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Rajendra Kumar

Rajendra Kumar, Pakistani-Indian actor and producer (died 1999)

Born
July 20, 1929
Age in 2026
97
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1929

About Rajendra Kumar

Rajendra Kumar was an Indian actor who starred in Bollywood films. Starting his career in 1949, he worked in more than 80 films in a career spanning over four decades. Kumar is considered as one of the greatest and most successful actors in Indian cinema. He was popularly known as the Jubilee Kumar during the 1960s, when he consecutively starred in several commercially successful films. His first release, the drama film Zindagi aur Khwab opposite Meena Kumari was a critical and commercial hit. The film opened to highly positive response from critics and emerged as a blockbuster with Kumar receiving his first nomination in the Filmfare Award for Best Actor category. The film had no songs, however, it became a hit and went on to win National Film Award for Best Feature Film (Hindi). 1961 was the best year of Kumar's career with many successes.

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Rajendra Kumar timeline

  1. Starting his career in 1949, he worked in more than 80 films in a career spanning over four decades.
  2. The film had no songs, however, it became a hit and went on to win National Film Award for Best Feature Film (Hindi). 1961 was the best year of Kumar's career with many successes.

The world when Rajendra Kumar was born

Rajendra Kumar was born in 1929. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1929

  • #1 song"Singin' in the Rain"
  • Top movieThe Broadway Melody (first Best Picture winner)
  • Best-selling bookA Farewell to Arms – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst baseball All-Star Game proposed
  • Top headlineStock market crashes on Black Tuesday
  • Technology milestoneFirst Academy Awards ceremony held
  • Defining fadYo-yos
  • Notable inventionCar radio
  • World population2.10 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championPhiladelphia Athletics (World Series)
  • U.S. population121.8M

1929 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Rajendra Kumar's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19292026
Gas$0.21$3.45/gal
Average home$6,300$435,000
Average income$3,850$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population121.8M341 million

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