Manoj Kumar

Birthday: 24. July 1937
Birthplace: Abbottabad, North-West Frontier Province, British India
Awards: 1992 – Padma Shri by the Government of India, 2010 – National Raj Kapoor Award by the Government of Maharashtra, 1968 – National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film, 1968 – Filmfare Best Movie Award for Upkaar, 1968 – Filmfare Best Director Award for Upkaar[7], 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, 2001 – Kalakar Awards for Lifetime Achievement[citation needed], 2008 – Star Screen Lifetime Achievement Award, 2009 – Phalke Ratna Award by the Dadasaheb Phalke Academy, 2010 – Lifetime Achievement Award at the 12th Mumbai Film Festival, 2012 – Lifetime Achievement Award at the Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Award, 2012 – Lifetime Achievement Award at the Nashik International Film Festival, 2012 – "Bharat Gaurav Award" in New Jersey, USA, 2013 – Lifetime Achievement Award at the Jagran Film Festival

Biography

Manoj Kumar (born Harikrishna Giri Goswami on 24 July 1937) is an award-winning Indian actor and director in the Bollywood film industry. 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 "Bhaarat Kumar". In 1992,93[citation needed] he was honoured with the Padma Shri by the Government of India.

Manoj Kumar was born in Abbottabad, a town of North-West Frontier Province (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), then part of British India. His original name was Harikishan Giri Goswami. When he was 10, his family had to flee to Delhi due to the partition. His family lived as refugees in Vijay Nagar, Kingsway Camp and later moved to Patel Nagar area of New Delhi.