Disambiguation: For RJD politician from Palamau, see Manoj Kumar (politician)
Manoj Kumar (born July 24, 1937, at Abbottabad, NWFP, British India) is an Indian actor and director in the Bollywood film industry. He is known for acting in and directing films with patriotic themes, and has been given the nickname "Mr Bharat" (Bhaarat is the Sanskrit and Hindi term for India).
Manoj Kumar was born in Abbottabad, a town of the North-West Frontier Prov...
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Disambiguation: For RJD politician from Palamau, see Manoj Kumar (politician)
Manoj Kumar (born July 24, 1937, at Abbottabad, NWFP, British India) is an Indian actor and director in the Bollywood film industry. He is known for acting in and directing films with patriotic themes, and has been given the nickname "Mr Bharat" (Bhaarat is the Sanskrit and Hindi term for India).
Manoj Kumar was born in Abbottabad, a town of the North-West Frontier Province, British India. Abbottabad is now located within the borders of Pakistan. His original name was Harikishan Giri Goswami. When he was 10, his Gosain Hindu family had to move to India owing to partition. They settled in Hanumangarh district, Rajasthan and is know to have roots in Patel Nagar area of New Delhi.
After graduating from Hindu College, University of Delhi, he decided to enter the film industry.
As a youth, he admired Bollywood superstar Dilip Kumar, and decided to name himself Manoj Kumar after Dilip's character in Shabnam (1949)...
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