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Indian actor-producer

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

He was married to singer and actress Nirmala Devi and is the father of actor Govinda.

Career

Ahuja was discovered in Lahore where director Mehboob Khan was on a search for newcomers and Ahuja successfully auditioned and made his debut in the film Ek Hi Raasta for Sagar Movietone.^[1] He went on to act in over 30 films throughout the s and early s playing leading and supporting roles for film banners such as National Studios, Ranjit Studios and Sagar Movietone.

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

In , he played perhaps his most well known role in Mehboob Khan's Aurat where he acted opposite Sardar Akhtar.

Birthplace of abraham bible Arun Kumar Ahuja was a well-known Indian movie actor as well as film producer and was in Bollywood film industry in early s and s seeming in more than 20 movies. Arun Kumar was introduced into Bollywood film industry by filmmaker Mehboob Khan who featured him in the main role in Ek Hi Raasta in the year Arun moved ahead to appear in more than 20 movies all through the s and s playing supporting and leadings characters. This movie was afterward re-created as the more eminent and well famous megahit Mother India. He starred alongside his wife Nirmala in a number of movies like Chalis Karod and Savera.

This film was later remade as the more famous and well known blockbuster Mother India (). He was paired with actresses such as Shobhana Samarth, Monica Desai and Khursheed Bano throughout his career. He also made a popular pairing with his wife Nirmala Devi in several films such as Savera (), Chalis Karod () and Ghunghat ().

In , he set up his own production company named Arun Productions and produced and starred in the film Sehra. Sehra was a box office failure and Ahuja suffered financial losses due to which his career went into decline. He produced another film named Jo Hai Saajan which was never released.^[2]

By the early s, film offers were drying up and he quit the film industry after his last film appearance in Aulad ().

The losses Ahuja suffered from his home productions resulted in him selling off his Bungalow in Mumbai's Carter Road in Bandra and shifting his entire family to a chawl in Virar in the early s.^[3] His health failed during this time and his wife Nirmala had to work as a singer on radio and touring concerts to provide for the family of three daughters and two sons.^[4]

Arun lived a reclusive life after leaving the film industry and died in at the age of 81 of a heart attack.^[5]

Personal life & family

Ahuja was born as Gulshan Singh Ahuja in Gujranwala, Punjab, present-day Pakistan in ^[1] He took a degree in engineering at a college in Lahore in

In , he married singer and actress Nirmala Devi, whom he met after they were cast opposite each other in the film Savera.^{[citation needed]} They were married until Nirmala's death in Together they had three daughters named Pushpa, Padma and Kamini.

Arun kumar ahuja birthplace of abraham Arun Kumar Arun Kumar is a famous Indian film actor. Ahuja, one of the respected names in the Indian cinema, was a legendary actor and producer. With a career span of over two decades, he ruled the Hindi film industry with his extraordinary acting in more than 30 films. Their youngest son, Govinda, is a well-known actor in Bollywood. Ek Hi Raasta, a social cinema, also saw the debut of actor Sheikh Mukhtar.

Their sons are actor/director Kirti Kumar and actor Govinda.^[6] After an acting career that spanned 15 years, Ahuja quit acting in and suffered from poor health after the failure of his home production. The losses he suffered led to him selling off his Bungalow in Mumbai and move to a chawl in Virar. His wife had to provide for the family by singing and touring concerts.^{[citation needed]}

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

His daughter Padma is the mother of Krishna and Aarti and died in the early s soon after giving birth to Aarti.^{[citation needed]} His eldest daughter Pushpa who is the mother of Vinay Anand, died in aged ^[7]

Selected filmography

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