Anoop Kumar

Being the odd man out within a family of three siblings, two of whom are legends, is something that Anoop Kumar may have had to bear till his last day in life. While some may consider him to be indeed fortunate to have such famous brothers like Ashok Kumar Ashok Kumar hails from Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. >> Read More... and Kishore Kumar Kishore Kumar is an Indian playback singer, who ha >> Read More... , as far as his own career was concerned, it could never have been even a patch on that of the other two. And the funny thing is this that it is almost impossible to make a fair assessment of his career and capabilities once you are reminded that he is the brother of Ashok and Kishore Kumar. There are instances of father and son situations where invariable comparisons are made between the two, but what aids in a neutral comparison is due to the fact that they would have mostly performed at different periods. The instances of the Kapoor brothers, Raj, Shammi and Shashi are of course there, but they were all talented in their own ways. Anoop’s problem was different and his career overlapped that of the other two famous Ganguli brothers, both talented much more, and there was no way he could avoid being in their deep shadows. It is true that Anoop’s more memorable films have been those in which he acted along with his brothers – most famous of course being “ Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi "Chalti- ka-naam-gadi" TV serial was based on a un >> Read More... ”, where he matched the other two in full measure. But consider also the fact that he has acted in several other films where he was on his own without his brothers around, and the list also includes the names of quite a few super hit movies, like “ Junglee Click to look into! >> Read More... ”; “Kashmir ki Kali”. We also cannot overlook the fact that in movies like “Dekh Kabira Roya”, which was also a hit in its own period of the late 50s, he was one of the three lead actors. All in all, although he was mostly known as the brother of Ashok and Kishore Kumar, he had a silent following of fans that liked his funny pranks and mannerisms and enjoyed his presence on the screen.