Rajkumar ek mashhoor aur prasiddh naam hai jo Hindi film industry mein naye aasmanon ko chhua. Rajkumar, jinaka asal naam Shivaji Rao Gaekwad tha, 12 December 1950 ko Karnataka ke ek chhote se gaon mein janme. Unki zindagi ka safar ek samriddh aur rangin safar tha jismein ve abhinay, raajneeti aur samaj seva mein yogdan diya.
Unki abhinay ki udaan 1970 ke dashak mein Tamil cinema se shuru hui. Rajkumar ne apne pahle Tamil film 'Katha Sangama' mein abhinay kiya aur uske baad 'Naan Yen Pirandhen', 'Major Chandrakanth' jaise kai hit filmon mein kaam kiya. Unki pratibha aur acting ka jadoo jald hi dikhne laga, aur woh South Indian cinema ke superstar ban gaye.
Rajkumar ka Bollywood ke saath pehla anubhav 1983 mein 'Ek Nai Paheli' ke roop mein aaya. Unki filmy journey mein 'Sparsh', 'Jeevana Chaitra', 'Om' aur 'Bangarada Manushya' jaise anek hit filmon ne unhe aur unke kaam ko sammaan aur lokpriyata dilayi.
Unki on-screen presence ke saath-saath, Rajkumar ki samajik aur rajneetik pratibha bhi unko alag darje mein sthapit karti thi. Unhone Kannada abhinay, sahitya aur sangeet ko badhava diya aur Karnataka ke saanskrutik viraasat ko bachane mein bhi yogdan diya.
Rajkumar ne vyaktigat zindagi mein bhi anek mushkil chunautiyon ka saamna kiya. Unki abhinay kala aur vyaktitva ne unhe Karnataka ke logon ke dil mein sthan bana liya tha. Unke fan base ne unhe apne dil mein 'Annavru' ke roop mein bithaya, jo Kannada bhasha mein 'Bade Bhai' ka arth hota hai.
Unki zindagi ne filmon ki duniya ko chhodkar bhi kayi yaadgar pal diye. Rajkumar ne kabhi apne roots aur maoolyon se judna nahi chhoda. Unka samarpit jeevan abhinay, sangeet, aur samajik samrasta ki disha mein ek misal ban gaya.
Rajkumar ka nidhan 12 April 2006 ko hua, jo unke chhaale chhinti fan ke dilon mein ab bhi ek dard bhar gaya hai. Unki pratibha, unka yogdan, aur unki mahanta aaj bhi logon ke dilon mein zinda hai.
Unki jeevan kahani ek parikalpana se bhari hui hai, jismein ek chhote se gaon se ek film industry ke badshah banne ka safar hai. Unki mahima aur unke kathinaiyon se bhari zindagi ek misaal hai, jo siddh karta hai ki sakaratmak soch aur mehnat se insaan kisi bhi parvataro ko paar kar sakta hai. Rajkumar ek yadgar vyaktitva aur ek asli kalakar the, jinka koi muqabla nahi ho sakta.

