By Jagmohan Singh Barhok
On His Birth Anniversary
“मोहब्बत आज क्यूं मचलने लगी
शामा जैसे महफ़िल मे जलने लगी
छुरी मान लो दिल पे चलने लगी
कोई दिल की हसरत निकलने लगी
बदलने लगा रंग हालात का
के है आज वादा मुलाकात का
किसी को पता ना चले बात का
के है आज वादा मुलाकात का”
RajKumar Kohli is a well known Producer-director who is known for making multi-starrers like ‘Naagin’, ‘Jaani Dushman’,’Raj Tilak’ ,’Naukar Biwi Ka ‘& ‘Insaniyat Ke Dushman’ to name only some.His earlier film ‘Lootera'(1965) featuring his wife Nishi,Dara Singh ,Prithviraj Kapoor & Jeevan was a hit stunt film with some lovely songs rendered by Lata Mangeshkar like – “Mujhe Dekhiye Main Koi Dastan Hu” & “Kisi Ko Pata Na Chale Baat Ka” under the music score Laxmikant Pyarelal with lyrics penned by Anand Bakshi. “Qahar” (1997),produced & directed by him, featured his son Arman Kohli,Rambha , Sunil Shetty Sunny Deol & Sonali Bendre.
Kohli who has a son named Arman Kohli & a daughter Gogi Kohli is also credited with casting stars like Sunil Dutt,Dharmendra,Jitendra,Shatrugan Sinha actress Reena Rai & Anita Raj at regular intervals.
He also produced few Punjabi films including “Pind Di Kurhi”(1963) featuring Ravinder Kapoor,Nishi,Khairati & Wasti and “Main Jatti Punjab Di” (1964) Starring Nishi,Jeevan,Manmohan Krishna,Manmohan Krishna and Achla Sachdev.
I met Raj Kumar Kohli twice.Last time in 1990 during the cock-tail dinner of film “Sahibaan” at Hotel Centaur,Juhu.
