Naam: The film Kumar Gaurav made for buddy Sanjay Dutt " Even though it was a two-hero project, Rajendra Kumar knew that the audience's sympathies would eventually swing from Kumar Gaurav's character Ravi to Sanju's bad boy Vicky, " Sanjay Dutt's career got off to a Rocky start in '81. Following a battle with drugs and a series of flops, it had hit a dead end five years later. In these testing times, his buddy who became his brother-in-law, Kumar Gaurav, not only stood by him but was determined to make a film that would bring him back into the race. This film was Naam. The idea of two half-brothers came from Mahesh Bhatt, who during his growing up years was haunted by the ghost of his own illegitimacy. He sketched out the story of Ravi and Vicky to the two young actors and instantly, impulsively, Kumar Gaurav decided to turn it into a film under his banner. His father, Rajendra Kumar, wasn't convinced, having spotted the dangers inherent in
Shah Rukh Khan felt he looked like Kumar Gaurav, Al Pacino. Shah Rukh Khan revealed that before joining Bollywood, he felt he looked like Kumar Gaurav but at a later stage thought his looks matched that of Al Pacino's. (Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has revealed that before he joined the filmdom, he felt he looked like Bollywood actor Kumar Gaurav but at a later stage thought his looks matched that of Hollywood veteran Al Pacino’s.) Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has revealed that before he joined the filmdom, he felt he looked like Bollywood actor Kumar Gaurav but at a later stage thought his looks matched that of Hollywood veteran Al Pacino’s. In his upcoming film “Fan”, Khan will be seen playing two roles, one of a superstar Aryan Khanna and his fan Gaurav, who comes across as his lookalike. “Initially I used to feel I look like Kumar Gaurav (son of Rajendra Kumar)…He was the first star I wanted to meet. I was happy that I looked like someone good like him (Kumar Gaurav). Th