When Manoj called Dharmendra, Shashi Kapoor greedy actors

Manoj Kumar passed away in the wee hours of Friday due to prolonged illness. He was admitted to the Dhirubhai Ambani hospital and the news of his demise was confirmed by his son Kunal Goswami. The legendary actor has been a part of many iconic movies which have left a huge mark on Indian cinema - be it 'Shaheed (1965), Upkar (1967), Purab Aur Paschim (1970), or Roti Kapda Aur Makaan (1974).
However, despite his popularity, the actor had done very few movies in his career. The actor had opened up on it in an interview and said, "I am not a greedy film person even as an actor. While my contemporaries Dharmendra and Shashi Kapoor acted in nearly 300 films each, I’ve done hardly 35 films in my entire career."
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The actor had also revealed his favourite movie amidst all his work. "Shor in 1972. It was about a man and his son. I remember I had gone to sign Jaya Bhaduriji after seeing her in Guddi. I told her Shor is about a father and son. The son can’t speak, and the father pines to hear him. But the day that the son speaks, the father can’t hear any more. No Indian film had been made on such a thin storyline. And that is the only film I directed in which I was not named Bharat," he said.

Due to many of his movies brimming with patriotism, Manoj Kumar was also lovingly called 'Bharat Kumar'. He gaved credit of his success to his parents. "I never intended to be a director in the first place. I became one by default when, during Shaheed, I had to direct the film unofficially. Then Lal Bahadur Shastri raised the slogan of Jai Jawan Jai Kisan. That’s how I made Upkar. I give credit for my success to my parents," he had said.
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