Veteran actor Manoj Kumar has passed away at the age of 87. He breathed his last at Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital. A legendary name in Hindi cinema, he was best known for his patriotic films including Shaheed (1965), Upkar (1967), and Purab Aur Paschim (1970). Kumar was reportedly admitted to the hospital after suffering heart-related complications. According to the hospital’s medical certificate, the secondary cause of death was “decompensated liver cirrhosis.”
He received the Padma Shri in 1992 for his contributions to Bollywood and was later honored with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2015. Known as ‘Bharat Kumar’ for his patriotic films, he also made a mark with classics like Hariyali Aur Raasta, Woh Kaun Thi, Himalaya Ki God Mein, Do Badan, Patthar Ke Sanam, Neel Kamal, and Kranti.
#WATCH | Mumbai | On the demise of Indian actor and film director Manoj Kumar, Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit says, “…The legendary Dadasaheb Phalke award winner, our inspiration and the ‘lion’ of the Indian film industry, Manoj Kumar Ji is no more…It is a great loss to the industry… pic.twitter.com/vWL7FRI44D
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