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24th JULY 1937 MANOJ KUMAR MR. BHARAT - LEGENDARY EMOTIONAL ACTOR

  2. Manoj Kumar
    Actor
  3. Manoj Kumar is an award-winning Indian actor and director in the Bollywood film industry. He is remembered for his films Hariyali Aur Raasta, Woh Kaun Thi?, Himalaya Ki God Mein, Do Badan, Upkar, Patthar ... Wikipedia
  5. Born: July 24, 1937 (age 78), Abbottabad, Pakistan
  6. Full name: Harikrishna Giri Goswami
  7. Children: Kunal Goswami, Vishal Goswami
  8. Siblings: Rajiv Goswami, Neelam Goswami
  9. Parents: H.L. Goswami, Krishna Kumari Goswami
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    Purab Aur Paschim (1970)
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    Woh Kaun Thi?
    1964
    Roti Kapda Aur Makaan (1974)
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    1974
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Manoj Kumar

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For other people named Manoj Kumar, see Manoj Kumar (disambiguation).
Manoj Kumar (born Harikrishna Giri Goswami[1] on 24 July 1937) is an award-winning Indian actor and director in the Bollywood film industry. He is remembered for his films Hariyali Aur Raasta, Woh Kaun Thi?, Himalaya Ki God Mein, Do Badan, Upkar, Patthar Ke Sanam, Neel Kamal, Purab Aur Paschim, Roti Kapda Aur Makaan, and Kranti. He is known for acting in and directing films with patriotic themes, and has been given the nickname "Bharat Kumar". In 1992, he was honoured with the Padma Shri by theGovernment of India.

Early life[edit]

Manoj Kumar was born in Abbottabad, a town of North-West Frontier Province (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Pakistan, then part of British India. His original name was Harikishan Giri Goswami. When he was 10, his family had to flee to Delhi due to the partition. His family lived as refugees in Vijay Nagar, Kingsway Camp and later moved to Patel Nagar area of New Delhi.
After graduating from Hindu College, University of Delhi, he decided to enter the film industry.

Career[edit]

As a youth, he admired Bollywood superstar Dilip Kumar, and decided to name himself Manoj Kumar after Dilip's character in Shabnam (1949).[1]
After making a little-noticed début in Fashion in 1957, Manoj landed his first leading role in Kaanch Ki Gudia (1960) opposite Sayeeda Khan. Piya Milan Ki Aas and Reshmi Roomal followed, setting the stage for the Vijay Bhatt-directed Hariyali Aur Raasta (1962) opposite Mala Sinha. Kumar then appeared with Sadhana in Raj Khosla's Woh Kaun Thi (1964), and reunited with Vijay Bhatt and Mala Sinha in Himalaya Ki God Mein (1965). Manoj Kumar and Raj Khosla repeated their successful Actor-Director partnership with the film Do Badan, which was remembered for many reasons including Raj Khosla's great direction, Manoj Kumar and the heroine Asha Parekh's excellent display of histrionics, an outstanding musical score by Ravi, immortal songs by the lyricist Shakeel Badayuni, among others.

The patriotic hero[edit]

Kumar's image as the patriotic hero started with the 1965 film Shaheed,[2] based on the life of Bhagat Singh, the most influential Indian revolutionary. After the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri asked him to create a film based on the popular slogan Jai Jawan Jai Kissan (hail the soldier, hail the farmer).[1]
The result was Kumar's magnum opus and his directorial debut, Upkaar (1967). In it, he played both a soldier and a farmer. The film was also noted for the famous song Mere Desh Ki Dharti, written by Gulshan Bawra, composed by Kalyanji-Anandji and sung byMahendra Kapoor. Upkaar was a hit and won Kumar his first Filmfare Best Director Award.
After dabbling in various roles in the late 1950, Manoj returned to patriotic themes in Purab Aur Paschim (1970), in which life in the East and West are juxtaposed. In 1972, he starred in Be-Imaan (for which he won the Filmfare Best Actor Award) and directed and starred in Shor (1972). The latter, opposite Nanda, was not a huge box office success, but it did feature the memorable song Ek Pyar Ka Nagma Hai, a duet by Lata Mangeshkar and Mukesh, which was composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal and written by Santosh Anand.

Later career[edit]

In the mid-1970s Kumar starred in three hit films: Roti Kapda Aur Makaan (1974) was a social commentary featuring an all-star cast including Zeenat Aman, Shashi Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan that won him his second Filmfare Award for Best Director; Sanyasi(1975) had Kumar and Hema Malini in the lead roles of a religious-themed comedy; and Dus Numbri (1976) also gave Kumar and Hema top billing. In 1981, Kumar reached the peak of his career when he got the opportunity to direct his idol, Dilip Kumar, as well as star in Kranti, a story about the struggle for Indian independence in the 19th century. Kranti was the last notable successful film in his career. He also starred in the hit Punjabi film Jat Punjabi.
After Kranti, Kumar's career began to decline in the 1980s as all of his films failed at the box office. In 1989 he cast Pakistani actors Mohammad Ali and Zeba in his film Clerk which was considered to be a groundbreaking event. He quit acting after his appearance in the 1995 film Maidan-E-Jung. His son, Kunal Goswami, tried to revive the patriotic theme and was directed by Kumar in the 1999 film Jai Hind which was a flop. Kumar was awarded the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award that same year.
His trademark hand-covering-the-face was very popular and continues to be the butt of jokes of latter day stand-up comedians. In 2007, the Shah Rukh Khan film Om Shanti Om featured the lead character pretending to be Manoj Kumar so as to sneak into a movie premiere, by holding his hand over his face. Kumar filed a lawsuit, which was settled out of court.[3]

Politics[edit]

Like many other Bollywood stars, Kumar decided to enter politics following his retirement. Before the 2004 general election in India, it was announced that he had officially joined the ranks of the Shiv Sena[citation needed].

Personal life[edit]

Kumar is married to Shashi Goswami (originally from Jodhkan, Sirsa district, Haryana). He has two sons, Vishal and Kunal. Vishal tried his luck as a singer and Kunal as an actor. His brother, Rajiv Goswami, also entered the film industry, but none were able to gain a footing in Bollywood.

Awards[edit]

Civilian award[edit]

National honours[edit]

National Film Awards[edit]

Filmfare Awards[edit]

Winner
Nominated

Other awards[edit]

Other honours[edit]

  • 2008 – In an honour to Manoj Kumar, the Government of Madhya Pradesh has decided to institute a Rs 100,000 award in his name. The state government also recommend Kumar's name for Bharat Ratna to the central government.[16]
  • 2011 – In the honour of devotion of Manoj Kumar towards Shri Sai Baba; Shri Saibaba Sansthan Trust, Shirdi has renamed "Pimpalwadi Road" in Shirdi, as "Manojkumar Goswami Road".[17]
  • 2012 – He was nominated for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award by the Government of India, but Soumitra Chatterjee had been chosen as the awardee.[18]

Selected filmography[edit]

YearFilmRoleCo – StarsNotes
1957Fashion
1958PanchayatShyama
SaharaMeena Kumari
1959Chand
1960HoneymoonSaida Khan
1961Suhaag Sindoor
Kaanch Ki GudiyaSaida Khan
Reshmi RumalShakila
1962Hariyali Aur RastaShankerMala Sinha, Shashikala
Dr. VidyaRatan ChowdhuryVyjayanthimala
ShaadiBalraj Sahni, Saira Banu, Dharmendra
Banarsi ThugShyamVijaya Chaudhari
Maa BetaAmeeta
Piya Milan Ki AasAmeeta
Naqli NawabShakila
1963Apna Bana Ke DekhoAsha Parekh
Ghar Basake DekhoRajshree
GrahastiRajshree
1964Apne Huye ParayeMala Sinha
Woh Kaun Thi?Dr AnandSadhana
Phoolon Ki SejVyjayanthimala
1965ShaheedShaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh
BedaagRajeshNanda
Himalaya Ki God MeinSunil MehraMala Sinha
GumnaamAnandNanda
Poonam Ki RaatKumud Chhugani
1966Do BadanVikasAsha Parekh
Sawan Ki GhataSharmila Tagore
SajanAsha Parekh
1967Patthar Ke SanamRajeshWaheeda Rehman, Mumtaz
AnitaNeerajSadhana
UpkaarBharatAsha Parekh, Pran, Prem Chopra, Kamini KaushalWinner, Filmfare Best Movie Award
1968Neel KamalRamWaheeda Rehman
AadmiDr ShekharWaheeda Rehman
1970Purab Aur PaschimBharatSaira Banu
YaadgarBanuNutan
PehchanGangaramBabita
Mera Naam JokerDavid
1971BalidanRajaSaira Banu
1972ShorShankarNanda, Jaya Bachchan
Be-ImaanMohanRaakheeWinner, Filmfare Best Actor Award
1974Roti Kapda Aur MakaanBharatZeenat Aman, Moushumi Chatterji1975 – Filmfare Best Director Award for Roti Kapda Aur Makaan
1975SanyasiRam RaiHema Malini
1976Dus NumbriArjunHema Malini
1977Shirdi Ke Sai BabaDoctor / ScientistRajendra Kumar, Hema Malini
AmaanatDeepakSadhna, Balraj Sahni, Mehmood, Aruna Irani, Asit Sen
1981KrantiBharat / KrantiDilip Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Hema Malini, Parveen Babi, Nirupa Roy, Prem Chopra
1987Kalyug Aur RamayanPawan Putra (Shri Hanuman)Madhavi
1989SantoshSantosh Singh
ClerkBharatAshok Kumar, Rajendra Kumar, Rekha, Mohammed Ali, Shashi Kapoor, Anita Raj, Zeba, Prem Chopra
1995Maidan-E-JungMaster Dinanath

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        2. Manoj Kumar
          Actor
        3. Manoj Kumar is an award-winning Indian actor and director in the Bollywood film industry. He is remembered for his films Hariyali Aur Raasta, Woh Kaun Thi?, Himalaya Ki God Mein, Do Badan, Upkar, Patthar ... Wikipedia
        5. Born: July 24, 1937 (age 78), Abbottabad, Pakistan
        6. Full name: Harikrishna Giri Goswami
        7. Children: Kunal Goswami, Vishal Goswami
        8. Siblings: Rajiv Goswami, Neelam Goswami
        9. Parents: H.L. Goswami, Krishna Kumari Goswami
        10. Movies
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          Upkar (1967)
          Upkar
          1967
          Purab Aur Paschim (1970)
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          1970
          Kranti (1981)
          Kranti
          1981
          Woh Kaun Thi? (1964)
          Woh Kaun Thi?
          1964
          Roti Kapda Aur Makaan (1974)
          Roti Kapda Aur Makaan
          1974
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