Bhushan Kumar Dua (born 27 November 1977) is an Indian film producer and music producer. He is the

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and

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of Super Cassettes Industries Limited, also known as T-Series. He is known for his work in

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. On the Hurun India Rich List 2022, he and his family were ranked as the 175th richest Indian with a net worth of ₹10,000 crores (around US$1.2 billion).

Career

Kumar took control of the music company T-Series in 1998, along with his uncle Krishan Kumar, after the murder of his father,

Gulshan Kumar Gulshan Kumar Dua (5 May 1951 12 August 1997), was an Indian film and music producer and businessman who was the founder of the Super Cassettes Industries Private Limited music label in the Bollywood industry. After founding T-Series in 1983, ...

. He went on to become the chairman and managing director of the company.

Film producer

In 2013, Kumar produced '' Nautanki Saala''. The same year, Bushan Kumar released a remake of ''

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'', ''

Aashiqui 2 ''Aashiqui 2'' () is a 2013 Indian romantic musical drama film directed by Mohit Suri and produced by Mahesh Bhatt, Mukesh Bhatt, Bhushan Kumar and Krishan Kumar under the Vishesh Films and T-Series Films, with Mahesh Bhatt also serving a ...

''. T-Series has worked with directors such as

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, and

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. On 3 April 2017, Kumar signed a contract with

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for the film ''Mogul'', which is an official biopic based on the life of his father. However, Akshay Kumar quit the film and

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agreed to do the part, only to quit and return later.

Personal life

Bhushan Kumar was born in a Punjabi family in Delhi to the founder of T-Series, owner

and his wife Sudesh Kumari Dua. Kumar married Divya Khosla on 13 February 2005 at the Maa Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra. They have a son born in October 2011.

Controversies

In June 2018, Bhushan Kumar was accused of sexual harassment by Marina Kuwar. In December 2018, Kumar was accused by the

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of evading taxes and of moving hundreds of

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s to foreign countries to purchase properties using benami means.

Filmography

Awards and nominations

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References

External links

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Bhushan Kumar Bhushan Kumar Dua (born 27 November 1977) 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 (company), T-Series. He is known for his work in Bol ...

Living people 1977 births Hindi film producers Indian record producers Punjabi Hindus Indian Hindus 21st-century Indian businesspeople 20th-century Indian businesspeople Businesspeople from Delhi Businesspeople from Mumbai Film producers from Mumbai Indian billionaires T-Series (company) Music industry executives