Manoj Kumar (actor)

Manoj Kumar
Kumar in 2007
Born
Harikishan Giri Goswami

(1937-07-24)24 July 1937
Abbottabad, NWFP, British India
(now in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)
Died4 April 2025(2025-04-04) (aged 87)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
Other namesBharat Kumar
CitizenshipIndian
Occupation(s)Actor, film director
Years active1957–1999
SpouseShashi Goswami
Children2
RelativesManish R Goswami (brother)

Manoj Kumar (born Harikishan Giri Goswami; 24 July 1937 – 4 April 2025) was an Indian actor and director in Bollywood. He is remembered for his movies 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 movies with patriotic themes, and has been given the nickname Bharat Kumar.

In 1992, he was honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India. India's highest award in cinema, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, was bestowed him in 2015.

References

  1. ↑ Verghis, Shana Maria (8 May 2011). "'I left behind a can of marbles in Abbotabad after Partition'". Archived from the original on 10 May 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
  2. ↑ Kumar, Anuj (2016-03-10). "Know your Bharat". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2016-08-16.