Raj Kiran Biography

Fast Facts

• Made his debut in 1975 in the Bollywood film Kaagaz Ki Nao opposite Sarika
• Played actor Rishi Kapoor's pre-incarnation role of Ravi Verma in the Bollywood film Karz (1980)
• Played husband of actress Shoma Anand in many films where their character would be the reason to break a joint family
• Made his acting debut on television in the crime thriller series Reporter (1994) that aired on the national TV channel Doordarshan
• Went violent during a visit to Puttaparthi and was accused to have attempted to assassinate Satya Sai Baba
• Went into acute depression after failing in career and was admitted into Byculla Mental asylum in Mumbai, India
• Was living with his brother Govind Mehtani in Atlanta, who later issued a statement that he went missing
• Was spotted driving a taxi in New York City after disappearing from Bollywood
• Was discovered in a mental asylum in Atlanta, USA by his good friend and Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor
• Paid for his own treatment in Atlanta's mental asylum by working within the institution