‘He Made Patriotism Cinematic’

‘He
will
eternally
be
remembered
as
Mr
Bharat
for
always
reminding
us
about

roti,
kapada
aur
kisaan.
Our
integrity
and
patriotism.
Our
culture
and
our
roots.’

Bollywood
took
to
social
media
to
say
goodbye
to
Manoj
Kumar


who
passed
away
on
April
4,
2025.

Madhur
Bhandarkar:
I
am
saddened
by
the
passing
of
the
legendary
actor
&
filmmaker,
Manoj
Kumar
Sir.
I
had
the
privilege
of
interacting
with
him
at
many
occasions,
and
he
was
truly
an
icon
of
Indian
cinema.

His
storytelling
&
song
picturizations
in
his
films
inspired
national
pride
and
will
resonate
for
generations.
My
deepest
condolences
to
his
family
members
&
admirers.
#OmShanti

Akshay
Kumar:
I
grew
up
learning
from
him
that
there’s
no
emotion
like
love
and
pride
for
our
country.
And
if
we
actors
won’t
take
the
lead
in
showing
this
emotion,
who
will?

Such
a
fine
person,
and
one
of
the
biggest
assets
of
our
fraternity.
RIP
Manoj
Sir.
Om
Shanti

Kushboo
Sundar:
Extremely
saddened
at
the
demise
of
a
legendary
actor
and
filmmaker,
Dada
Saheb
Phalke
recipient,
Shri
#ManojKumar
Saab.

He
will
eternally
be
remembered
as
Mr
Bharat
for
always
reminding
us
about

roti,
kapada
aur
kisaan.
Our
integrity
and
patriotism.
Our
culture
and
our
roots.
You
will
be
missed
sorely
Sir.
Rest
in
peace.

Manoj
Bajpayee:
With
the
loss
of
Manoj
Kumar
Sahab,
we
bid
farewell
to
a
pillar
of
Hindi
cinema.
His
art
celebrated
the
spirit
of
India
like
no
other.
Deepest
condolences
to
his
family
and
countless
admirers.

Karan
Johar:
Today
we
lost
a
Hindi
cinema
Legend…
Shri
Manoj
Kumar……
It
took
me
back
to
a
screening
of

Kranti
I
saw
as
a
child…
sitting
excitedly
on
the
floor
with
other
kids
and
a
packed
screening
room
of
filmmakers
and
actors
and
industry
giants…
this
was
the
ROUGH
CUT
of
the
film…
a
4
hour
long
version….

Manojji
was
sharing
his
film
at
such
an
early
stage
seeking
feedback…
seeking
opinions
for
his
ambitious
motion
picture
……the
film
went
on
to
create
history
at
the
box
office.

Vivek
Ranjan
Agnihotri:
India’s
first
truly
original
and
committed
Indic
filmmaker,
Dadasaheb
Phalke
awardee
Shri
Manoj
Kumarji,
left
us
today.
A
proud
nationalist.
A
staunch
Hindu
at
heart.
A
visionary
director
who
gave
Indian
cinema
a
new
grammar
—
of
song
picturisation,
of
meaningful
lyrics,
of
cinema
that
didn’t
just
entertain
but
remembered
to
belong.
He
made
patriotism
cinematic,
without
noise.
He
made
nationalism
poetic,
without
apology.
In
a
time
of
borrowed
voices
and
secondhand
aesthetics,
he
dared
to
be
rooted.
Patriots
and
artists
like
him
never
die.
They
simply
transcend
—
into
memory,
into
celluloid,
into
the
nation’s
heartbeat.
अन्य
कलाकार
मृत्यु
को
प्राप्त
होते
हैं,
पर
देशभक्त
कलाकार
कालजयी
होते
हैं।

Sudhir
Mishra:

EK
PYAR
KA
NAGHMA
HAI
(Version
1)
–

Shor
(1972)
Lata
Mangeshkar,
Mukesh.
Keep
listening
to
this
n
remember
Manoj
Kumar.
Very
few
people
knew
the
art
of
song
picturisation
better
than
him.
The
camera
and
the
music
were
joined
at
the
hip.
RIP.

Photograph
curated
by
Satish
Bodas/Rediff.com