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Sanjeev Kumar

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Sanjeev Kumar (Hindi: संजीव कुमार) born Harihar Jariwala(9 July 1938 – 6 November 1985) was one of the most prominent Indian actors in Bollywood.



Personal life and background

Sanjeev Kumar was born as Harihar Jariwala in Gujarat to a Gujarati family. Unarguably he was the most versatile and complete actor that bollywood has ever seen. His first home was in Suratand family based in Mumbai. A stint in the film school took him to Bollywood, where he eventually became a famous movie star. He remained a bachelor all his life and died of a massive heart attack in 1985.[1] He was very well known for his behavior with fellow co-stars.

[edit]Career

Sanjeev Kumar made his debut in the film Hum Hindustani in 1960. Sanjeev's first film as a hero was the 1965 Nishan. In 1968, he played opposite the famous actor Dilip Kumar in Sangharsh. In 1970, Khilona made him a star. He went on to star in the hits Seeta Aur Geeta (1972) andManchali (1973).
He started working with the well-known director Gulzar in the early 1970s. He did nine films with Gulzar, including Aandhi (1975), Mausam (1975), Angoor (1981) and Namkeen (1982). Many of his fans believe that these are some of the best films that he did.
He was always ready to take unconventional roles that challenged him as an actor. He played Mirza, a chess-obsessed Lucknowi (citizen ofLucknow), in Satyajit Ray's classic Shatranj Ke Khiladi (1977). Perhaps his best-remembered roles were in the blockbuster films Sholay(1975) and Trishul (1978).
During the early 1980s Sanjeev Kumar did more supporting roles than playing the lead. In 1980 he starred in a Punjabi movie Fauji Chacha. In 1985, when he was 47 years old, he had a massive heart attack, resulting in his death.[2] He never married. He was however involved with actress Sulakshana Pandit, whom he did not marry, having been turned down by actress Hema Malini whom he was in love with at the time. Hema Malini went on to marry her frequent co-star Dharmendra.[3] Ironically for an actor who played many elderly roles, he did not live to the age of 50.
Ten of his already completed films were released after his death, with his final film Professor Ki Padosan being released in 1993. At the time of his death only three-fourths of this film was complete, and it was decided to alter the story in the second half of the film to explain the absence of Sanjeev Kumar's character. One of his other notable releases after his death was K. Asif's much-delayed Love and God, which was over 20 years in the making. After director K. Asif died in 1971, production came to a halt and the film was finally released in incomplete form in 1986, one year after its actor Sanjeev Kumar had also died.
In Naya Din Nayi Raat (1974) Sanjeev Kumar reprised the nine-role epic performance by Sivaji Ganesan in Navarathiri (1964), which was also previously reprised by Akkineni Nageswara Rao in Navarathri (Telugu; 1966). This film has enhanced his status and reputation as an actor in Hindi cinema.

[edit]Awards

[edit]National Film Awards

[edit]Filmfare Awards

Sanjeev Kumar along with Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra Deol and Amjad Khan at the sets of Sholay (1975).
Sanjeev Kumar had been nominated for 14 Filmfare Awards. [3]
  • 1968 - Winner Best Actor in a supporting role for Shikar
  • 1970 - Nominated Best Actor for Khilona
  • 1973 - Nominated Best Actor for Koshish
  • 1975 - Winner Best Actor for Aandhi
  • 1975 - Nominated Best Actor for Sholay
  • 1976 - Nominated Best Actor for Mausam
  • 1977 - Nominated Best Actor for Zindagi
  • 1978 - Nominated Best Actor for Devta
  • 1978 - Nominated Best Actor in a supporting role for Trishul
  • 1982 - Nominated Best Actor for Angoor
  • 1982 - Nominated Best Actor in a supporting role for Vidhaata

[edit]Other Awards

[edit]Filmography

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