Manoj Kumar

Manoj Kumar
Manoj Kumar
Born	Harikrishan Goswami (1937-07-24) 24 July 1937 (age 87) Abbottabad, North-West Frontier Province, British India (present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)
Nationality	Indian
Other names	Bharat Kumar
Occupations	Actor film director film producer screenwriter lyricist editor politician
Years active	1957–1999
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Shashi Goswami
Children	2; including Kunal Goswami
Relatives	Manish R Goswami (brother)
Honours	Padma Shri (1992) Dadasaheb Phalke Award (2015)

Manoj Kumar (born Harikrishan Goswami; 24 July 1937) is an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter, lyricist and editor who worked in Hindi cinema. He is known for acting and making films with patriotic themes, and has been given the nickname Bharat Kumar.^[A] He is the recipient of a National Film Award and seven Filmfare Awards, in varied categories. He was awarded Padma Shri in 1992 and Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2016 by the Government of India for his contribution to Indian cinema and arts.
Cite error: There are <ref group=upper-alpha> tags or {{efn-ua}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=upper-alpha}} template or {{notelist-ua}} template (see the help page).