Dab solver - Manoj Kumar

Most tools require the use of JavaScript. If you are using Firefox with the NoScript addon, please mark toolserver.org as trusted. See the Help page for details.

Feedback / Report a bug

1 point on this page / 19,509 points earned collectively this month / Disambiguate pages on your watchlist

Manoj Kumar (born Harikrishna Giri Goswami^ref on 24 July 1937) is an award-winning [[India]]n 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 "Bhaarat Kumar". In 1992, he was honoured with the [[Padma Shri]] by the [[Government of India]].

== Early life ==

Manoj Kumar was born in a Dasnami Goswami Brahmin family in [[Abbottabad]], a town of [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa]], then part of  India. Abbottabad is now located within the borders of [[Pakistan]]. His original name was Harikishan Giri Goswami. When he was 10, his  [[Hindu]] family had to move to [[Delhi]] owing to [[Partition of India|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|]], [[University of Delhi]], he decided to enter the film industry.

Single scrollbar

{{Infobox person
| name          = Manoj Kumar
| image         = Manoj Kumar at Esha Deol's wedding at ISCKON temple 10.jpg
| imagesize     = 
| residence     = Karnal, [[Haryana]]
| caption       = Manoj Kumar at Esha Deol's wedding ceremony, June 2012.
| birth_name    = Harikrishna Giri Goswami
| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|1937|7|24|mf=y}}
  
| birth_place   = [[Abbottabad]], [[North-West Frontier Province]], [[British India]]
| occupation    = [[Actor]] , [[movie director|Director]]
| yearsactive   = 1964–1995
| spouse        = Sashi Goswami
| othername     = Bharat Kumar <br> Manoj 
}}

'''Manoj Kumar''' (born '''Harikrishna Giri Goswami'''<ref name="pioneer">{{cite news | first=Shana Maria | last=Verghis | title=‘I left behind a can of marbles in Abbotabad after Partition’ | date=8 May 2011 | work=The Pioneer | url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/336876/%E2%80%98I-left-behind-a-can-of-marbles-in-Abbotabad-after-Partition%E2%80%99.html | accessdate=24 May 2011}}</ref> on 24 July 1937) is an award-winning [[India]]n 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 "Bhaarat Kumar". In 1992, he was honoured with the [[Padma Shri]] by the [[Government of India]].

==Early life==
Manoj Kumar was born in a Dasnami Goswami Brahmin family in [[Abbottabad]], a town of [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa]], then part of  India. Abbottabad is now located within the borders of [[Pakistan]]. His original name was Harikishan Giri Goswami. When he was 10, his <<link:0>> [[Hindu]] family had to move to [[Delhi]] owing to [[Partition of India|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|Hindu College]], [[University of Delhi]], he decided to enter the film industry.

==Career==
As a youth, he admired Bollywood superstar Dilip Kumar, and decided to name himself Manoj Kumar after Dilip's character in Shabnam (1949).<ref name="pioneer"/>

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 (actress)|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 (music director)|Ravi]], immortal songs by the lyricist [[Shakeel Badayuni]], among others.

===The patriotic hero===
Kumar's image as the patriotic hero started with the 1965 film ''[[Shaheed (1965 film)|Shaheed]]'',<ref>[http://www.bollywood501.com/classic_m/manoj_kumar/index.html Manoj Kumar Resource page] Bollywood classics, www.bollywood501.com.</ref> based on the life of [[Bhagat Singh]], a martyr in the struggle for India's freedom. 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).<ref name="pioneer"/>

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 by [[Mahendra 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 (singer)|Mukesh]], which was composed by [[Laxmikant Pyarelal]] and written by Santosh Anand.

===Later career===
The mid-1970s saw Kumar star 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 film)|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 (actor)|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.<ref>{{cite news | title=The super censors | date=2 Sep 2009 | work=The Times of India | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/The-super-censors/iplarticleshow/4959880.cms | accessdate=24 May 2011}}</ref>

==Politics==
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]].

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

==Awards==

===[[Civilian award]]===
* 1992 - [[Padma Shri]] by the [[Government of India]]

===National Honours===
* 2008 - National [[Kishore Kumar]] Award by the [[Government of Madhya Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/music/manoj-kumar-to-be-honoured-on-kishore-kumar-s-birth-anniv_6390.htm |title= Manoj Kumar to be honoured on Kishore Kumar`s birth anniv |publisher=zeenews.india.com |date=2008-07-24 |accessdate=2011-08-04}}</ref>
* 2010 - National [[Raj Kapoor]] Award by the [[Government of Maharashtra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/gallery/Manoj+Kumar+gets+Raj+Kapoor+Award/1/3112.html |title= Manoj Kumar gets Raj Kapoor Award |publisher=indiatoday.intoday.in |accessdate=2010-04-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/manoj-kumar-gowariker-to-get-maha-film-awar/608382/ |title= Manoj Kumar, Gowariker to get Maha film awards |publisher=indianexpress.com |date=2010-04-19 |accessdate=2010-04-09}}</ref>

===[[National Film Awards]]===
* 1968 - [[National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film]] for ''[[Upkaar]]''

===[[Filmfare Awards]]===
'''Winner'''
* 1968 - [[Filmfare Best Movie Award]] for ''[[Upkaar]]''
* 1968 - [[Filmfare Best Director Award]] for ''[[Upkaar]]'' <ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006370/awards Awards] imdb.com.</ref>
* 1968 - [[Filmfare Best Story Award]] for ''[[Upkaar]]''
* 1968 - [[Filmfare Best Dialogue Award]] for ''[[Upkaar]]''
* 1972 - [[Filmfare Best Actor Award]] for ''[[Beimaan]]''
* 1975 - [[Filmfare Best Director Award]] for ''[[Roti Kapda Aur Makaan]]''
* 1999 - [[Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award]]

'''Nominated'''
* 1968 - [[Filmfare Best Actor Award]] for ''[[Upkaar]]''
* 1969 - [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award]]  for ''[[Aadmi (1968 film)|Aadmi]]''
* 1973 - [[Filmfare Best Director Award]] for ''[[Shor (film)|Shor]]''
* 1975 - [[Filmfare Best Movie Award]] for ''[[Roti Kapda Aur Makaan]]''
* 1975 - [[Filmfare Best Actor Award]]  for ''[[Roti Kapda Aur Makaan]]''
* 1976 - [[Filmfare Best Actor Award]]  for ''[[Sanyasi (1975 film)|Sanyasi]]''

===Other awards===
* 1968 - BFJA Awards: Best Dialogue for ''[[Upkaar]]''<ref>http://www.bfjaawards.com/legacy/pastwin/196831.htm</ref>
* 2001 - [[Kalakar Awards]] for Lifetime Achievement {{citation needed|date=December 2011}}
* 2008 - [[Star Screen Lifetime Achievement Award]]
* 2009 - Phalke Ratna Award by the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/news/2009/manoj-phalke-award-050509.html |title= Manoj Kumar felicitated with Phalke Award|publisher=oneindia.in |date=2009-05-05}}</ref>
* 2010 - Lifetime Achievement Award at the 12th [[Mumbai]] Film Festival.<ref>http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2010/10/29/14862/index.html</ref>
* 2012 - Lifetime Achievement Award at the Apsara Awards.<ref>http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/more/news/view/id/1404761</ref>
* 2012 - Lifetime Achievement Award at the [[Nashik]] International Film Festival.<ref>http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/more/news/view/id/1421602</ref>
* 2012 - "Bharat Gaurav Award" in [[New Jersey]], [[USA]].<ref>http://www.movietalkies.com/news/13448/manoj-kumar-to-be-honoured-with-the-bharat-gaurav-award</ref>

==Special honour==
* 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.<ref>http://www.bollywood.com/madhya-pradesh-institutes-award-manoj-kumars-name</ref>
* 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".<ref>http://www.thenews24x7.com/shirdi-sai/8697-road-in-shirdi-named-after-film-actor-manoj-kumar?date=2011-04-11</ref>

==Selected filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Co-stars !! Notes
|-
|1957 || ''[[Fashion (1957 film)|Fashion]]'' || || ||
|-    
|rowspan="2" | 1958 || ''[[Panchayat]]'' || ||Shyama ||
|-
| ''[[Sahara]]'' || || ||
|-
| 1959 || ''[[Chand (film)|Chand]]'' || || ||
|-
| 1960 || ''[[Honeymoon]]'' || || ||
|-
|rowspan="3" | 1961 || ''[[Suhaag Sindoor]]'' || || ||
|-
| ''[[Kaanch ki gudiya]]'' || || ||
|-
| ''[[Reshmi rumal]]'' || ||Shakila ||
|-
|rowspan="7" | 1962 || ''[[Hariyali Aur Rasta]]'' || Shanker ||Mala Sinha, Shashikala ||
|-
| ''[[Dr. Vidya]]'' || Ratan Chowdhury || Vyjayanthimala ||
|-
| ''[[Shaadi (film)|Shaadi]]'' || ||Balraj Sahni, Saira Banu, Manoj Kumar, Dharmendra ||
|-
| ''[[Banarsi Thug]]'' ||Shyam ||Vijaya Chaudhari ||
|-
| ''[[Maa beta]]'' || || ||
|-
| ''[[Piya Milan Ki Aas]]'' || || ||
|-
| ''[[Naqli nawab]]'' || || ||
|-
|rowspan="3" | 1963 || ''[[Apna bana ke dekho]]'' || || ||
|-
| ''[[Ghar basake dekho]]'' || || ||
|-
| ''[[Grahasti]]'' || || ||
|-
|rowspan="3" | 1964 || ''[[Apne huye paraye]]'' || || ||
|-
| ''[[Woh Kaun Thi?]]'' || Dr Anand || Sadhana ||
|-
| ''[[Phoolon Ki Sej]]'' || ||Vyjayanthimala ||
|-
|rowspan="4" | 1965 || ''[[Shaheed (1965 film)|Shaheed]]'' || Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh || ||
|-
| ''[[Himalaya Ki God Mein]]'' || Sunil Mehra ||Mala Sinha ||
|-
| ''[[Gumnaam]]'' || Anand || Nanda ||
|-
| ''[[Poonam Ki Raat]]'' || || ||
|-
|rowspan="3" | 1966 || ''[[Do Badan]]'' || Vikas || Asha Parekh ||
|-
| ''[[Saawan Ki Ghata]]'' || ||Sharmila Tagore ||
|-
| ''[[Saajan]]'' || ||Asha Parekh ||
|-
|rowspan="3" | 1967 || ''[[Patthar Ke Sanam]]'' || Rajesh || Waheeda Rehman, Mumtaz ||
|-
|''[[Anita (1967 film)|Anita]]'' || Neeraj|| Sadhana ||
|-
| ''[[Upkaar]]'' || Bharat ||Asha Parekh,Pran,Prem Chopra,Kamini Kaushal || Winner, [[Filmfare Best Movie Award]]
|-
|rowspan="2" | 1968 || ''[[Neel Kamal (1968 film)|Neel Kamal]]'' || Ram || Waheeda Rehman ||
|-
| ''[[Aadmi (1968 film)|Aadmi]]'' || Dr Shekhar ||Waheeda Rehman ||
|-
|rowspan="4" | 1970 || ''[[Purab Aur Paschim]]'' || Bharat || Saira Banu ||
|-
| ''[[Yaadgar]]'' || Banu || Nutan ||
|-
| ''[[Pehchan (1970 film)|Pehchan]]'' || Gangaram || Babita ||
|-
| ''[[Mera Naam Joker]]'' || David || ||
|-
|rowspan="1" | 1971 || ''[[Balidan]]'' || Raja || Saira Banu ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1972 || ''[[Shor (film)|Shor]]'' || Shankar || Nanda, Jaya Bachchan ||
|-
| ''[[Be-Imaan]]'' || Mohan ||Raakhee|| Winner, [[Filmfare Best Actor Award]]
|-
|1974 || ''[[Roti Kapda Aur Makaan]]'' || Bharat || Zeenat Aman, Moushumi Chatterji ||1975 - Filmfare Best Director Award for Roti Kapda Aur Makaan

|-
|1975 || ''[[Sanyasi (1975 film)|Sanyasi]]'' || Ram Rai || Hema Malini ||
|-
|1976 || ''[[Dus Numbri]]'' || Arjun || Hema Malini ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1977 || ''[[Shirdi Ke Sai Baba]]'' || Doctor/scientist || Rajendra Kumar, Hema Malini ||
|-
| ''[[Amaanat]]'' || Deepak || Sadhna, Balraj Sahni, Mehmood, Aruna Irani, Asit Sen ||
|-
|1981 || ''[[Kranti]]'' || Bharat/Kranti || Hema Malini ||
|-
|1987 || ''[[Kalyug Aur Ramayan]]'' || Pawan Putra (Shri Hanuman) ||Madhavi ||
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1989 || ''[[Santosh (Hindi Movie)|Santosh]]'' || Santosh Singh || ||
|-
| ''[[Clerk (1989 film)|Clerk]]'' || Bharat || Rekha ||
|-
|1995 || ''[[Maidan-E-Jung]]'' || Master Dinanath || || 
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/jul/02dinesh.htm Manoj Kumar: Bollywood's Own Mr Bharat]
*[http://123india.santabanta.com/cinema.asp?pid=3530 Showbiz Legends: Manoj Kumar]
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006370/ Manoj Kumar] at the [[Internet Movie Database]]

{{FilmfareBestActorAward}}
{{FilmfareAwardBestDirector}}
{{FilmfareAwardBestDialogue}}
{{FilmfareAwardBestStory}}
{{FilmfareLifetimeAchievementAward}}

{{Persondata 
| NAME              =Kumar, Manoj
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Indian actor
| DATE OF BIRTH     =24 July 1937
| PLACE OF BIRTH    =[[Abbottabad]], [[Hazara Division]], [[British India]]
| DATE OF DEATH     =
| PLACE OF DEATH    =
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kumar, Manoj}}
[[Category:1937 births]]
[[Category:Indian actors]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Indian film directors]]
[[Category:Indian screenwriters]]
[[Category:Hindi-language film directors]]
[[Category:Filmfare Awards winners]]
[[Category:Indian film actors]]
[[Category:Hindi film actors]]
[[Category:People from Abbottabad]]
[[Category:Hindu College, University of Delhi alumni]]
[[Category:Indian Hindus]]

Edit summary:
This is a minor edit Watch this page

Cancel

Dab solver - Manoj Kumar

Tools

Interaction