Manoj Kumar Age, Affairs, Wife, Family, Biography & More

Bio
Real Name	Harikrishna Giri Goswami (birth name)
Nickname	Bharat Kumar
Profession	Actor, Director
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 178 cm in meters- 1.78 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 10”
Weight (approx.)	in Kilograms- 85 kg in Pounds- 187 lbs
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Salt & Pepper
Personal Life
Date of Birth	24 July 1937 (Saturday)
Age (as of 2023)	86 Years
Birth Place	Abbottabad, North-West Frontier Province, British India (now in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Cancer
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Delhi, India
School	Not Known
College	Hindu College, University of Delhi
Educational Qualifications	Graduation
Debut	Film- Fashion (1957) Directorial- Upkaar (1967)
Family	Father- H.L. Goswami Mother- Krishna Kumari Goswami Brother- Rajiv Goswami Sister- Neelam Goswami
Religion	Hinduism
Hobbies	Listening to music, Singing
Favourite Things
Favourite Actor	Dilip Kumar, Ashok Kumar
Favourite Actress	Kamini Kaushal
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Not Known
Wife/Spouse	Shashi Goswami
Children	Sons- Vishal Goswami, Kunal Goswami Daughter- None

Some Lesser Known Facts About Manoj Kumar

• Does Manoj Kumar smoke?: Not Known

• Does Manoj Kumar drink alcohol?: Not Known

• Manoj Kumar was born in Brahmin family. When he was 10 years old, his family left Abbottabad, Pakistan and migrated to Delhi.

• When he came to India due to the partition, his family lived as refugees in Vijay Nagar, Kingsway Camp and later moved to Old Rajendra Nagar area of New Delhi.

• From a young age, he was really inspired by Dilip Kumar and Ashok Kumar and thus decided to name himself as Manoj Kumar. However, his real name is Harikrishna Giri Goswami.

• Manoj Kumar’s film career began with 1957 movie Fashion, wherein he played the role of an 80-year-old person.

• Manoj Kumar’s patriotic image was truly recognized after the release of 1965 film Shaheed. The movie was based on the life of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.

• After 1965 Indo-Pak War, the then PM of India, Lal Bahadur Shastri, asked him to create a movie based on the popular slogan Jai Jawan Jai Kissan. To fulfill his words, he made Upkaar in 1967, in which he played both a soldier and a farmer.

• The Film Upkaar won Kumar his first Filmfare Best Director Award.

• In 1981, he directed a movie, Kranti. The movie was a big hit at the box office. After Kranti, his film career began to decline because his movies were not performing well.

• Due to his many roles on Patriotism, he was nicknamed as ‘Bharat Kumar’.

• In 1989, he was the first ever Indian director to cast Pakistani actors.

• In 1992, he was awarded Padma Shri by the Government of India.

• In 1995, he quit acting. He acted for the last time in the 1995 film Maidan-E-Jung.

• Prior to 2004, it was announced that Manoj Kumar had joined Shiv Sena.

• In 2016, Manoj Kumar was bestowed with Dadasaheb Phalke Award lifetime contribution to Indian cinema.