Bollywood’s legendary actor Sanjeev Kumar died on November 6, 1985. One of the most famous stars in the 60s and 70s, Kumar was popular for bringing offbeat characters to life. With a small debut role in Hum Hindustani, Sanjeev Kumar became one of the most influential actors.
Sanjeev Kumar was known for his iconic roles in the films like Sholay, Trishul, Shikar, Pati Patni Aur Woh etc.
The man who was known for his older roles died at a young age. Sanjeev Kumar died on November 6, 1985, at the age of 47 due to a heart attack.
On his death anniversary, we bring to you some interesting facts about Sanjeev Kumar:
- Sanjeev Kumar was born into a Gujarati family in Surat. His family later settled in Mumbai where he attended a film school
- Sanjeev Kumar’s original name was Harihar Jethalal Jariwala. He was popularly known as Haribhai in Hindi film fraternity
- Sanjeev Kumar never minded playing small roles or playing older roles. He played older roles and always cared about the scope of the roles
- Haribhai debuted as a protagonist in 1965 in the film Nishan which was directed by Aspi Irani. The film starred actors like Nazima, Prem Chopra and Helen
- He started his acting career as a theatre actor in the Indian People’s Theatre Association in Mumbai and then worked with the Indian National Theatre
- He was known for taking up challenging roles to play. In Satyajit Ray’s Shatranj Ke Khilari, Sanjeev Kumar played the role of Mirza Sajjad Ali, a chess-obsessed nawab from Lucknow
- He has done regional films in many different languages including Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Sindhi and his mother tongue Gujarati
Sanjeev Kumar’s biography announced on his 34th death anniversary
