- Nickname
- Shastri Ji
- He is the son of CVH Rao, a noted journalist and author of CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE MOVEMENTS IN INDIA & INDIA'S CASES FOR FREEDOM. At the time his father was working in pre-independence Lahore (located in present day Pakistan). He and BR Chopra were classmates in college and founded a film oriented journal there which was sold to finance their first film. Due to subsequent communal rights - the duo shifted to Bombay (Mumbai) later to continue producing films.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anil C Rao
- He is the son of CVH Rao, a noted journalist and author of Civil Disobedience Movements in India & India's Case for Freedom - among many other articles and books regarding that time of Indian history. His father was working then in pre-independence Lahore ( located in present day Pakistan ). He and BR Chopra were classmates in college and founded a film oriented journal there which was sold to finance their first film. Due to the subsequent communal riots - the duo shifted to Bombay (Mumbai) later to continue producing films.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anil C Rao
- Brother in law of actress Nanda. He is married to Nanda's elder sister Meena.
- The Great Gambler was a pioneer in out-of-country shoots in that it was the first to be shot in Portugaul and other EU countries perhaps for the first instance for the star Amitabh Bachhan.
- Passed away in 1995. Has 3 daughters.
- Daughter Neeta married Vikram Gurbasani in 1989. He is the son of Pushpa and Girdhari Gurbasani.
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