Sharad Kumar

Born as Sharad Kumar Bader, he is known for his work in Bollywood movies such as Sholey, Don, Aankh Micholi Click to look into! >> Read More... , and at the same time also in a few Hollywood movies like Sam and Me, 72 Hours: True Crime, and Pink Ludoos. However, people know him even better as the person who was renowned as Bollywood’s Elvis Presley.

Sharad Kumar Bader spent his childhood days in Calcutta (now Kolkata). Teenage Bader, who was used to Indian classical music, was always amazed when his British school teachers used to play records of Elvis in school which eventually made Bader a fan of the King. However, his father tried to stop his obsession but was useless. As Elvis made a comeback after trying his luck in Hollywood movies in the early 1970s, Bader dropped his family name and went touring to countries like Sri Lanka, Singapore, India, and the US, and served people with a blend of Hollywood in the form of Elvis and Bollywood.

Sharad started working in Air India as a flight attendant at the age of 20 and landed in Bombay (now Mumbai) in the city of lights, cameras, and action. He auditioned for a film in Madras (now Chennai) and got a role in Paisa Ya Pyar in the year 1969. Here, onwards his career in acting as well as music took rise, and in the year 1970, he was named Mr.JS as he performed in many hotels and outdoor events. The year 1972 was a remarkable one for him as according to him he performed in front of 22,000 people in Delhi which was one of his biggest concerts and the same year he also played a role in a Bollywood movie Zameen Aasman.

However, at the age of 35 Kumar felt the need for change but by this time he had done many concerts and 11 movies. Along with his wife Gita Bader, he moved to Vancouver, Canada. There he had a complete change of his career and started working as an insurance seller and eventually moved to Toronto with his two boys Rohan Bader and Rahul Bader. There for ten years they successfully ran an Indian Restaurant- Chowpatty and later launched an Indian vegetarian and vegan food company- Zara’s Gourmet Kitchen. But time and time again he still reminisced the days when he lived the life of and as King.