Originally posted by atominis
He was an overnight star post his debut. (Even today if a newbie does exceptional in his debut the only fear is to avoid being the next Kumar Gaurav)
But I guess a couple of wrong moves ruined it for him.
He looks much better than his dad.
But it's fate I guess. Aamir also had many flops post debut but stuck on and finally found groove. But this guy sort of vanished.
Dad became Jubilee Kumar and a superstar of his time. Son got reduced to a one film wonder.
He was lauded for performance in Naam also. AB had given gifts to him and Sanju baba for their performances. So impressed he was with their work.
I have heard he was a quite a youth icon for a while in 80s. His songs still play on TV. He had worked in Kaante also. But I wonder why he again moves away. Many have tried their luck on TV instead but he didn't even do that.
Anyway, his life, his choice. He wasn't that bad either though.
His worst time was actually the late 80s after Naam. He was popular in the early 80s despite a few flops. Even some of those flop movies like Romance, Lovers, and Star are still remembered by fans today. And Teri Kasam with Poonam Dhillon was a semi-hit. All those movies have beautiful songs that people still enjoy today. Romance was not one of my favorite movies of his but somehow it has a large fan base on facebook. 😕 The only thing that worked in that movie was the cute chemistry between Kumar Gaurav and Poonam Dhillon.
Another movie, Hum Hain Lajawaab was actually good! I'm surprised that it flopped and people don't remember it more...
He also received great critical acclaim for his acting in Mahesh Bhatt's Janam (1985). It's considered his career's best. He also did a movie Begana (1986) which was also pretty good and his acting stood out. And then he did Naam, but surprisingly after that, things went downhill.