towards  Indian cinema . He starred in films of a variety of genres such as the romantic  Andaz  (1949), the swashbuckling  Aan  (1952), the dramatic  Devdas  (1955), the comical  Azaad  (1955), the historical  Mughal-e-Azam  (1960) and the social  Ganga Jamuna  (1961). In 1976, Kumar took a five-year break from film performances