Manoj Kumar Donated His Nationwide Award Prize Cash To Bhagat Singh’s Household

Actor Manoj Kumar performed many iconic roles all through his illustrious profession. The inherent patriotism that his characters possessed earned him the nickname ‘Bharat Kumar’. The movie Shaheed is among the finest examples of Manoj Kumar’s ardour for his nation; he performed the function of the nice freedom fighter Bhagat Singh within the movie, and acquired a Nationwide Award for his work. However, in a philanthropic transfer, he donated his whole prize cash to Bhagat Singh’s household.

Directed by S Ram Sharma, the movie was launched January 1, 1965. The solid of the movie was full of many heavy hitters of that period, reminiscent of Manoj Kumar, Kamini Kaushal, Pran, Prem Chopra, Manmohan, Madan Puri and Karan Dewan. Whereas speaking to Hindustan Occasions, Manoj stated, “I donated your complete quantity I obtained for my Nationwide Award for Shaheed Bhagat Singh’s household. Awards do give any artistic particular person a way of satisfaction. I’m comfortable that the federal government has eventually rewarded my work.”

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Manoj Kumar additionally talked about assembly the legendary director Satyajit Ray, whom he affectionately referred to as Manikda, throughout a movie pageant in Delhi. They mentioned Kumar’s movie Upkar (1967) and Ray’s magnum opus Charulata (1964). “I requested him if he had watched my movie, Upkar. He stated he had, however discovered it melodramatic. I smiled and questioned him if the sequence in his personal movie Charulata the place a thunderstorm happens when Soumitra Chatterjee sees Madhabi Mukherjee is just not melodramatic. Patting me affectionately, Manikda stated I caught him! There can’t be anybody like Manikda, even immediately,” he stated.

The actor handed away on Friday morning after being hospitalised on the Kokilaben Dhirubai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai. The 87-year-old had been combating poor well being for fairly a while as a consequence of having liver cirrhosis. Tributes and prayers from all around the nation poured in from all quarters.

All through his profession, the actor labored in lots of influential movies reminiscent of Upkar (1967), Roti Kapada Aur Makaan (1974), Shor (1972), Kranti (1981), and Purab Aur Paschim (1970).