Sanjeev Kumar (Actor) Age, Death, Wife, Family, Biography & More
Sanjeev Kumar (Actor) Age, Death, Wife, Family, Biography & More
Quick Infoā
Age: 47 Years
Death Cause: Cardiac Arrest
Death Date: 06/11/1985
| Bio/Wiki | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Harihar Jethalal Jariwala check sources IMDb |
| Nickname | Haribhai check sources The Hindustan Times |
| Profession | Actor |
| Famous Role | "Thakur Baldev Singh" in Bollywood film Sholay (1975)  |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters**- 173 cm** in meters**- 1.73 m** in feet & inches**- 5' 6ā** |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Career | |
| Debut Film | Hum Hindustani (1960) as a "Police Inspector"  |
| Last Film | Professor Ki Padosan (1993) as Professor Vidhyadhar  |
| Awards, Honours, Achievements | National Film Award for Best Actor ā¢ 1971 Dastak ā Hamid ā¢ 1973 Koshish ā Haricharan Filmfare Award for Best Actor ā¢ 1976 Aandhi ā J.K. ā¢ 1977 Arjun Pandit ā Arjun Pandit Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor ā¢ 1969 Shikar ā Inspector Rai  |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 9 July 1938 (Saturday) |
| Birthplace | Surat, Bombay Presidency, British India (present-day Gujarat, India) |
| Date of Death | 6 November 1985 (Wednesday) |
| Place of Death | Bombay, Maharashtra, India (present-day Mumbai) |
| Age (at the time of death) | 47 Years |
| Death Cause | Myocardial infarction check sources The India Today |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Signature |  |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Hometown | Surat, Gujarat |
| Caste | Gujarati Brahmin check sources Filmfare |
| Food Habit | Non-Vegetarian check sources The Indian Express |
| Relationships & More | |
| Marital Status (at the time of death) | Unmarried |
| Affairs/Girlfriends | ā¢ Nutan check sources The Free Press Journal  ā¢ Hema Malini check sources Pinkvilla  ā¢ Sulakshana Pandit check sources The Times of India  |
| Family | |
| Wife/Spouse | N/A |
| Parents | Father- Jethlal Jariwala Mother- Zaverben Jethalal Jariwala |
| Siblings | Brothers- 2 ā¢ Kishore Jariwala (Music Director) ā¢ Nakul Jariwala (Film Producer) Sister- 1 ā¢ Leela Jariwala (Actor)  |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Sanjeev Kumar
Did Sanjeev Kumar smoke?: Yes check sources Dailyhunt
Sanjeev Kumar (L) with Randhir Kapoor (R) and Bappi Lahiri (C)
Did Sanjeev Kumar drink alcohol?: Yes check sources Filmfare
Sanjeev Kumar was a popular Indian actor who had portrayed some iconic roles in Bollywood films, which are still deeply embedded in the memories of millions of people, and he was acclaimed as one of the greatest actors in Indian cinema.
Reportedly, Sanjeev Kumar was not a first choice for the role of āThakurā in Sholay, and it was Dharmendra, who desperately wanted to play the role ofĀ āThakurā in the film; However, after Ramesh Sippy convinced Dharmendra to play the role of āVeeru,ā The role of Thakur eventually, went to Sanjeev Kumar.
From left to right, Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Sanjeev Kumar, Amjad Khan
Harihar Jariwala, who was also known as Sanjeev Kumar, dropped out of his Gujarati medium school and joined the Indian National Theatre in Bombay.
He was a student of writer and director P.D. Shenoy.
It was Sawan Kumar Tak, an Indian film director, producer, and lyricist, who gave him the screen name Sanjeev Kumar during his Indian National Theatre days.
Even in his 20s, he used to play roles that were way beyond his age and his level of maturity. One of them was Arthur Millerās All My Sons adaptation in a theatre play, and during this time, he also played the role of a 60-year-old in one of A. K. Hangal ās plays.
He loved his craft and tried to experiment with every other role he used to get that helped him to get films in languages other than his native languages, i.e., Hindi and Gujarati.
He was brought into the limelight by Aspi Irani, an Indian film director, who offered him a lead role in Raja Aur Runk (1968), which went on to become one of the most successful films in his career.
Raja Aur Runk (1968)
Ā Gulzar and Sanjeev Kumar were close friends and loved working with each other. Together some of their hits are āParichayā (1972), āAandhiā (1975), āMausamā (1975), āNamkeenā (1982), āAngoorā (1982), and āKoshishā (1972).
When asked in an interview about his best performance as an actor, Sanjeev Kumar answered āKoshish.ā While describing the climax scene of the film, Sanjeev Kumar said,
In that scene, I did not have any dialogue to speak, nor did I have any particular caĀmera placing to help my perforĀmance; it was completely the actorās scene. Normally it is very difficult to get that type of a scene, where the director solely depends on the actor. If it had flopped it would have been my failure, no one elseās. I must thank Gulzar for giving me that scene, for placing all the confidence in me.ā
Sanjeev Kumar played the role of Jaya Bhaduri ās father and father-in-law in Parichay (1972) and Sholay (1975), respectively. He also the role of her lover in Anhonee (1973) and Naya Din Nai Raat (1974).
In Naya Din Nai Raat (1974), he portrayed nine different characters, making it one of the most challenging roles of his career; however, the film did not perform well in theatres.
Sanjeev Kumar was known for his immense love for food, and he would often throw and attend nocturnal parties held at his home and the residences of other Bollywood actors.
Sanjeev Kumar with Prem Chopra, Rakesh Roshan, Asrani & Jeetendra
He never invested any money to buy his own house. Anju Mahendru, who was a close friend of Sanjeev Kumar, revealed this in an interview, she said,
When Hari had, say hypothetically Rs 50, 000, the house would be costing Rs 80,000. Then when he had collected Rs 80,000, it would go up to a lakh.Ā And so on it went. All his life, the poor man never bought a home.ā
No one in Sanjeev Kumarās family lived beyond 50 years of age due to natural health problems that ran through the family. Sanjeev Kumar also knew that he was going to die around 50 years of age. His younger brother Nakul died way before him, and his elder brother died after 6 months of his death.
Sanjeev Kumar recovering from his first heart attack in the ā70s
After his death, ten films in which he acted were released; Professor Ki Padosan (1993) being the last film to be released after his death.
Ā A road in Gujaratās Surat has been named after him, Sanjeev Kumar Marg.Ā It was inaugurated by Sunil Dutt .
Sanjeev Kumar with Sunil Dutt (L)
An NGO, Sanjeev Kumar Foundation, in Surat works with underprivileged children, providing them basic needs and amenities.
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