Bhushan Kumar

Bhushan Kumar Dua (born 27 November 1977)[1] is an Indian film producer and music producer. He is the chairman and managing director of Super Cassettes Industries Limited, also known as T-Series. He is known for his works in Bollywood.

Bhushan Kumar
Kumar at the trailer launch of his film Simran in 2018.
Born	27 November 1977 Delhi, India
Occupation	Film producer music producer
Years active	1998–present
Title	Chairman and managing director of T-Series
Spouse(s)	Divya Khosla Kumar
Children	1
Parent(s)	Gulshan Kumar (father)
Relatives	Krishan Kumar Dua (uncle) Tulsi Kumar (sister)

Personal life

Bhushan Kumar was born in Delhi to the founder of T-Series, owner Gulshan Kumar and his wife Sudesh Kumari Dua. Kumar married Divya Khosla[2] on 13 February 2005 at the Maa Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra. They have a son born in October 2011.[3]

Career

Kumar took control of the music company T-Series in 1997 when he was 19 after the murder of his father Gulshan Kumar. He went on to become the chairman and managing director of this number one music company in India.[4][5]

As managing director, Kumar diversified the company's business into electronics, CDs, audio/video tapes and cassettes and film production. For this and for popularising Indian music overseas, he was honoured by the Government of India's Electronics and Software Export Promotion Council.

Music

Bhushan Kumar (right) with his uncle Krishan Kumar (Younger brother of Gulshan Kumar) during the audio release of Aashiqui 2 (2013).

Kumar created a niche in the music market by acquiring the soundtracks[6][7] of more recent films like Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, OUATIMD, Chennai Express, Satyagraha, Lootera, Dabangg 2,[8] Talaash,[9] Son of Sardaar,[10] Cocktail, Jism 2, Desi Boyz, Ra.One, Raaz 3, Kyaa Super Kool Hain Hum, Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu, The Dirty Picture, Bodyguard, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Ready, and Tanu Weds Manu. He has also released the soundtracks for older films like Paa, Guzaarish, Fashion, Dabangg, Anjaana Anjaani, Pyaar Ke Side Effects, Om Shanti Om, Jab We Met and Don. In addition to film soundtracks, he has also regularly produced devotional albums.

Today, T-Series has ventured into not only acquiring soundtracks, but also in new media such as mobile, on-line digital, IPTV, FM & satellite radio, along with producing movies.

Bhushan Kumar has helped Bollywood music to reach 24 countries in over five continents by successfully distributing in the international mainstream market. He has promoted new talent such as Mithoon,[11] Himesh Reshammiya and Fakir. Recently, Kumar roped in Atif Aslam for his music video Zindagi Aa Raha Hoon Main, whose music was instructed and given by Amaal Malik featuring Tiger Shroff. He then made the music video Chal Wahan Jaate Hain, featuring Tiger Shroff and Kriti Sanon, which was sung by Arijit Singh and directed by Ahmed Khan. The music director was Amaal Mallik and lyrics were penned by Rashmi Virag.

Film producer

After firming his company's presence in the music market, Bhushan Kumar ventured out into making films.

Like his father, Gulshan, who gave hits such as Aashiqui, Bhushan Kumar has made successful films such as Tum Bin, Bhool Bhulaiyaa, Patiala House, Ready and Lucky: No Time for Love.

Bhushan Kumar donned the producer's cap in 2001 and released Tum Bin, a movie that ran successfully and marked the debut of the lead star cast along with the film's director Anubhav Sinha.

In 2013, Kumar produced Nautanki Saala.[12] The same year, Bushan Kumar released a remake of Aashiqui, Aashiqui 2.[13] Aashiqui 2 proved to be a turning point for Bhushan's production house as it was considered to be one of the biggest blockbusters of 2013.

Kumar's subsequent projects included such films as Yaariyan, a youth-based film helmed by his wife Divya Khosla Kumar. In 2014, Bhushan Kumar revived B.R. Chopra Films with Bhoothnath Returns. He then entered the genre of sci-fi thriller with Creature 3D, starring Bipasha Basu and Imran Abbas and directed by Vikram Bhatt.

T-Series has worked with directors such as Madhur Bhandarkar,[14] Milan Luthria,[15] Anurag Basu and Mohit Suri.

On 3 April 2017, Kumar signed a contract with Akshay Kumar in front of the 300-year-old Lord Shiva temple in Maheshwar for the movie Mogul, which is an official biopic based on the life of his father Gulshan Kumar.[16] However, Akshay Kumar quit the film and Aamir Khan agreed to do the part, only to quit and return later.[17]

Controversies

In June 2018, Bhushan Kumar was accused of sexual harassment by Marina Kuwar through the "Me Too" Movement in India.[18][19]

In December 2018, Kumar was accused by senior income tax officials of evading taxes and of moving hundreds of crores to foreign countries to purchase properties for his employees at T-Series.[20]

Filmography

Year	Film	Producer	Notes
2001	Tum Bin	Yes
2005	Lucky: No Time for Love	Yes
2007	Darling	Yes
2008	Karzzzz	Yes
2010	Aashayein	Yes
	Kajraare	Yes
2011	Patiala House	Yes
	Ready	Yes
	Girls Gamble
2012	The Story of Madras
2013	Nautanki Saala	Yes
	Aashiqui 2	Yes
2014	Yaariyan	Yes
	You Are My Shining Star
	Creature 3D	Yes
	Bhoothnath Returns	Yes
	Hate Story 2	Yes
2015	Baby	Yes
	Roy	Yes
	Ek Paheli Leela	Yes
	Solid Penny
	I Love New Year	Yes
	Femina Fusion
	All Is Well	Yes
	Bhaag Johny	Yes
	Bloodstorm
	Hate Story 3	Yes
2016	Game Over
	Airlift	Yes
	Mill Gaye Heer Ranjha
2017	Noor	Yes
2018	Blackmail	Yes
	Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety	Yes
	Hate Story 4	Yes
	Raid	Yes
	102 Not Out	Yes
	Fanney Khan	Yes
	Batti Gul Meter Chalu	Yes
2019	De De Pyaar De	Yes
	Bharat	Yes
	Saaho	Yes	Co-producer
	Marjaavaan	Yes
2020	Tanhaji	Yes	Co-producer
	Street Dancer	Yes
	Malang	Yes
	Thappad	Yes	Co-producer
	Bhuj: The Pride of India	Yes	Filming
	Saina	Yes
	Mogul	Yes	pre-production
2021	Radhe Shyam	Yes

References

1. Kumar, Bhushan (27 November 2012). "Bhushan Kumar to have a working 35th birthday". Bollywood Hungama.
2. Marriage (1 March 2005). "Bhushan Kumar marries Divya Khosla". Indiaglitz.
3. Son (14 October 2011). "Bhushan Kumar blessed with a boy". Bollywood Hungama.
4. Kumar, Bhushan (14 September 2012). "New Direction". Screen India. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013.
5. Kumar, Bhushan (17 September 2012). "Music will always be the soul of a film: Bhushan Kumar". DNA.
6. Independence day song (16 August 2012). "T-Series gets spontaneously patriotic with I-Day album". Radioandmusic.
7. Salman Khan Mashup. "T-Series celebrates Salman khan!". Glamsham.
8. Dabangg 2 (19 November 2012). "Salman performs intrinsic moves in song 'Pandeyjee Seeti Maare'". Glamsham.
9. Talaash Music release (18 October 2012). "Audio Release of Talaash". Bollywood Hungama.
10. SOS (16 October 2012). "Salman Khan's 'Po Po' song teaser from SON OF SARDAAR out". Glamsham.
11. Mithoon (21 November 2012). "T-Series ropes in Mithoon for 3-film deal". Bollywood Hungama.
12. Nautanki Saala (13 July 2012). "Bhushan Kumar to co-produce Rohan Sippy's next". Screen India. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013.
13. Aashiqui 2 (11 June 2012). "T-Series & Vishesh Films' AASHIQUI 2 to release in December 2012". Bollywood Trade.
14. Madhur Bhandarkar (7 November 2012). "Madhur Bhandarkar to direct film for T-Series". Bollywood Hungama.
15. Milan Untitled (22 June 2012). "Saif in a T-Series film to be directed by Milan Luthria". Screen India.
16. Bhushan Kumar (3 April 2017). "Akshay and Bhushan Kumar sign Mogul in a Shiva temple". Deccan Chronicle.
17. "The clash of the Jollys". Deccan Chronicle. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
18. Maru, Vibha (24 June 2020). "Feeling so depressed: Marina Kuwar in new post after Sonu Nigam's video warning Bhushan Kumar". India Today. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
19. "'No one knows how badly these incidents affect your life': Marina Kuwar's cryptic post after Sonu Nigam names her in video". Hindustan Times. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
20. Thakur, Pradeep (2 December 2018). "T-Series CMD grilled for 'tax evasion', Income Tax searches on properties". Times of India. Retrieved 12 January 2021.

External links

• Bhushan Kumar at IMDb