Manoj Kumar celebrates his 83rd birthday with family

Veteran actor Manoj Kumar Is happily celebrating his 83rd birthday with his family. There were talks regarding his health. But as informed by his nephew Manish Goswami, “He’s just having a slip disc problem,” and rest all is fine with Mr. Bharat. One of his films Purab aur Paschim, which he produced, directed and also acted in, will also turn 50 this year.

He debuted in the entertainment industry in 1957, with a film named Fashion. He became known and a famous actor with his popular films ‘Hariyali Aur Raasta’, ‘Woh Kaun Thi?’, ‘Himalaya Ki God Mein’, ‘Do Badan’, ‘Patthar Ke Sanam’, ‘Bhagat Singh’, ‘Shaheed’ and ‘Roti Kapda Aur Makaan’. Because most of his movies were a patriotic drama, he was known as ‘Bharat Kumar’ in the industry.

He gave up on his acting career  in 1995 and was last seen in Maidan e Jung. He won a National Film Award for his movie Upkaar and was received the Padma Shri in 1992. He was also honored with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, in 2015.