Sanjeev Kumar

This article is about the Indian actor. For other people with the same name, see Sanjiv Kumar (disambiguation).

Sanjeev Kumar
Sanjeev Kumar on a 2013 stamp of India
Born
Harihar Jethalal Jariwala

(1938-07-09)9 July 1938[1]
Surat, Bombay Presidency, India
(present-day Gujarat, India)
Died6 November 1985(1985-11-06) (aged 47)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Other namesHaribhai
OccupationActor
Years active1960–1985
WorksFull list

Sanjeev Kumar (born Harihar Jethalal Jariwala;[2] 9 July 1938 – 6 November 1985)[2] was an Indian actor.[3] He is well remembered for his versatility and genuine portrayal of his characters. He acted in genres ranging from romantic dramas to thrillers, and was voted the seventh greatest actor of Indian cinema of all time in a poll conducted by Rediff.com.[4] His double role in the film Angoor was listed among the 25 best acting performances of Indian cinema by Forbes India on the occasion of celebrating 100 years of Indian Cinema.[2]

He won several major awards, including two National Film Awards for Best Actor for his performances in the movies Dastak (1970) and Koshish (1972). Unlike his peers, Kumar did not mind playing roles that were non-glamorous, such as characters well beyond his age. Movies such as iconic character Thakur in Sholay (1975) Arjun Pandit (1976) and Trishul (1978), along with the remakes of Tamil films into Hindi such as Khilona (1970), Naya Din Nai Raat (1974), Yehi Hai Zindagi (1977), Devata (1978) and Ram Tere Kitne Naam (1985) exemplify his versatility. He also did suspense-thriller films such as Shikar (1968), Uljhan (1975) and Trishna (1978) and Qatl (1986), Kumar also proved himself to do comedy in films such as Manchali (1973), Pati Patni Aur Woh (1978), Biwi-O-Biwi (1981) Angoor (1982) and Hero (1983).

  1. ^ "Remembering Sanjeev Kumar, the 'Thakur' of Indian cinema". 6 November 2017. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Sanjeev Kumar: Movies, Photos, Videos, News & Biography | eTimes Archived 28 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (1938-07-09). Retrieved on 2018-11-08.
  3. ^ "Sanjeev Kumar: The common man's superstar". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Readers Choice: The Greatest Indian actors of all time". Rediff. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.