Sunday, July 20, 2014

Manoj Kumar - Biography, Films and Videos

Date of Birth: 24 July 1937

Manoj Kumar was born Harikrishna Giri Goswami

He has number of successful films especially with patriotic themes. Some of his successful films are  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.



When he was 10, his family came to Delhi  Delhi due to the partition. After graduating from Hindu College, University of Delhi, he entered the film industry. He made his debut in Fashion in 1957. He acted in a  leading role in Kaanch Ki Gudia (1960) opposite Sayeeda Khan. His subsequent films were Piya Milan Ki Aas and Reshmi Roomal. The Vijay Bhatt-directed Hariyali Aur Raasta (1962) opposite Mala Sinha was a success.  Kumar then appeared with Sadhana in Raj Khosla's Woh Kaun Thi (1964). Vijay Bhatt once again directed him and Mala Sinha in Himalaya Ki God Mein (1965).

Manoj Kumar and Raj Khosla then had a successful film Do Badan (1966).  Manoj Kumar and the heroine Asha Parekh were appreciated for their acting in the film.

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Kumar's series of patriotic films started with the 1965 film Shaheed  based on the life of Bhagat Singh.

Kumar made directorial debut with Upkaar (1967) and played both a soldier and a farmer symbolizing, Lal Bahadur Shastry's slogan, Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan. The film was also noted for the famous song Mere Desh Ki Dharti. Upkaar was a hit and won Kumar Filmfare Best Director Award.

Manoj returned to patriotic theme 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). He  directed and starred in Shor (1972).   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), a hit film  had Kumar and Hema Malini in the lead roles of a religious-themed comedy. Dus Numbri (1976) starring Kumar and Hema was also a hit.  In 1981, Kumar reached the peak of his career with Kranti, a story about the struggle for Indian independence in the 19th century. Kranti was the last notable successful film in his career.

After Kranti, Kumar's career began to decline in the 1980s as many  his films failed at the box office.  He quit acting after his appearance in the 1995 film Maidan-E-Jung.





Awards

1992 – Padma Shri by the Government of India

1968 – National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film for Upkaar


Filmfare Awards


1968 – Filmfare Best Movie Award for Upkaar
1968 – Filmfare Best Director Award for Upkaar
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


Selected films


Year    Film Role Co – Stars
1957 Fashion
1958 Panchayat Shyama
Sahara Meena Kumari
1959 Chand
1960 Honeymoon Saida Khan
1961 Suhaag Sindoor
Kaanch Ki Gudiya Saida Khan
Reshmi Rumal Shakila

1962 Hariyali Aur Rasta Shanker Mala Sinha, Shashikala
Dr. Vidya Ratan Chowdhury Vyjayanthimala
Shaadi Balraj Sahni, Saira Banu, Dharmendra
Banarsi Thug Shyam Vijaya Chaudhari
Maa Beta Ameeta
Piya Milan Ki Aas Ameeta
Naqli Nawab Shakila
1963 Apna Bana Ke Dekho Asha Parekh
Ghar Basake Dekho Rajshree
Grahasti Rajshree

1964 Apne Huye Paraye Mala Sinha
Woh Kaun Thi? Dr Anand Sadhana
Phoolon Ki Sej Vyjayanthimala

1965 Shaheed Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh
Bedaag Rajesh Nanda
Himalaya Ki God Mein Sunil Mehra Mala Sinha
Gumnaam Anand Nanda
Poonam Ki Raat Kumud Chhugani

1966 Do Badan Vikas Asha Parekh
Sawan Ki Ghata Sharmila Tagore
Saajan Asha Parekh

1967 Patthar Ke Sanam Rajesh Waheeda Rehman, Mumtaz
Anita Neeraj Sadhana
Upkaar Bharat Asha Parekh, Pran, Prem Chopra, Kamini Kaushal 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

1971 Balidan Raja Saira Banu

1972
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 Ram Rai Hema Malini
1976 Dus Numbri Arjun Hema Malini
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 Dilip Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Hema Malini, Parveen Babi, Nirupa Roy, Prem Chopra

1987 Kalyug Aur Ramayan Pawan Putra (Shri Hanuman) Madhavi
1989
Santosh Santosh Singh
Clerk Bharat Ashok Kumar, Rajendra Kumar, Rekha, Mohammed Ali, Shashi Kapoor, Anita Raj, Zeba, Prem Chopra
1995 Maidan-E-Jung Master Dinanath

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