Mumbai, April 5 -- Veteran actor-filmmaker Manoj Kumar, who earned the sobriquet of "Bharat Kumar for essaying patriotic roles in iconic films 'Upkar', Shaheed, Kranti, Jai Jawan Jai Kisan' and Purab Aur Paschim, died at the Kokilaben Ambani Hospital here in the early hours of Friday, following heart-related complications.
The actor, who had been undergoing treatment at the hospital or age-related ailments for the past several days, developed heart-related complications. The hospitals medical certificate attributed the secondary cause of death to "decompensated liver cirrhosis."
He was 87 and is survived by his wife, Shashi Goswami, and their two sons, Kunal and Vishal Goswami.
A recipient of a National Award, Padma Shri (1992) and Dadas...