Gulshan Kumar was a film and music producer and Indian businessman who was born on May 5, 1956, in Delhi. He was the founder of the Super Cassette Industries Limited (T-Series) music label. Initially, Kumar started his music production company in Noida and later shifted to Mumbai after his business started growing. In the 1980s, he founded T-Series and soon it became a leading record label in the 1990s. In 1989, he released his first Bollywood song ‘Lal Dupatta Malmal Ka.’ Following this, his first major hit came in 1990 with ‘Aashiqui,’ which is still remembered for its evergreen music by Nadeem-Shravan. His other popular movies include ‘Meera Ka Mohan,’ ‘Bewafa Sanam,’ ‘Jeena Marna Tere Sang,’ ‘Bahaar Aane Tak,’ ‘Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahin,’ and ‘Ayee Milan Ki Raat.’ In 1997, Kumar was allegedly murdered by the Mumbai underworld organized criminal syndicate D-Company which is founded and controlled by Dawood Ibrahim. On August 12, 1997, Kumar was shot dead while he was coming out of a temple in Mumbai. Following his death, his son Bhushan Kumar and younger brother Krishan Kumar run T-Series. His two daughters Khushali Kumar and Tulsi Kumar are also playback singers.