Manoj Kumar Biography, Age, Height, Family, Facts In 2023

Manoj Kumar is one of the finest bollywood actors who is known for his patriotic roles. He is currently 85 years old. He was born in 1937 in a Brahmin family in Abbottabad, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan which was a part of India before the partition. His real name is Harikrishna Giri Goswami and is also known as Bharat Kumar. His father's name was H.L Goswami and mother's name was Krishna Kumari Goswami. He has two siblings and is married to Shashi Goswami. 

At the age of 10 he moved to Delhi with his family and lived as a refugee. Then he completed his education with graduation from DU. He made his bollywood debut in 1957 with Fashion where he played a challenging role of a 80 years old beggar. Have you watched this film? Our former PM Lal Bahadur Sashtri once requested Manoji to make a film on Jai Jawan Jai Kissan slogan. To this, Manoj Kumar came upwith 'Upkar' which was his directorial debut. 

He has done a lot of good work for the industry. He also tried his hands as scriptwriter and lyricist. He is well known for films like Wo kon Thi, Pathar ke Sanam, Neel Kamal, Roti Kapra aur Makan, Purab aur Pachim, Kranti and more. Which of these films have you watched? His current networth is said to be Rs 226 crores.