Wissenswertes

Eldest of 7 children. 4 Boys, 3 Girls.

Passed away during the 1995 Filmfare awards.He was told by the organizers to sit behind for the function as the front seats were reserved for Sunil Dutt.Few moments after this he suffered an heart attack on the venue and was rushed to hospital where he passed away.

Changed his name from Abbas Sayyed to Roopesh Kumar for his career.

Cousin to actress Mumtaz.

Roopesh Kumar had 3 daughters. Eldest daughter Mumtaz Khan is married to Dilip Kumar nephew Zahid Khan . They have two children. A son named Ahad and a daughter named Aglabi. They are based in Mumbai. Another daughter of Roopesh is Mahtab Knoori (Noori) and she is married to a dentist in Pune named Mohammed K Noori. They have a daughter named Melissa and a young son. Another daughter of Roopesh is Mojdeh Arab Farashahi. She works for the world famous MUAH as a make up artiste.

Brother named Akbar.

Wife name is Harziya.

Daughters Mahtab Farashahi and Mojdeh Farashahi wrote the screenplay for his home production Meri Aan.

Daughter Mumtaz Farashahi wrote the story of his home production Meri Aan.

Cousin of actors Shahrukh Aksari and Shehzad Aksari (Actress Mumtaz's younger brother's). Shehzad starred opposite Gita Siddharth in Arth. Shahrukh starred in Dhoom Dhadaka. Shehzad is also the father of actor Vicky Khan .

Producer Director Nanabhai Bhatt changed is name from Abbas Farashahi to Roopesh Kumar for his film career.