Manoj Kumar Funeral: Bharat Kumar's Mortal Remains Reaches Home Ahead Of His Last Rites | Watch
Manoj Kumar was known for acting in and directing films with patriotic themes. Some of his popular works include “Shaheed" (1965), “Upkar" (1967), “Purab Aur Paschim" (1970), and “Roti Kapda Aur Makaan" (1974).
The mortal remains of the veteran actor Manoj Kumar, who passed away on April 4, have reached his Mumbai residence. On Saturday morning, a video surfaced on social media in which an ambulance was seen arriving at Bharat Kumar’s residence with his body. The ambulance was seen decorated with flowers. Among others, filmmaker Ashoke Pandit was seen present at Kumar’s house to pay his last respects.
In another video, Manoj Kumar’s grandson was also seen making arrangements for the funeral, which will be held later today. Watch the videos here:
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Manoj Kumar passed away in the wee hours of April 4. His son, Kunal Goswami, confirmed the news of his death and told the news agency ANI, “My father, Manoj Kumar, passed away today at 3:30 AM at Kokilaben Hospital. He had been feeling unwell for a long time, but he fought every hurdle with resilience and grace. He peacefully breathed his last by God’s grace and Sai Baba’s blessings. Sia Ram."
Following his death, Dharmendra visited Manoj Kumar’s house in Mumbai. Among others, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, Ranveer Singh, Raveena Tandon, Subhash Ghai and Anupam Kher also took to their respective social media handles to pay their last tributes to the actor. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also took to his X handle to remember the “legend".
Manoj Kumar was known for acting in and directing films with patriotic themes. Some of his popular works include “Shaheed" (1965), “Upkar" (1967), “Purab Aur Paschim" (1970), and “Roti Kapda Aur Makaan" (1974). Kumar also directed several other popular films like “Hariyali Aur Raasta", “Woh Kaun Thi", “Himalaya Ki God Mein", “Do Badan", “Patthar Ke Sanam", “Neel Kamal", and “Kranti". He was also honoured with the Padma Shri in 1992 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2015 for his contributions to Indian cinema.
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