Manoy Kumar Net Worth Wiki, Height, Biography, Wife, Children And Early Life
Manoy Kumar Net Worth
Manoj Kumar Net Worth: Manoj Kumar is an Indian actor and director in the Bollywood film industry who has a net worth of $20 million. Harikrishna Giri Goswami (publicly known as Manoj Kumar) was born on July 13, 1937 in Abbottabad, Pakistan. He is known for movies Hariyali Aur Raasta, Woh Kaun Thi?, Himalaya Ki God Mein, Do Badan, Upkar, Patthar Ke Sanam, Neel Kamal, Purab Aur Paschim, Roti Kapda Aur Makaan and Kranti.
He is known for starring in and directing films with patriotic themes and is nicknamed “Bhaarat Kumar”. In 1992, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India. As a young man, he admired Bollywood superstar Dilip Kumar and decided to name him Manoj Kumar after Dilip’s role in Shabnam (1949). Little known after his fashion debut in 1957, Manoj became his first leading role opposite Sayeeda Khan in Kaanch Ki Gudia (1960). Piya Milan Ki Aas and Reshmi Roomal followed with Mala Sinha in Hariyali Aur Raasta (1962) directed by Vijay Bhatt. Kumar then appeared with Sadhana in Raj Khosla’s Woh Kaun Thi (1964) and was reunited with Vijay Bhatt and Mala Sinha in Himalaya Ki God Mein (1965). Manoj Kumar and Raj Khosla repeat their successful actor/director partnership with the film Do Badan, which features Raj Khosla’s great director, performances by Manoj Kumar and heroine Asha Parekh, Ravi’s great soundtrack, immortal songs And famous lyricist Shakeel Badayuni and other qualities. Kumar’s image as a patriotic hero began in the 1965 film “Shaheed,” based on the life of the most influential Indian revolutionary, Bhagat Singh. After the Indo-Pakistani war in 1965, Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri asked Kumar to create a film based on the popular slogan Jai Jawan Jai Kissan (Salute to Soldiers, Salute to Farmers). In the mid-70s, Kumar starred in three hit films: Roti Kapda Aur Makaan (1974), Amitabh Bachchan, which earned him his second Filmfare Award for Best Director, Sanyasi (1975) and Dus Numbri (1976) .
His trademark face covering with his hands was hugely popular and went on to become a stand-up comedian joke.