Puru Raaj Kumar

Puru Raaj Kumar was born in Bombay, Maharashtra, India to a Kashmiri Pandit father, Raaj Kumar and Gayatri (original name Jennifer), an Anglo Indian. Raaj Kumar was an actor, and Jennifer an air hostess. Puru was a student of Gettysburg College where he majored in economics, psychology and theatre. Kumar's first film Bal Bramhachari was released in 1996, where his co-star was Karisma Kapoor. In 2000, he did Hamara Dil Aapke Paas Hai where he played a negative role, and Mission Kashmir. In the following years his releases included Khatron Ke Khiladi (2001), Dushmani (2002), LOC Kargil (2003). After several flops at the box office, Kumar was not able to establish a strong footing in Bollywood. He acted in Jaago in 2004. After more than two years, his film Umrao Jaan (2006) was released. His latest film was Action Jackson (2014) where he played the role of ACP Shirke.