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Manoj Kumar is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Editor Indian born on 24 july 1937 at Abbottabad (Pakistan)
Manoj Kumar (born Harikrishna Giri Goswami on 24 July 1937) is an award-winning Indian actor and director in Bollywood. 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 "Bharat Kumar". In 1992, he was honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India.
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Manoj Kumar
Birth name Harikishan Giri Goswami
Nationality Inde
Birth 24 july 1937 (87 years) at Abbottabad (Pakistan)
Awards Padma Shri, Filmfare Awards
Nationality Inde
Birth 24 july 1937 (87 years) at Abbottabad (Pakistan)
Awards Padma Shri, Filmfare Awards
Biography
Kumar is married to Shashi Goswami (originally from Jodhkan, Sirsa district, Haryana). He has two sons, Vishal and Kunal. Vishal tried his luck as a singer and Kunal as an actor. His brother, Rajiv Goswami, also entered the film industry, but none were able to gain a footing in Bollywood.Usually with
Filmography of Manoj Kumar (46 films)
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Malik Ek (2010)
Directed by Deepak Balraj Vij
Genres Biography
Actors Jackie Shroff, Manoj Kumar, Divya Dutta, Rohini Hattangadi, Smriti Irani, Vidya Sinha
Rating66%
Sri (2005)
Directed by Dasaradh
Genres Action, Romance
Actors Manchu Manoj, Tamannaah Bhatia, Manoj Kumar, Mohan Babu, Devaraj, Sukanya
Rating58%
Bhikshapati (Devaraj) is the cruellest landlord in Rayalaseema. He is on his way to hunt down the family of Sandhya (Tamanna) who stay in Bhuvaneswar. Sree (Manoj) grows up in Bhuvaneswar with his widowed mother (Sukanya). Sree falls in love at first sight with Sandhya. When things are getting right between Sandhya and Sree, Bhikshapati's men enter Bhuvaneswar. Sree rescues the family of Sandhya from Bhikshapati's men. Then he also finds out that there is some connection between his father and Bhikshapati's men. The rest of the story is about how he returns to Rayalaseema and rescues the people of village from the clutches of the feudal landlord Bikshapati.
Maidan-E-Jung (1995)
Directed by K.C Bokadia
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Bollywood
Actors Dharmendra, Akshay Kumar, Karisma Kapoor, Gulshan Grover, Amrish Puri, Manoj Kumar
Roles S.P. Arun
Rating36%
Daata Guru (Amrish Puri) is a wealthy, powerful, and influential head of a village. He owns and controls all the villagers and their properties. Anyone who dares to raise their voice against him is crushed by his employee, Shankar (Dharmendra), and his sons, Guman (Gulshan Grover) and Karan (Akshay Kumar). When Daata Guru learns that Shankar has abducted his widowed daughter-in-law, Lakhsmi (Jaya Pradha), and has married her, he is enraged and wants Shankar dead. Daata Guru also instigates Karan against Shankar, and threatens the villagers to cut off their water supply if they do not turn in Shankar to him.
Santosh (1989)
Genres Drama
Actors Manoj Kumar, Nirupa Roy, Rakhee Gulzar, Prem Chopra, Hema Malini, Kamini Kaushal
Roles Santosh Singh
Rating67%
Kalyug Aur Ramayan (1987)
Directed by Babubhai Mistry
Actors Manoj Kumar, Madhavi Alladurgam, Prem Chopra, Om Prakash, Bindu, Satish Shah
Rating47%
The film is based on the Ramayana in modern environment, how his character in today. Manoj Kumar is portrayed in the film Ram Bhakta Hanuman. Hanuman come to earth and meet a miserable father Dasaratha. Dasrath distressed by her sons and daughter-in-law. How to the Hanuman Solve this problem, this is story theme.
Yaadgaar (1984)
Directed by Dasari Narayana Rao
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action
Actors Manoj Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar, Nutan, Kamal Haasan, Pran Krishan Sikand, Poonam Dhillon
Rating62%
Mujhe Insaaf Chahiye (1983)
Directed by Rama Rao Tatineni
Genres Drama
Actors Mithun Chakraborty, Rekha, Rati Agnihotri, Ranjeeta "Robby" Kaur, Danny Denzongpa, Asrani
Rating66%
Malati (Rati Agnihotri), a young girl from a middle-class family meets Suresh Ray (Mithun Chakraborty), who is the son of a well-known lawyer Dayashankar Ray (Danny Denzongpa). After dating each other for some time, she finds that she is pregnant. When Suresh refuses to marry Malati, and she decides against aborting the baby, her parents throw her out and disown her. Left alone, she decides to take Suresh to court. She is supported in this fight by Shakuntala (Rekha), a lawyer who works for woman's rights, who also has an illegitimate daughter from Dayashankar Ray. The case gets much publicity and public support, and the judge rules in Malati's favor. At this point however, Malati refuses to marry Suresh and decides to raise the child on her own. In the meantime, Shakuntala dies of a heart attack, and Malati promises her to take care of her daughter, and carry on Shakuntala's work.
Aamne Samne (1982)
, 2h15Genres Drama, Action, Musical, Crime
Actors Mithun Chakraborty, Leela Mishra, Bindiya Goswami, Kamal Kapoor, Manoj Kumar, Dinesh Thakur
Rating63%
Gopi (Mithun Chakraborty) is a simple minded villager who travels to Mumbai looking for a job. He is approached by some men who mistaken him for Johnny (also Mithun Chakraborty). Johnny is a criminal who works for the underworld don Supremo (Kamal Kapoor) and is also a stage performer by day to cover up his criminal activities. When he meets his lookalike, Johnny decides to use him as a fall guy in case the police discover who he is. Gopi is trained into becoming Johnny to convincingly impersonate him unknowingly becoming an accomplice to Johnny's crimes. When the police discover Johnny has stolen valuable statues, Gopi is blamed and must prove his innocence.
Kranti (1981)
, 3h8Directed by Manoj Kumar
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Historical
Actors Dilip Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Hema Malini, Shatrughan Sinha, Parveen Babi, Sarika
Roles Bharat/Kranti
Rating72%
The film takes place in the 19th Century British India and is the story of the fight for independence from the British between 1825 to 1875. The film tells the story of men that lead the war against British Rule: Sanga (Dilip Kumar), Bharat (Manoj Kumar) known as Kranti, a prince (Shashi Kapoor) and a freedom fighter (Shatrughan Sinha). Sanga is an honest and dedicated employee in the kingdom of Ramgarh, owing allegiance and loyalty to no one except Raja Laxman Singh. When Laxman Singh conditionally permits the British to use the port for trading purposes, Sangha finds out that the British are taking out gold and jewellery and bringing in ammunition, and puts a stop to this. He goes to report this outrage to Laxman Singh, only to find him stabbed to death. Sanga is charged with treason and of killing Laxman Singh. Sentenced to death, he escapes and forms a group of revolutionaries who have only one goal - to drive the British out of India. This group multiplies into several armies, all united with one slogan - an Independent India, also known as Kranti.
Amaanat (1977)
Genres Drama
Actors Manoj Kumar, Sadhana Shivdasani, Balraj Sahni, Joginder, Mehmood Ali, Rehman
Roles Deepak
Rating57%
Shirdi Ke Sai Baba (1977)
Genres Drama
Actors Manoj Kumar, Rajendra Kumar Tuli, Hema Malini, Shatrughan Sinha, Raj Mehra, Usha Chavhan
Roles Devotee
Rating75%
Sawan Ki Ghata (1976)
Directed by Shakti Samanta
Genres Musical theatre, Romance
Actors Manoj Kumar, Sharmila Tagore, Mumtaz, Pran Krishan Sikand, Madan Puri, Sundar
Roles Gopal
Rating61%
Dus Numbri (1976)
Actors Manoj Kumar, Hema Malini, Pran Krishan Sikand, Bindu, Prem Nath, Kamini Kaushal
Roles Arjun
Rating53%
Inspector Shiv Nath is an honest and diligent police officer in Bombay, and lives with his wife, Radha, and a young son, Arjun. While making several arrests in connection with counterfeit money and drugs, he comes to know that his close friend, Karamchand is also involved in this racket. Before he could take any action, he himself is arrested by the police for possession of fake money and drugs, and sentenced to a jail term, but he escapes and his whereabouts are unknown. Radha loses her mind and is institutionalized, while Arjun takes to petty crime and on reaching adult-hood is the Don of the area known and feared as "Dus Numbri". He meets with and falls in love with a petty thief and card-sharp, Rosemary Fernandes. When Radha accidentally meets with Rosemary, she thinks it is Sundari, Karamchand's wife, and then Radha starts to regain her sanity. But not for long, as Arjun, Radha, and Rosemary will soon be enmeshed in a plot that may well rid them of their senses, that is if it does not kill them first.
Sanyasi (1975)
Directed by Sohanlal Kanwar
Genres Drama
Actors Manoj Kumar, Hema Malini, Prem Nath, Prem Chopra, Aruna Irani, Pran Krishan Sikand
Roles Ram Rai
Rating66%
Renukadevi is widowed and the mother of a son named Ram. Her husband had indulged in all possible vices, and died. Her father-in-law, Rai, does not want Ram to repeat his father's mistakes, and teaches him all the positive values of the Hindu religion, in particular the contents of the Holy Book "Geeta". As a result, Ram refrains from all known vices, is an expert in yogic exercises, decides to live the life of a celibate, and refuses to marry anyone. When Rai dies, Renuka asks Ram to fulfill his grandfather's last wishes, one of which was to get married. She even arranges his introduction to Aarti, an attractive young woman. But Ram is convinced that marriage is not for him. Renuka is overjoyed when her estranged brother, Gopinath, and his son, Rakesh, return from abroad. With their help she hopes to get Ram marries with Aarti. Then things get complicated when Rakesh falls in love with Aarti. Ram leaves town to attend to business, and circumstances propel Renuka to will her entire estate to Rakesh and change his name to Bharat, with the blessings of a renowned saint named Ishwar Baba. After this ceremony, the people around Renuka start showing their true colors, and after an open-palmed stinging slap from Aarti, Renuka realizes that her place in this house is now worse than that of a lowly servant.
Roti Kapada Aur Makaan (1974)
, 2h41Directed by Manoj Kumar
Actors Manoj Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Zeenat Aman, Moushumi Chatterjee, Aruna Irani, Amitabh Bachchan
Roles Deepak
Rating67%
After the retirement of his dad (Krishan Dhawan), the responsibility is on Bharat (Manoj Kumar) to look after his Delhi-based family. He has two younger college-going brothers, Vijay (Amitabh Bachchan) and Deepak (Dheeraj Kumar) and a sister of marriagable age, Champa (Meena T.). Although Bharat himself is a college graduate, the only work he can find is as a low-paid singer, much to the frustration of his girlfriend, Sheetal (Zeenat Aman). Meanwhile, Vijay has turned to crime as a last resort to provide for the family, but after an argument with Bharat, he leaves home to join the army.