Manoj Kumar, a recipient of the National Award, Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Padma Shri Award and 8 Filmfare Awards, did not have a very good early life, in fact he did not even realize where this path was taking him. Manoj Kumar was born on 24 July 1937 in Abbottabad, British India (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan). His real name was Harikishan Giri Goswami. It is said that Manoj was only 10 years old when he saw his 2-month-old brother dying in agony.
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My brother died after suffering for 2 months, my mother screamed in pain
Actually, what happened was that after the birth of younger brother Kuku, both the mother and brother were admitted in the hospital. During that time riots broke out and the hospital staff started running to save their lives. It is said that in that chaos, the younger brother died due to lack of treatment. At the same time, the mother's condition was also very bad and she kept screaming in pain. No doctor or nurse reached there to treat her. Seeing all this happening in front of his eyes at a young age, Manoj finally got very upset. He did not want to lose his mother like his brother. It is said that one day, upset, he picked up a stick and started beating the hidden doctors and nurses. Somehow the father stopped him and then he decided to leave Pakistan to save the life of the family.
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I came from Pakistan and spent two months in a refugee camp
After reaching Delhi, he spent 2 months in a refugee camp and with time when the riots started to subside, he settled in Delhi and then Manoj's studies started. After completing graduation from Hindu College, he started looking for a job.
He was given the job of lifting lights and other equipment used in film shooting
His story of coming into films is also very interesting. It is said that once he was roaming around a film studio in search of work. He told the people present there that he was looking for work. He got work here but he had to lift and move lights and other necessary items for the shooting of the film. He did his work with full dedication and then he started getting work as an assistant in films.
A person was made to stand in place of the hero to check the lights on the set
Many times when big actors used to reach the sets of films just before the start of the shot, Manoj Kumar was made to stand in place of the hero and was checked how the light was falling on the hero. One day he was standing like that and his face looked so attractive in the light that the director gave him a small role (in the 1957 film Fashion). This is where his film journey started. After this Manoj Kumar started getting films continuously and he became a well-known face.
Manoj Kumar opposed the emergency and suffered a lot
Although everything was fine between Manoj Kumar and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, but when the Emergency was announced, the actor opposed it. It is said that in those days many film artists who opposed the Emergency were banned, including Manoj Kumar's films. His film 'Das Numbri' was banned by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Not only this, his film 'Shor' (which he directed, produced and acted in) was not released in theaters, it was shown on Doordarshan before its release and the result was that when the film was released in theaters, the audience did not come to watch it and the film flopped.
The only actor in India who won a case against the government
It is said that when the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting banned the film 'Shor', Manoj Kumar went to court. He went to court for several weeks and the decision came in his favor. That is why it is said that he is the only filmmaker in the country who won a case against the government.
Asked Amrita Pritam- Have you sold yourself?
According to reports, once Manoj Kumar got a call from 'Information and Broadcasting' and he was asked if he would like to direct the documentary being made on 'Emergency'? It is said that Manoj flatly refused. Not only this, when he came to know that this documentary is being written by none other than the famous writer Amrita Pritam, he immediately called her and asked – Have you sold out? And the writer also became sad on hearing this. It is said that Manoj further told her that she should tear the script of this documentary.