Mumbai, April 4 -- Renowned devotional singer Anup Jalota experessed grief over the passing away of legendary actor and filmmaker Manoj Kumar whom he said was his "Godfather" in the film industry.

Jalota said, "I am deeply saddened by his demise because 'vo mere film industry ke Godfather the' (he was my God father in the industry). He brought me in limelight by making me sing songs for the film 'Shirdi Ke Sai Baba'. His blessings always remained with me. 'Vo aese producer-director the jo bharat vaasiyum mein deshbhakti jagane ka kaam karte the..'

The legendary actor was honoured with the Padma Shri in 1992 and Dadasaheb Phalke Award, highest award in the field of cinema in the year 2015.

Jalota recalled the day he had received the Dad...