New Delhi:
Manoj Kumar died in Mumbai due to heart -related complications in the early hours of Friday (April 4). He was 87 years old. The film’s veterans were popular for their patriotic roles, once their contemporaries, Shashi Kapoor and Dharmendra called “greedy” actors.
In four decades, in a career, Manoj Kumar acted in a few less number of films than his contemporaries. Manoj Kumar told Subhash’s Jha in an old interview, “I am not a greedy film person as an actor.
On Friday afternoon, the film veteran Dharmendra reached Manoj Kumar’s house to pay his final honor to the film veteran.
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Actor like Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgan, Farhan Akhtar, Kareena Kapoor, Sunny Deol, filmmaker Karan Johar, Hansal Mehta, Madhur Johar, paid their emotional tribute to the actor.
A few hours after his death, Manoj Kumar’s son, Kunal Goswami addressed the media and expressed his deep grief over his father’s death. He also shared the details about his father’s last moments.
In a conversation with Annie, Kunal said, “Namskar ji, I am Kunal Goswami. Unfortunately, my father, Manoj Kumar, Kokilaben Hospital died at 3:30 pm today. He had been feeling unwell for a long time, but she said she breathes completely.
When asked about Manoj Kumar’s last moments, Kunal shared that the cinema icon was close to his family. He said, “Usually, he used to talk a lot with young children in his grandchildren and family. He was very family-oriented and happy. But in recent times, he was in some pain due to age-related diseases.”
Manoj Kumar’s cremation will be held tomorrow afternoon at Pawan Hans in Mumbai. Earlier, the body of the late actor will be kept for the final tribute at 10 am at his residence, Goswami Towers.
