Manoj Kumar
1937–2025
Manoj Kumar made himself the national conscience of Hindi cinema and was called Bharat Kumar for it - he played a character named Bharat so often that the name stuck to him permanently.
Shaheed, Upkar, Purab Aur Paschim, Roti Kapda Aur Makaan, Kranti. He directed most of them himself, and Upkar was made because Lal Bahadur Shastri asked him to make a film around the slogan Jai Jawan Jai Kisan. He was given the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2015.
Dates and credits from Wikidata.
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Aadmi (1968)
Anita (1967)
Apne Huye Paraye (1964)
Be-Imaan (1972)
Do Badan (1966)
Kranti (1981)
Mera Naam Joker (1970)
Neel Kamal (1968)
Patthar Ke Sanam (1967)
Poonam Ki Raat (1965)
Sawan Ki Ghata (1966)
Shor (1972)
Other known for
- Gumnaam (1965) no copy found