As a small kid, I have faint memories of watching Purab aur Pashchim with my parents at now defunct Imperial theatre in Delhi and remember audience dancing to the tune of “ Dulhan chali “ song. I also remember my father, who had seen the freedom struggle closely as a young boy, getting emotional while watching the movie.
I also cannot forget that how difficult it was to get the tickets for blockbusters. Roti Kapada aur Makaan, Dus Numbri and Sanyasi. Shor was a classic movie and who doesn’t remember Upkar and Shaheed.
The maestro later lost his Midas touch and made a few forgettable flicks, the last of his blockbusters being Kranti, in which he co-starred and directed his idol Dilip Kumar.
All the above memories came back to haunt reading the news of the sad demise of Mr Bharat aka Harikrishna Goswami, known to us by his screen name Manoj Kumar. He knew the art of weaving patriotism into interesting story line that resulted in all the aforesaid blockbusters and many more in which he only acted but not directed. In times, when meaningless and forgettable cinema is ruling the roost, the loss of an icon like Manoj Kumar is more profound.
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His dialogue delivery was always where his eyes were firmly focused on his own nose 😃 one my cousins was a huge fan and in school used to imitate his hairstyle and we used to call him Manoj Kumarwa . My recollections to add and yes those Mahendra Kapoor songs …..
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Indeed! All the stars of yore had unique mannerisms!
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