On Manoj Kumar’s 81st birthday, here’s looking at some rare photos of the patriotic hero
In a career spanning over six decades, Manoj Kumar has been primarily known as the patriotic hero. After the 1965 war, PM Lal Bahadur Shastri asked Manoj to create a film on the slogan Jai Jawan Jai Kisan. The result was the 1967 film Upkar that was loved by the masses.
In a career spanning over six decades, Manoj Kumar has been primarily known as the patriotic hero. After the 1965 war, PM Lal Bahadur Shastri asked Manoj to create a film on the slogan Jai Jawan Jai Kisan. The result was the 1967 film Upkar that was loved by the masses.
Manoj Kumar was named Harikishan Giri Goswami at birth. He changed his name to Manoj Kumar after watching Dilip Kumar's character in the film Shabnam.
Manoj Kumar became known as the patriotic hero after his film Shaheed in 1965.
Manoj Kumar was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for lifetime contribution to Indian cinema in 2016.
In 1992, he was honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India.
His last film appearance was in the 1995 film Maidan-E-Jung.
