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Manoj Kumar Born Harikrishna Giri Goswami
July 24, 1937
Abbottabad, Hazara Division, British India (now Pakistan)Other names Bharat Kumar
ManojOccupation Actor , Director Years active 1964–present (Retired) Spouse Sashi Goswami 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 known for acting in and directing films with patriotic themes, and has been given the nickname "Mr Bharat" (Bhaarat is the Sanskrit and Hindi term for India). In 1992, he was honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India.
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Early life
Manoj Kumar was born in Abbottabad, a town of 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 Gosain Hindu family had to move to Delhi owing to 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
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).
The patriotic hero
Kumar's image as the patriotic hero started with the 1965 film Shaheed,[2] 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).[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 by Mahendra Kapoor. Upkaar was a hit and won Kumar his first Filmfare Best Director Award.
After dabbling in various roles in the late 1960s, 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.
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) 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
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, 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 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 [4]
- 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
- 1973 - Filmfare Best Director Award for 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
Honours
- 2009 - Phalke Ratna Award by the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy [5]
Other Awards
- 1968 - BFJA Awards: Best Dialogue for Upkaar [6]
- 2008 - Star Screen Lifetime Achievement Award
- 2010 - Lifetime Achievement Award at the 12th Mumbai Film Festival [7]
Special Honour
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".[8]
Selected filmography
Actor
Year Film Role Other notes 1957 Fashion 1958 Panchayat Sahara 1959 Chand 1960 Honeymoon 1961 Suhaag Sindoor Kaanch ki gudiya Reshmi rumal 1962 Hariyali Aur Rasta Shanker Mala Sinha/Shashikala Dr Vidya Vyjantimala Shaadi BalrajSahni-Saira Banu-Manoj Kumar-Dharmendra Banarsi Thug Shyam Vijaya Chaudhari Maa beta Piya milan ki aas' Naqli nawab 1963 Apna bana ke dekho Ghar basake dekho Grahasti 1964 Apne huye paraye Woh Kaun Thi? Dr Anand Sadhana Phoolon Ki Sej 1965 Shaheed Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh Himalaya Ki God Mein Sunil Mehra Mala Sinha Gumnaam Anand Nanda Poonam Ki Raat 1966 Do Badan Vikas Asha Parekh Saawan Ki Ghata Sharmila Tagore Saajan Asha Parekh 1967 Patthar Ke Sanam Rajesh Waheeda Rehman/Mumtaz Anita Neeraj Sadhana Upkaar Bharat Winner, Filmfare Best Movie Award 1968 Neel Kamal Ram Waheeda Rehman Aadmi Dr Shekhar Waheeda Rehman 1970 Purab Aur Paschim Bharat Saira Banu Yaadgar Banu Nutan Pehchan Gangaram Babita Mera Naam Joker David 1972 Shor Shankar Nanda/Jaya Bachchan Be-Imaan Mohan Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award 1974 Roti Kapda Aur Makaan Bharat Zeenat Aman/Moushumi Chatterji 1975 Sanyasi Ram Rai Hema Malini 1976 Dus Numbri Arjun Hema Malini 1981 Kranti Bharat/Kranti Hema Malini 1987 Kalyug Aur Ramayan Pawan Putra (Shri Hanuman) Madhavi 1989 Santosh Santosh Singh Clerk Bharat Rekha 1995 Maidan-E-Jung Master Dinanath References
- ^ a b c Verghis, Shana Maria (8 May 2011). "‘I left behind a can of marbles in Abbotabad after Partition’". The Pioneer. http://www.dailypioneer.com/336876/%E2%80%98I-left-behind-a-can-of-marbles-in-Abbotabad-after-Partition%E2%80%99.html. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- ^ Manoj Kumar Resource page Bollywood classics, www.bollywood501.com.
- ^ "The super censors". The Times of India. 2 Sep 2009. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/The-super-censors/iplarticleshow/4959880.cms. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- ^ Awards imdb.com.
- ^ http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2009/04/18/12766/index.html
- ^ http://www.bfjaawards.com/legacy/pastwin/196831.htm
- ^ http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2010/10/29/14862/index.html
- ^ Manojkumar Goswami Road, Shirdi
External links
- Manoj Kumar: Bollywood's Own Mr Bharat
- Showbiz Legends: Manoj Kumar
- Manoj Kumar at the Internet Movie Database
Filmfare Award for Best Actor 1954–1960 Dilip Kumar (1954) · Bharat Bhushan (1955) · Dilip Kumar (1956) · Dilip Kumar (1957) · Dilip Kumar (1958) · Dev Anand (1959) · Raj Kapoor (1960)
1961–1980 Dilip Kumar (1961) · Raj Kapoor (1962) · Ashok Kumar (1963) · Sunil Dutt (1964) · Dilip Kumar (1965) · Sunil Dutt (1966) · Dev Anand (1967) · Dilip Kumar (1968) · Shammi Kapoor (1969) Ashok Kumar (1970) · Rajesh Khanna (1971) · Rajesh Khanna (1972) · Manoj Kumar (1973) · Rishi Kapoor (1974) · Rajesh Khanna (1975) · Sanjeev Kumar (1976) · Sanjeev Kumar (1977) · Amitabh Bachchan (1978) · Amitabh Bachchan (1979) · Amol Palekar (1980)
1981–2000 Naseeruddin Shah (1981) · Naseeruddin Shah (1982) · Dilip Kumar (1983) · Naseeruddin Shah (1984) · Anupam Kher (1985) · Kamal Haasan (1986) · Not awarded (1987) · Not awarded (1988) · Anil Kapoor (1989) · Jackie Shroff (1990) · Sunny Deol (1991) · Amitabh Bachchan (1992) · Anil Kapoor (1993) · Shahrukh Khan (1994) · Nana Patekar (1995) · Shahrukh Khan (1996) · Aamir Khan (1997) · Shahrukh Khan (1998) · Shahrukh Khan (1999) · Sanjay Dutt (2000)
2001–present Hrithik Roshan (2001) · Aamir Khan (2002) · Shahrukh Khan (2003) · Hrithik Roshan (2004) · Shahrukh Khan (2005) · Amitabh Bachchan (2006) · Hrithik Roshan (2007) · Shahrukh Khan (2008) · Hrithik Roshan (2009) · Amitabh Bachchan (2010) · Shahrukh Khan (2011)
Complete list · (1954–1960) · (1961–1980) · (1981–2000) · (2001–present)
Filmfare Award for Best Director 1954–1960 Bimal Roy (1954) · Bimal Roy (1955) · Bimal Roy (1956) · V. Shantaram (1957) · Mehboob Khan (1958) · Bimal Roy (1959) · Bimal Roy (1960)
1961–1980 Bimal Roy (1961) · B.R. Chopra (1962) · Abrar Alvi (1963) · Bimal Roy (1964) · Raj Kapoor (1965) · Yash Chopra (1966) · Vijay Anand (1967) · Manoj Kumar (1968) · Ramanand Sagar (1969) · Yash Chopra (1970) · Asit Sen (1971) · Raj Kapoor (1972) · Sohanlal Kanwar (1973) · Yash Chopra (1974) · Manoj Kumar (1975) · Yash Chopra (1976) · Gulzar (1977) · Basu Chatterjee (1978) · Satyajit Ray (1979) · Shyam Benegal (1980)
1981–2000 Govind Nihalani (1981) · Muzaffar Ali (1982) · Raj Kapoor (1983) · Govind Nihalani (1984) · Sai Paranjpye (1985) · Raj Kapoor (1986) · no award (1987) · no award (1988) · Mansoor Khan (1989) · Vidhu Vinod Chopra (1990) · Rajkumar Santoshi (1991) · Subhash Ghai (1992) · Mukul S. Anand (1993) · Rajkumar Santoshi (1994) · Sooraj Barjatya (1995) · Aditya Chopra (1996) · Shekhar Kapur (1997) · J. P. Dutta (1998) · Karan Johar (1999) · Sanjay Leela Bhansali (2000)
2001–present Rakesh Roshan (2001) · Ashutosh Gowariker (2002) · Sanjay Leela Bhansali (2003) · Rakesh Roshan (2004) · Kunal Kohli (2005) · Sanjay Leela Bhansali (2006) · Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra (2007) · Aamir Khan (2008) · Ashutosh Gowariker (2009) · Rajkumar Hirani (2010) · Karan Johar (2011)
Complete list · (1954–1960) · (1961–1980) · (1981–2000) · (2001–present)
Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue 1959 – 1970 Rajinder Singh Bedi (1959) · Ramanand Sagar (1960) · Amanullah Khan, Kamal Amrohi, Wajahat Mirza & Ehsan Rizvi (1961) · Wajahat Mirza (1962) · Akhtar ul Iman (1963) · Arjun Dev Rashk (1964) · Govind Moonis (1965) · Akhtar ul Iman (1966) · Vijay Anand (1967) · Manoj Kumar (1968) · Ali Raza (1969) · Pt Anand Kumar (1970)
1971 – 1990 Rajinder Singh Bedi (1971) · Gulzar (1972) · Ramesh Pant (1973) · Gulzar (1974) · Kaifi Azmi (1975) · Salim-Javed (1976) · Sagar Sarhadi (1977) · Vrajendra Gaur (1978) · Rahi Masoom Reza (1979) · Satyadev Dubey (1980) · Shabd Kumar (1981) · Kader Khan (1982) · Dr. Achla Nagar (1983) · Mahesh Bhatt (1984) · Sai Paranjpye (1985) · Rahi Masoom Reza (1986) · no award (1987) · no award (1988) · Kamlesh Pandey (1989) · Javed Akhtar (1990)
1991 – 2010 Suraj Sanim (1991 ) · Rahi Masoom Reza (1992) · Kader Khan (1993) · Prof Jay Dixit (1994) · K K Singh (1995) · Aditya Chopra & Javed Siddiqi (1996) · Gulzar (1997) · Aditya Chopra (1998) · Rajkumar Santoshi & K.K. Raina (1999) · Hridaylani Vats & Pathik Vats (2000) · O.P. Dutta (2001) · Karan Johar (2002) · Gulzar & Jaideep Sahni (2003) · Abbas Tyrewala (2004) · Aditya Chopra (2005) · Prakash Jha (2006 ) · Rajkumar Hirani & Abhijat Joshi (2007) · Imtiaz Ali (2008) · Manu Rishi (2009) · Rajkumar Hirani, Abhijat Joshi (2010)
2011 – present Habib Faisal (2011)
Filmfare Award for Best Story 1955 – 1970 Mukhram Sharma (1955) · Rajinder Singh Bedi (1956) · Amiya Chakrabarty (1957) · Akhtar Mirza (1958) · Mukhram Sharma (1959) · Subodh Ghosh (1960) · Ruby Sen (1961) · C. V. Sridhar (1962) · K.P. Kottarakara (1963) · Jarasandha (1964) · Ban Bhatt (1965) · Akhtar Mirza (1966) · R. K. Narayan (1967) · Manoj Kumar (1968) · Sachin Bhowmick (1969) · Vasant Kanetkar (1970)
1971 – 1990 Chandrakant Kakodkar (1971) · Hrishikesh Mukherjee (1972) · Basu Bhattacharya (1973) · Salim-Javed (1974) · Kaifi Azmi, Ismat Chughtai (1975) · Salim-Javed (1976) · Balaichand Mukherjee (1977) · Sharat Chandra Chatterji (1978) · Dinesh Thakur (1979) · Shanker Shesh (1980) · Vijay Tendulkar (1981) · Chetan Anand (1982) · Samresh Basu (1983) · S. D. Palwalker (1984) · Mahesh Bhatt (1985) · Aleem Masroor (1986) · no award (1987) · no award (1988) · Subodh Ghosh (1989) · Kasinadhuni Viswanath (1990)
1991 – 2010 Rajkumar Santoshi (1991 ) · Honey Irani (1992) · no award given (1993) · Sutanu Gupta (1994) · K. K. Singh (1995) · Ram Gopal Varma (1996) · Gulzar (1997) · Kamal Haasan (1998) · Mahesh Bhatt (1999) · Vinay Shukla (2000) · Honey Irani (2001) · Ashutosh Gowariker (2002) · Jaideep Sahni (2003) · Nagesh Kukunoor (2004) · Aditya Chopra (2005) · Sudhir Mishra, Ruchi Narain & Shivkumar Subramaniam (2006 ) · Rajkumar Hirani & Vidhu Vinod Chopra (2007) · Amol Gupte (2008) · Abhishek Kapoor (2009) · Abhijat Joshi & Rajkumar Hirani (2010)
2011 – present Anurag Kashyap & Vikramaditya Motwane (2011)
Filmfare Award for Lifetime Achievement 1991 – 2000 Amitabh Bachchan (1991) · Dev Anand (1992) · Dilip Kumar (1993) · Lata Mangeshkar (1994) · Shammi Kapoor & Waheeda Rehman (1995) · Ashok Kumar, Sunil Dutt & Vyjayanthimala (1996) · Dharmendra, Mumtaz & Pran(1997) · Sharmila Tagore (1998) · Manoj Kumar & Helen (1999) · Vinod Khanna & Hema Malini (2000)
2001 – 2010 Feroz Khan & Asha Bhosle (2001) · Gulzar & Asha Parekh (2002) · Jeetendra (2003) · Sulochana Latkar, Nirupa Roy & B.R. Chopra (2004) · Rajesh Khanna (2005) · Shabana Azmi (2006) · Javed Akhtar & Jaya Bachchan (2007) · Rishi Kapoor (2008) · Bhanu Athaiya & Om Puri (2009) · Shashi Kapoor & Khayyam (2010)
2011 - present Manna Dey (2011)Categories:- 1937 births
- Indian actors
- Living people
- Indian film directors
- Indian screenwriters
- Hindi-language film directors
- Filmfare Awards winners
- Indian film actors
- Hindi film actors
- People from Abbottabad
- University of Delhi alumni
- Indian Hindus
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