People, Positions and Obituaries · 4 May 2026

Sudesh Kumar, actor and producer of 'Uljhan', passes away

Exam-focused facts from the 4 May 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Sudesh Kumar, actor and producer, passed away at his residence in Mumbai at the age of 95.
  • He was best known for playing the tragic protagonist in the 1961 film 'Saranga' and for producing the 1975 thriller 'Uljhan'.
  • He was born in Peshawar in 1931 and later graduated in science from Elphinstone College in Bombay.
  • He acted in several successful Southern productions including 'Chhoti Bahen' (1959), 'Bharosa' (1963), and 'Khandan' (1965).
  • Before turning producer, he assisted director Raj Khosla in the film 'Do Badan' (1966).

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