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 Limited (T-Series)music label in the Bollywood industry. In 1980 he started Super Cassettes Industries whose music label T-Series became the leading record label for Bollywood music through the 1990s. Born in 1951 in a Punjabi Hindu family, Gulshan Kumar Dua was the son of a fruit juice vendor who worked the streets of the Daryaganj neighborhood in the heart of Delhi. His family came as refugees from the Jhang province of West Punjab after the anti-Hindu riots during the partition of India in 1947.

Gulshan Kumar was a devoted worshipper of Shiva and especially Vaishno Devi. He sung many religious and traditional songs . He ran a free of cost Bhandara service as ‘Prasad’ to all the devotees visiting Vaishno Devi Temple.

Gulshan Kumar started his own audio cassette operation known as “Super Cassettes Industries,” which turned in to a huge profitable business. He began a music production company in Noida. As his business started growing, he moved to Mumbai. His first movie in Bollywood was Lal Dupatta Malmal Ka in 1989. Next was the big hit Aashiqui in 1990 which is remembered for its music by Nadeem–Shravan. His other movies included Bahaar Aane Tak, Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin, Ayee Milan Ki Raat, Meera Ka Mohan, Jeena Marna Tere Sang and Bewafa Sanam. T-Series emerged as one of the top music labels in India with the release of Aashiqui in 1990s. Now it controls more than 60% share of the Indian music market.

Death-

Gulshan Kumar Dua died in a shooting outside the Jiteshwar Mahadev Mandir, dedicated to Lord Shiva of which he attended daily in Jeet Nagar, Andheri West suburb of Mumbai. On 12 August 1997 at 10:40 M . He was shot 16 times while returning from the temple.

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