Kiran Kumar is a Mumbai-based Indian actor. He has worked in many Hindi and Gujarati films. He has been the main hero in most of the Gujarati movies^{[citation needed]}. He is the son of veteran character actor Jeevan.

Kumar is today he's ranked among the finest actors of Indian television^{[citation needed]}.

Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Awards and nominations 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Personal life

Kumar is married to actress Sushma Verma who also acted in some Gujarati films. He has two children, Vikas Kumar who is currently working with David Dhawan as an Assistant Director and Shrishti, who is studying BMM at MMK college in Mumbai^{[citation needed]}.

Kiran Kumar is a Kashmiri by birth and claims that the Kashmiri royal family are amongst his ancestors^[1].

[edit] Career

He attended Daly College, a boarding school in Indore. He enrolled at R. D. National College in Bandra, Mumbai, and later joined the Film and Television Institute of India (FTTI) in Pune.^[1] As a young boy it was the film industry which drew him because of his father's association with it^{[citation needed]}.

Sunil Mehta's Prem Kishan was his first television serial^[when?]. He went on to work for many other television serials including Zindagi, Ghutan, Sahil, Manzil, Katha Sagar, Aur Phir ek Din, Papa (B4U).

Kumar starred in Do Boond Pani in 1971, and went on to play the villain in several films. His was noted in the role of Lothia Pathan in Tezaab.

Kumar's foray into the small screen was with a Cinevista production. "In Cinevista's Zindagi I played Benjamin Gilani's father. It was very beautifully executed by Ved Rahi. When Cinevista approached me again ten years later, for Ghutan, I took it on as I wanted to get back to television and restore the association." Kiran Kumar's old pal, Prem Kishen grins at the thought of his friend. "We grew up together. His father and my father were friends." But that is not the only reason why Kiran Kumar is a Cinevista favourite. "Kiran Kumar puts in a lot of effort into the character he plays, and it shows on the screen. And as a producer, I know that you can come out with a good product only when everybody puts in their best."^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Awards and nominations

• Filmfare Award for Best Performance In Negative Role (1992) (Nominated for Khuda Gawah)^[2]
• Mayor's Award, for Ghutan^[1]
• Mayor's Award, for Aur Phir ek Din^[1]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Kiran Kumar at the Internet Movie Database
• Interview for IndianTelevision.cm
• Interview for Thaindian News
• Interview for tellychakkar.com
• Times of India interview