Manoj Kumar: If Manoj Kumar was not there then Amitabh would not have been a superstar today, he was angry with Shahrukh on this matter..

'Hai Preet Jahan Ki Reet Sada.. Mai Geet Wahan Ke Gaata Hoon Bharat Ka Raha Wala Hoon.. Bharat Ki Baat Sunata Hoon.' Hardly anyone has not heard this song, who does not know Manoj Kumar alias Bharat Kumar who acted in patriotic films?

Veteran actor Manoj Kumar, who gave excellent films like 'Purab Aur Paschim', 'Roti, Kapda Aur Makaan' and 'Kranti', died in Mumbai at 87. He breathed his last in Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital. Know some special things related to him in this news...

He named himself after Dilip Kumar's character.

Manoj Kumar i.e. Harikishan Giri Goswami. Yes, this was Manoj Kumar's real name. How can it be possible to talk about Manoj Kumar and not mention Dilip Kumar? There is an incident from Manoj's childhood. While studying in school, Manoj went to see Dilip Kumar's film 'Shabnam' and then got so impressed by his character that he named himself Manoj Kumar after the same character.

Played the character named 'Bharat' in most of the films
At a time when people liked to see an actor in a romantic image, Manoj Kumar turned to patriotic cinema. In most of the films, the name of his character was Bharat, due to which people also started calling him 'Bharat Kumar'. Started his career as an actor in 1957 with the film 'Fashion'.

Had a different style of filmmaking
Actor Manoj Kumar, famous as Bharat Kumar in Hindi cinema, was a better actor in his time than he was, and he had more understanding of filmmaking. Manoj Kumar had such a passion for patriotism that he brought it in front of the people through his films. By making patriotic films, Manoj Kumar proved that money can also be earned from such films.

Went to meet Shaheed Bhagat Singh's mother
It is said about the film 'Shaheed' that Manoj Kumar was going to play the role of Shaheed Bhagat Singh in this film, for this film Manoj had also gone to meet Shaheed Bhagat Singh's mother. After getting all the necessary information, when Manoj Kumar acted in it and the film was released, 1965's Shaheed rocked the box office. People liked Manoj Kumar's acting very much, after this Manoj Kumar never looked back. Even the song of the film Shaheed was written by lyricist Prem Dhawan at Manoj Kumar's request.

Stopped Amitabh from going back home, and gave him this role.

When Amitabh Bachchan, troubled by the continuous flop films, was leaving Mumbai and going back to Delhi to his parents, Manoj Kumar was the one who stopped Amitabh and gave him a chance in his film 'Roti, Kapda Aur Makaan'. Manoj Kumar, who charged only 11 rupees as a story writer, has been honored with awards like Dadasaheb Phalke, Padmashree, and Filmfare Lifetime Achievement for his excellent acting in films.

Got angry with Shahrukh on this thing
Manoj Kumar got angry with Shahrukh Khan when Shahrukh kept a scene imitating Manoj Kumar in a scene of his film 'Om Shanti Om'. However, later Shahrukh apologized to him and Manoj Kumar also forgave him.

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