- Born
- Died
- Birth nameAbbas Farashahi
- Roopesh Kumar was born on January 16, 1946 in Bombay, India. He was an actor and director, known for Jaal (1986), Preet Ki Dori (1971) and Choron Ki Baaraat (1980). He died on January 29, 1995 in Mumbai, India.
- RelativesElham Farashah(Cousin)
- 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.
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