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Manoj Kumar Details
Profession Actor
 Celebrity Type Movie Star
Age 85 Years
Date Of Birth 24 July 1937
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Birthplace Abottabad Pakistan
Height 5.10 Feet
Notable Work Kranti and Upkar
Total Movies and Shows More than 55
Net Worth 1 Million Dollars or 8 Crores Rupees
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Biography

Manoj Kumar Biography

Manoj Kumar is an Indian actor director screenwriter lyricist and editor working in Hindi movies. Manoj Kumar’s birthplace is Abbottabad (Present Day Pakistan). Manoj Kumar's height is 5 feet 10 inches. 

Harikrishnan Goswami better known by his stage name Manoj Kumar was an Indian actor director screenwriter lyricist and editor who contributed to Hindi films. He has been given the nickname Bharat Kumar because of his acting and his nationalistic filmmaking. He has received seven Filmfare Awards and a National Film Award in various categories.

When he was given the chance to work with his hero Dilip Kumar and to appear in Kranti a film depicting the struggle for Indian freedom in the 19th century in 1981 Kumar had achieved the pinnacle of his career. His final significant and lucrative Hindi film was Kranti. 

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Age

Manoj Kumar's birth date is 24 July 1937. Manoj Kumar’s birth year is 1937. Manoj Kumar’s age is 85 years as of 2023. Manoj Kumar’s zodiac sign is Cancer.

Family

Manoj Kumar’s wife is Shashi Goswami. Manoj Kumar’s father is H.L. Goswami. Manoj Kumar’s mother is Krishna Kumari Goswami. Manoj Kumar’s brother is Rajiv Goswami. Manoj Kumar’s sister is Neelam Goswami. Manoj Kumar’s sons are Vishal Goswami and Kunal Goswami.

Manoj Kumar was born into a Hindu Brahmin family in the town of Abbottabad British India's North-West Frontier Province (present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan).  Harikrishan Giri Goswami was his original birth name. Due to the Partition his family had to relocate to Delhi when he was 10 years old.

Education

Manoj Kumar received his degree from Hindu College University of Delhi.

Wife

Manoj Kumar’s wife is Shashi Goswami. 

Movies

First Movie Fashion (1957)

Rich young guy from Agra Kishore was happily wed to the lovely and unassuming Shanta and was also the delighted father of a young daughter named Kamla. Kishore only had one complaint about his wife: that she was old-fashioned. Lekhraj Bhakri is the director. The actors are Chandrashekhar Vaidya Manoj Kumar Mala Sinha and Pradeep Kumar.

Upkar (1967)

In 1967 Manoj Kumar directed the Indian Hindi film Upkar. In 1967 the movie dominated the box office. It was Manoj Kumar's first film to direct. Then Lal Bahadur Shastri the prime minister of India requested that Kumar make a movie on our farmers and warriors. It was the year's highest-grossing film. It is regarded as a classic movie.

The 1965 conflict served as the setting for the movie which honored rural life and the nation's farmers and soldiers. It received appreciation for acting photography music and lyrics.

Asha Parekh who plays a doctor preaching family planning Kamini Kaushal and Pran who plays a positive character for the first time are also featured in the film. The primary antagonist was expertly commandingly and with ease played by Madan Puri. Several prestigious awards went to the movie.

Purab Aur Paschim (1970)

Indian drama movie Purab Aur Paschim from 1970. Manoj Kumar Saira Banu Ashok Kumar Pran and Prem Chopra play the key roles in the Manoj Kumar-produced and -directed film. Kalyanji Anandji composed the music. This movie served as the model for Namastey London from 2007. This was one of Manoj Kumar's four films on patriotism and the second movie in which he played Bharat (the first was Upkar).

Bharat is astonished to see that the Indians in Britain avoid India and Indians when he travels there to study. He decides to impart Indian principles to them on his own.

Roti Kapada Aur Makaan (1974)

Manoj Kumar wrote produced and directed the 1974 Indian Hindi-language action drama movie Roti Kapada Aur Makaan. The Hindi expression which refers to the bare requirements of existence was made popular in the late 1960s by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in advance of the 1967 general elections and it serves as the inspiration for the film's title.

In the movie Bharat (Manoj Kumar) who is having financial difficulties tries to support his family. Amitabh Bachchan plays Bharat's brother Vijay in the movie along with Zeenat Aman as Sheetal Bharat's love interest Moushumi Chatterjee as Tulsi a friend of Bharat who lives in poverty and Shashi Kapoor as the wealthy industrialist Mohan Babu. It was remade into the Telugu film Jeevana Poratam and it is still regarded as one of the best Bollywood movies of its time and one of the most influential.

Kranti (1981)

Kranti which translates to Revolution is a 1981 Indian historical drama movie that Manoj Kumar produced and directed. Salim-Javed wrote the story and the screenplay for the movie. Dilip Kumar who plays the title role is joined by Manoj Kumar Shashi Kapoor Shatrughan Sinha Hema Malini and Parveen Babi in key roles by the film's ensemble cast. When ticket price inflation is taken into account it is among the top ten biggest-grossing Indian movies of all time. When adjusted for inflation it became by far the top-grossing Indian movie of the 1980s decade. It was one of the most expensive Indian movies at the time. The greatest Indian patriotic film ever is Kranti. After Sholay it was the second-highest-grossing Indian movie of all time.

The story of the struggle for independence from the British between 1825 and 1875 is told in the movie which is set in 19th-century British India. The story of Sanga (Dilip Kumar) Bharat (Manoj Kumar) also known as Kranti a prince (Shashi Kapoor) and a freedom warrior is told in the movie (Shatrughan Sinha). Sanga is a trustworthy and devoted worker for the Ramgarh kingdom and his only allegiance and loyalty is to Raja Laxman Singh. When Laxman Singh grants the British a limited license to use the port for business Sangha discovers that the British are bringing in and taking out gold and jewelry as well as ammunition and stops them.

He finds Laxman Singh dead after going to tell him about this injustice. Sanga is accused of treason and the murder of Laxman Singh. After being given a death sentence he escapes and gathers a group of rebels with the sole purpose of expelling the British from India. With the common goal of an independent India also known as Kranti this group multiplies into numerous armies. The movie is well-known for featuring a naked Parveen Babi.

Songs

Career Timeline

Year Manoj Kumar Movies Manoj Kumar Roles
1999 Jai Hind NA
1995 Maidan-E-Jung Master Dinanath
1991 Deshwasi Sangram Singh
1989 Santosh Santosh Singh
1989 Clerk Bharat
1987 Kalyug Aur Ramayan Pawan Putra Shri Hanuman
1981 Kranti Bharat / Kranti
1979 Jat Punjabi Jat Punjabi
1977 Shirdi Ke Sai Baba Doctor / Scientist
1977 Amaanat Deepak
1976 Dus Numbri Arjun
1975 Sanyasi Ram Rai
1974 Roti Kapda Aur Makaan Bharat
1972 Shor Shankar
1972 Be-Imaan Mohan
1971 Balidaan Raja
1970 Purab Aur Paschim Bharat
1970 Yaadgaar Bhanu
1970 Pehchan Gangaram
1970 Mera Naam Joker David Francis
1969 Sajan Ashok Saxena
1968 Neel Kamal Ram
1968 Aadmi Dr. Shekhar
1967 Patthar Ke Sanam Rajesh
1967 Anita Neeraj
1967 Upkar Bharat
1966 Picnic Vinod
1966 Do Badan Vikas
1966 Sawan Ki Ghata Gopal
1965 Shaheed Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh
1965 Bedaag Rajesh
1965 Himalay Ki God Mein Dr. Sunil Mehra
1965 Gumnaam C.I.D. Inspector Anand
1965 Poonam Ki Raat Prakash Gupta
1964 Apne Huye Paraye Dr. Shankar
1964 Woh Kaun Thi? Dr. Anand
1964 Phoolon Ki Sej Nirmal Verma
1963 Apna Bana Ke Dekho NA
1963 Ghar Basake Dekho Kumar
1963 Grahasti Mohan
1962 Hariyali Aur Rasta Shankar
1962 Dr. Vidya Ratan Chowdhury
1962 Shaadi Raja
1962 Banarsi Thug Shyam
1962 Maa Beta Keshav
1962 Naqli Nawab Yusuf
1961 Kaanch Ki Gudiya Raju
1961 Piya Milan Ki Aas Maji
1961 Suhag Sindoor Ratan
1961 Reshmi Rumal Shyam
1960 Honeymoon NA
1959 Chand Gokul
1958 Sahara Shyam
1958 Panchayat Gopal
1957 Fashion NA

Controversy with Shahrukh Khan

His distinctive hand covering his face was extremely well-liked and is now the punchline for modern stand-up comedians. With his hand over his face the principal character in Shah Rukh Khan's 2007 film Om Shanti Om pretended to be Manoj Kumar in order to enter a movie premiere. A lawsuit filed by Manoj Kumar was resolved out of court.

Net worth

Manoj Kumar an Indian actor comedian writer and director had a net worth of $1 million or 8 Crores in Indian Rupees.

Awards

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