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Death Cause: Cardiac Arrest Marital Status: Married Death Date: 24/11/2023
| Bio/Wiki | |
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| Profession(s) | • Producer • Director |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters– 173 cm in meters– 1.73 m in feet & inches– 5’ 8” |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Career | |
| Debut | As a Producer
Punjabi Film: Sapni (1963) Hindi Film: Lootera (1965) As a Director Hindi Film: Kahani Hum Sab Ki (1973) |
| Last Film | Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani (2002) |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | Source 1: 14 September 1930 (Sunday) Source 2: 14 September 1928 (Friday) |
| Birthplace | Lahore, Punjab, British India (now India) |
| Date of Death | 24 November 2023 |
| Place of Death | Mumbai |
| Age (at the time of death) | Source 1: 93 Years Source 2: 95 Years |
| Death Cause | Cardiac Arrest [1]The Times of India |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status (at the time of death) | Married |
| Family | |
| Wife/Spouse | Nishi Kohli (Actress)
Note: She has worked in Punjabi and Hindi films, mainly with Dara Singh. |
| Children | Son– 2 • Rajnish/Gogi Kohli (Deceased) • Armaan Kohli (Actor) Note: At the age of 14 years, Rajnish got paralysed and passed away in April 2021 at the age of 44 years.[2]Amar Ujala |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Rajkumar Kohli
- Rajkumar Kohli was an Indian director and producer of many Hindi and Punjabi films who made multi-actor projects such as Nagin, Raaj Tilak, and Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani. He died due to a cardiac arrest in November 2023 in Mumbai.
- During the partition of India in 1947, he moved to India from Pakistan and started working in the Punjabi film industry at a young age. He later became a famous Bollywood filmmaker.
Rajkumar Kohli with Nishi Kohli (right) when they were young
- Rajkumar Kohli produced many Punjabi films including Pind Di Kurhi (1963), Main Jatti Punjab Di (1964) and Dulla Bhatti (1966).
Rajkumar Kohli (centre) with Dilip Kumar during his early days as a producer
- He directed many Hindi films including Nagin (1976), Jaani Dushman (1979), Badle Ki Aag (1982), Naukar Biwi Ka (1983), Raaj Tilak (1984), and Pati Patni Aur Tawaif (1990). He was known for films with multi-actor star cast including Sunil Dutt, Dharmendra, Jeetendra, Shatrughan Sinha, Reena Roy, and Anita Raj.
Rajkumar Kohli (middle) during the shoot of a film
Rajkumar Kohli (sitting, extreme left) during the shoot of a film
Nishi Kohli, Raj Babbar, Armaan Kohli, Karisma Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Shakti Kapoor, Rajkumar Kohli (left to right) during a shoot
- In 1992, he directed the film Virodhi which was the debut film of his son Armaan and flopped at the box office. Rajkumar Kohli’s last film Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani starred many actors including Sunny Deol, Akshay Kumar, Suniel Shetty, Arshad Warsi, Aftab Shivdasani, Aditya Pancholi, Sharad Kapoor, Manisha Koirala, Rambha, Kiran Rathod, and Armaan Kohli.
Rajkumar Kohli (second from left), Sonu Nigam, and Sunny Deol during the shoot of Jaani Dushman Ek Anokhi Kahani
Rajkumar Kohli with Jackie Shroff, and Nishi Kohli (left to right) during a promotion
Rajkumar Kohli with Armaan Kohli, VJ Andy, and Elli AvrRam during a promotional event
- Vijay Grover, Armaan Kohli’s friend and publicist, revealed that Rajkumar Kohli went for a bath on the morning of 24 November 2023 and did not come out of the bathroom for a long time. Armaan entered the bathroom after breaking the door and found Rajkumar unconscious. [3]The Times of India
Family’s announcement of Rajkumar Kohli’s death
- He took him to a hospital where doctors declared him dead due to cardiac arrest. His funeral was done on the evening of 24 November 2023. He is survived by his wife and son.
Rajkumar Kohli with his son, Armaan Kohli and wife, Nishi Kohli (right to left)
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| ↑1, ↑3 | The Times of India |
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| ↑2 | Amar Ujala |