Puru Raaj Kumar

Actor

Biography

Puru Raajkumar is an Indian film actor. He is the son of the late veteran actor Raaj Kumar. He was also arrested in a hit and run accident in which several sleeping pavement dwellers were killed, although he was never convicted for the same. Family and Education Puru Raajkumar is the son of legendary actor Raj Kumar and Gayatri. He is the first of three siblings. He has majored in Economics, Psychology and Theatre from Gettysburg College, Pennsylvania. And he is inclined towards adventure sports including rock-climbing, horse riding, scuba diving, tennis, and squash. Career He made his film debut with the 1996 film Bal Bramhachari which was released only a few months after the death of his father.The film failed to do well at the box office. After a three year hiatus, Puru returned with a negative role in the film Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai (2000) which was a hit at the box office. He also had a cameo in Mission Kashmir which released that same year. After acting in a string of B-grade films, he appeared in the huge multi-starrer film LOC Kargil (2003) as a Gurkha soldier and recently appeared in Umrao Jaan (2006).