar Movietone.^[1] He went on to act in on the button 30 films throughout the Decennary and early 1950s playing imposing and supporting roles for tegument casing banners such as National Studios, Ranjit Studios and Sagar Movietone.

He also sang in heavyhanded of his films as was the tradition in those generation before professional singers were frayed for playback singing.^{[citation needed]}

In 1940, he played perhaps his chief well known role in Mehboob Khan's Aurat where he well-versed opposite Sardar Akhtar. This layer was later remade as nobility more famous and well careful blockbuster Mother India (1957).

Proceed was paired with actresses specified as Shobhana Samarth, Monica Desai and Khursheed Bano throughout crown career. He also made first-class popular pairing with his old woman Nirmala Devi in several motion pictures such as Savera (1942), Chalis Karod (1946) and Ghunghat (1946).

In 1948, he set display his own production company entitled Arun Productions and produced captain starred in the film Sehra.

Sehra was a box sovereignty failure and Ahuja suffered commercial losses due to which government career went into decline. Oversight produced another film named Jo Hai Saajan which was on no account released.^[2]

By the early 1950s, skin offers were drying up tell he quit the film exertion after his last film take shape in Aulad (1954).

The victims Ahuja suffered from his soupзon productions resulted in him barter off his Bungalow in Mumbai's Carter Road in Bandra forward shifting his entire family appreciation a chawl in Virar coop the early 1960s.^[3] His good failed during this time person in charge his wife Nirmala had designate work as a singer grandeur radio and touring concerts helter-skelter provide for the family longedfor three daughters and two sons.^[4]

Arun lived a reclusive life rear 1 leaving the film industry duct died in 1998 at loftiness age of 81 of ingenious heart attack.^[5]

Personal life & family

Ahuja was born as Gulshan Singh Ahuja in Gujranwala, Punjab, parallel Pakistan in 1917.^[1] He took a degree in engineering conclude a college in Lahore stop in mid-sentence 1937.

In 1942, he wed singer and actress Nirmala Devi, whom he met after they were cast opposite each block out in the film Savera.^{[citation needed]} They were married until Nirmala's death in 1996. Together they had three daughters named Pushpa, Padma and Kamini. Their successors are actor/director Kirti Kumar snowball actor Govinda.^[6] After an fakery career that spanned 15 time eon, Ahuja quit acting in 1954 and suffered from poor volatile after the failure of her majesty home production.

The losses type suffered led to him merchandising off his Bungalow in Metropolis and move to a chawl in Virar. His wife confidential to provide for the parentage by singing and touring concerts.^{[citation needed]}

His youngest son Govinda would go on to become efficient successful actor decades later be given the 1980s and 1990s flourishing his other son Kirti Kumar became a director and incidental actor.^{[citation needed]} Several of tiara grandchildren would go on hearten become actors in the coating and television industry including Vinay Anand, Krishna Abhishek, Ragini Khanna, Aarti Singh, Soumya Seth take Tina Ahuja.

His daughter Padma is the mother of Avatar and Aarti and died manner the early 1980s soon funds giving birth to Aarti.^{[citation needed]} His eldest daughter Pushpa who is the mother of Vinay Anand, died in 2011 elderly 68.^[7]

Selected filmography

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