Biographical Overview & Key Facts

Subject:

Gulshan Kumar

Role / Field:

Pioneering Bollywood music producer and founder of the T-Series record label.

Born:

1956-05-05

Died:

1997-08-12

Century / Era:

1956s Historical Era

Database Source:

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Origins & Early Life

Gulshan Kumar Dua (5 May 1956 – 12 August 1997), was an Indian film and music producer and businessman who was the founder of the Super Cassettes Industries Private Limited music label in the Bollywood industry. After founding T-Series in 1983, Dua established it as a leading record label in the 1990s. After his death, T-Series has since been run by his younger brother Krishan Kumar and son Bhushan Kumar. His daughters, Tulsi Kumar and Khushalii Kumar, are a playback singer and an actress respectively.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

Born on 5 May 1956 in a Punjabi Hindu family, Gulshan Kumar Dua was the son of a fruit juice vendor who worked the streets of the Daryaganj neighbourhood in the heart of Delhi. His family came as refugees from the Jhang region of West Punjab after the communal riots during the partition of India in 1947. Dua started working with his father from an early age. Gulshan Kumar was a devoted worshipper of Shiva and especially Vaishno Devi. He sung many religious and traditional songs in favour of almost all major deities in Hinduism.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

Due to traditional faith, love and respect towards Vaishno Devi, he ran a free of cost meal assistance service in which free meals are offered...

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