Kumar Gaurav made his debut along with
Vijayta Pandit in
Love Story (1981) directed by Rahul Rawail which was produced by his father who also starred in a supporting role the film. This film was a huge box office hit for its innovative story, the memorable music by Rahul Dev Burman and the fresh leading pair. Many youngsters began to emulate his character in the film. His next film
Teri Kasam (1982) with
Poonam Dhillon was an average grosser. That same year he starred in the musical
Star which failed to do well though its music was popular. In 1985, Gaurav starred in
Mahesh Bhatt's television film
Janam. His understated performance is still considered his career's best. In the following year he had his second big box office hit with Mahesh Bhatt's
Naam (1986) which was produced by his father and also starred his brother-in-law
Sanjay Dutt. Despite the success of
Naam, Gaurav's career declined as all of his subsequent films failed to do well at the box office. His father tried to revive his career with the 1993 film
Phool which had him paired with
Madhuri Dixit and also starred his father and father-in-law
Sunil Dutt in supporting roles but the movie flopped. Gaurav then took a long break from acting (except for two delayed releases in 1996). In 1999, he made appearances in a few television series. In 2000, he was seen again on the big screen in
Gang which had been in production for nearly a decade due to director
Mazhar Khan's ill health. In 2002, he played one of the six protagonists in the crime thriller
Kaante, directed by
Sanjay Gupta (remake of the American cult hit
Reservoir Dogs) which became the third-highest-grossing film of the year and remains his last Hindi film to date. In 2004, he appeared in the American film,
Guiana 1838, directed by Rohit Jagessar which tells the story of Indians arriving in
British Guiana (present-day
Guyana) as labourers during the nineteenth century. In 2006, he starred in the silent film
My Daddy Strongest and that remains his last acting role to date. Kumar Gaurav now runs a construction company. ==Filmography==