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Manoj Kumar was a great fan of Dilip Kumar. Dilip’s name in a film was Manoj. Therefore, he kept this name only.
Actor Manoj Kumar died on Friday morning at Kokilaben Hospital in Mumbai. He was 87 years old. He was particularly known for his patriotic films. He was also known as Bharat Kumar. Upkar, East-West, Revolution, Roti-Campra and House were his very successful films.
Manoj Kumar’s son Kunal Goswami told ANI, ‘He had health problems for a long time. It is the grace of God that he did not have much trouble at the last moment, peacefully he said goodbye to this world. His funeral will take place tomorrow.
Manoj Kumar had been struggling with the decomponed liver cirrhosis for a long time. He was admitted to the hospital on 21 February 2025 after his condition deteriorated.
Manoj Kumar received 7 Filmfare Awards. The first film Fair was found in 1968 for the film Upkar. Upkar won four film fairs for Best Film, Best Director, Best Story and Best Dialogue. In 1992, he was awarded the Padma Shri. In 2016, he was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
PM Modi paid tribute
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid tribute to Manoj Kumar. PM wrote on ‘X’: ‘The death of great actor and filmmaker Mr. Manoj Kumar was very sad. He was a symbol of Indian cinema, especially remembered for his patriotism, which was also reflected in his films. Manoj ji’s actions ignited the spirit of national pride and it will continue to inspire generations. My condolences in this hour of grief are with his family and fans. Om Shanti. ‘
If the mother does not get treatment, then doctors beaten at the age of 10
Manoj Kumar’s real name was Harikrishna Goswami. He was born on 24 July 1937 in Abbottabad, British India (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan). Abbottabad is the same place where the US killed Osama bin Laden on 2 May 2011. When Manoj Kumar was 10 years old, his younger brother Kukku was born in 1947. When the health deteriorated, the 2 -month -old brother and mother were admitted to the hospital when the riots erupted. There was chaos everywhere and the staff of the hospital started running away after saving his life.
As soon as the siren rang, the doctors and nurses who were left used to go underground. In such a situation, Manoj Kumar’s 2 -month -old brother died in the hospital due to lack of proper treatment. The mother’s condition was also serious at that time. She used to scream in trouble, but no doctor or nurse used to treat them. One day, seeing all this, Manoj was so angry that he picked up the sticks and started beating the doctors and nurses in the underground. Manoj was only 10 years old then, but her mother’s suffering was not being seen. The father controlled him and the family decided to leave Pakistan to save his life.
His family migrated to Jandiala Sher Khan and reached Delhi. Here he spent 2 months at Refugee Camp. Time passed and riots started decreasing. The whole family resided in Delhi, where Manoj could be studied. He completed graduation from Hindu College after school and started searching for a job.
Manoj Kumar with Prem Chopra. In the film Upkar, Prem played the role of Manoj’s younger brother. However, Prem has increased by two years in age with Manoj.
Light testing was erected in front of the camera, it got a role from here One day Manoj Kumar was walking in the film studio in search of work that he saw a person. Manoj told that he is looking for work, so the man took him along. He got the task of carrying light and other items used in the film shooting. Gradually, happy with Manoj’s work, he was given work as an assistant in films.
On the set of films, big actors used to arrive just a few minutes before their shot started. In such a situation, Manoj Kumar was replaced by Manoj Kumar to check the lights on the hero in the set.
One day when Manoj Kumar stood in place of Hero for light testing. When the light fell, his face looked so attractive in the camera that a director gave him a small role in the 1957 film Fashion. The role was small, but Manoj managed to leave his mark in a few minutes of acting. Thanks to the same role, Manoj Kumar was given the lead role in the film glass doll (1960). After giving the first successful film, Manoj gave many films like back-to-back silky handkerchief, Chand, Banarasi Thugs, Grihasee, Own Paraye, Woh Kaun Thi.
In this picture, Manoj, Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor are seen together.
Manoj named due to Dilip Kumar Manoj Kumar was a big fan of Dilip Kumar since childhood. Dilip Saheb’s film Shabnam (1949) Manoj Kumar liked it so much that he saw it many times. Dilip Kumar’s name was Manoj in the film. When Manoj Kumar came in films, he also named Manoj Kumar in the name of Dilip Kumar.
The favor was made at the behest of Lal Bahadur Shastri In 1965, Manoj Kumar was seen in the role of freedom fighter Shaheed Bhagat Singh in the film Shaheed on patriotism. The film was a tremendous hit and its songs ‘Aye Watan, Ai Watan Humko Teri Kasam’, ‘Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna’ and ‘Mera Rang De Basanti Chola’ were well liked.
Lal Bahadur Shastri liked this film very much. Shastri ji had a slogan- Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan. Shastri ji advised Manoj to make a film on this slogan. On this, Manoj started making the film Upkar (1967), although he had no experience of film writing or direction.
One day Manoj Kumar bought a capital train ticket to go to Delhi from Mumbai and boarded the train. While sitting in the train, he wrote half the film and returning half. With this film, he started the second innings of his career as a director. Further, he made many films on patriotism like East and West, Roti Cloth and House.
The film gives Bharat Kumar name to Manoj Kumar The favor was the biggest film of 1967. The song of the film Mere Desh Ki Dharti Sona Ugle .. Even today, the best patriotic songs are counted. Manoj Kumar’s name in the film was Bharat. Seeing the popularity of the song of the film, Manoj Kumar started calling India India and then he came to be called Bharat Kumar. Manoj Kumar directed Dilip Kumar in his directed film Kranti (1981).
This photo is from 1967. In this, all the celebrities of Bollywood are seen with the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Manoj Kumar, Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar are sitting below. Dharmendra, Vinod Khanna, Saira Bano, Asha Bhosle, Sharmila Tagore, Rajendra Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar have stood.
Lal Bahadur Shastri could not see the favor The Upkar was made at the behest of Lal Bahadur Shastri, but he could not see it. In 1966, Shastri ji visited Tashkent (Uzbekistan). He saw the film Upkar after returning, but he died on 11 January 1966 the next day after signing a peace agreement in the Indo-Pakistan War in Tashkent itself. A year after his death, the film was released on 11 August 1967. Manoj Kumar regretted Shastri ji not to show the film.
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