Manoj
Kumar
with
son
Kunal
Goswami
and
grandson
Karm.
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Kunal
Goswami/Instagram
Manoj
Kumar’s
son
Kunal
Goswami
shared
the
tragic
news
of
his
father’s
passing
in
the
early
hours
of
Friday,
April
4.
‘My
father
Manoj
Kumar
has
passed
away
today
at
around
3:30
am
in
Kokilaben
Ambani
hospital.
He
was
unwell
for
a
long
time
but
he
has
overcome
everything
with
great
intensity.
It
is
God’s
grace
that
he
passed
away
peacefully,’
Kunal
said.
The
last
rites
will
be
performed
on
Saturday,
at
11
am,
at
Pawan
Hans,
Vile
Parle,
northwest
Mumbai.
Kunal
added
that
his
father,
who
would
have
turned
88
in
two
months,
had
been
in
declining
health
but
was
at
peace
with
his
loved
ones,
especially
his
grandsons
and
younger
relatives.
The
actor’s
cousin
Manish
R
Goswami
also
expressed
his
sorrow
and
said,
‘This
is
sad
news
for
the
entire
country.
The
era
of
making
movies
on
patriotism
has
ended
today.
This
is
the
end
of
an
era
of
a
true
Indian
and
true
patriotism.’
WATCH:
Kunal
Goswami:
‘He
was
very
happy
though
a
little
unwell
due
to
his
age’
Manoj
Kumar
was
honoured
with
the
Padma
Shri
in
1992
and
the
prestigious
Dadasaheb
Phalke
Award
in
2015.
After
retiring
from
films,
Kumar
ventured
into
politics.
In
the
lead-up
to
the
2004
general
elections,
he
formally
joined
the
Bharatiya
Janata
Party.
