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Manoj Kumar, the best actor and director of Bollywood, was born on 24 July 1937 in Abbottabad city of Pakistan. After the partition of the country, Manoj Kumar's family came to India, later Manoj Kumar worked in the Bollywood film industry and earned a lot of fame.
Manoj Kumar acted in many patriotic films and also directed many films. This is why he also got the name 'Bharat Kumar'. Today, on the occasion of Manoj Kumar's birthday, we tell you some special things about him that you may not know before.
Very few people know the real name of Manoj Kumar. Manoj Kumar's real name is Harikrishna Giri Goswami. It is said that Manoj changed his name to Badal because of the legendary actor Dilip Kumar. Actually, Dilip Kumar's character in the 1949 film 'Shabnam' was named 'Manoj Kumar'. After this, Manoj Kumar decided to keep the same name.
Debuted at the age of 20
Manoj Kumar had decided to become an actor in his childhood. At the age of just 20, he made his Bollywood debut with the film 'Fashion'. This film was released in the year 1957. However, the actor got a big and special recognition from the 1965 film Shaheed. After this, he never looked back. In this film, he played the role of Shaheed Bhagat Singh.
best movies of manoj kumar
Manoj Kumar directed many films in his career. Many of his films were superhits. He also won the hearts of fans with his strong acting in many films. Apart from Shaheed, Manoj's brilliant films include 'Neel Kamal', 'Hariyali Aur Rasta', 'Woh Kaun Thi', 'Himalay Ki God Mein', 'Patthar Ke Sanam', 'Upkar', 'Gumnaam', 'Roti Pardo' and 'Makan'.
Lal Bahadur Shastri was also a fan of Manoj Kumar
Former Prime Minister of the country Lal Bahadur Shastri was also a fan of Manoj Kumar. On Shastri's request, Manoj Kumar made the film 'Upkar' in 1967. This film was based on Lal Bahadur Shastri's slogan 'Jai Jawan Jai Kisan'.
The girl gave up smoking after being scolded
Once Manoj Kumar went to a restaurant to eat. Then a girl scolded him. The actor said in an interview, 'Many years ago I went to a restaurant with my family for dinner and I was fond of smoking cigarettes. While smoking a cigarette, a girl came and scolded me and said, 'You India, you are smoking cigarettes, don't you feel ashamed?' After this Manoj Kumar decided not to smoke cigarettes in public places.