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Sanjeev Kumar
Actor

Sanjeev Kumar

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Playing contrasting dramatic and comic roles in Hindi cinema.

Sholay · Angoor

Born
9 July 1938
Birthplace
Surat
Died
6 November 1985

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Sanjeev Kumar

Sanjeev Kumar was an Indian actor whose range included intimate drama, action films and comedy.

Early life

Surat and Bombay

Born Harihar Jethalal Jariwala and moved to Bombay in childhood.

Career

  1. Early career

    Theatre

    Worked with IPTA and Indian National Theatre.

  2. 1970

    Dastak

    Won a National Film Award.

  3. 1972

    Koshish

    Received another best-actor award.

Selected work

Sholay

Played Thakur.

Angoor

Performed a celebrated comic double role.

Beyond work

Languages

Spoke Gujarati, Hindi and English.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical data and references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. GODL-India · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.