Rajendra Kumar’s son Kumar Gaurav was once engaged to Ranbir Kapoor’s aunt, Raj Kapoor’s daughter Rima Kapoor (identified as Rima Jain today). However, the engagement was short-lived. They couple parted ways within a short span of time. Although there were several rumours doing the rounds hinting at the possible reason behind the split, Kumar Gaurav’s Love Story co-star Vijayta Pandit clarified that she wasn’t the reason they separated.
In a new interview, Vijayta confirmed that she and Kumar Gaurav fell in love during the making of Love Story. She added that the relationship was not approved by Rajendra Kumar and the father-son duo often clashed over the subject. She also revealed that Rajendra wanted Gaurav to get married into a reputed family and thus got him engaged to Rima. Despite the engagement, Vijayta claimed Gaurav had promised to marry on her.
“Bunty (Kumar Gaurav) was very fond of me; he would keep following me, holding my hands and dancing… he used to be a very charming boy. But his father and the film’s producer Rajendra Kumar was very angry over our relationship. He would drink alcohol and tell Bunty, he was his prince, and that he should marry a princess. He said he will find his son a girl who belongs to a reputed family. When I used to hear all this, I used to be so scared, but Bunty would retaliate and tell his father that he loves me; they used to drink together and argue; I used to try and get away from this situation,” Vijayta told Lehren Retro in a recent interview.
She claimed that the veteran actor saw Gaurav ‘head over heels’ for her and decided to get him engaged to Rima. “I even attended the ceremony, I saw the huge diamond ring (Rima) she made him wear. I told him it looked so beautiful, and then he got angry said, ‘If you don’t like it, I will throw it away’… I ran away thinking he was going crazy… even after the engagement, Bunty would come to my house, I never went to his home,” she recalled.
The actress remembered her parents being ‘upset and scared’. “My father said he will ask Rajendra Kumar to ensure his son does not visit us now that he is engaged to be married. Bunty told my mother he would marry only me, despite his engagement. She told him this was impossible and then he swore that he would marry me. And then I don’t know what happened,” she said.
Later, she found out that Gaurav was allegedly dating Namrata Dutt, Sunil Dutt’s daughter and Sanjay Dutt’s sister. She clarified, “I had absolutely no involvement with (the breaking of the engagement).”
Today, Rima Jain is married to Manoj Jain whereas Kumar Gaurav is married to Namrata Dutt.
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