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50 Years of Shor (1972)

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  Released on 15th September 1972, Shor  is a beautiful collage of emotions.    A tale of a father and son coping after a tragic accident, and how their misfortunes affect them.The film was  written, produced and directed and edited by  Manoj Kumar , who also plays the lead role in the film. The highlight of this film is its music, composed by  Laxmikant-Pyarelal.    “Ek Pyaar Ka Naghma Hai”, written by Santosh Anand and sung in different versions by Lata Mangeshkar and Mukesh. It plays throughout the film, and retains its chartbuster status till date.  The  other songs, like “Jeevan Chalne Ka Naam” and “Paani Re Paani” stand out for their sheer brilliance.   Manoj Kumar  who plays  Shankar   loses his wife Nanda  in an accident. She dies while saving her son (Deepak). , Deepak loses his voice. Shankar contacts doctor to get his son's voice again; however, doctors suggests him to undergo surgery to get his s...

How Harikishan Giri Goswami became Manoj Kumar?

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  He was eleven years old when he saw his first film 'Shabnam'(1949) starring Dilip Kumar and Kamini Kaushal. This film and its hero Dilip Kumar created magic on the  young Harikishan Giri Goswami that he decided to adopt the name of Dilip Kumar's character from the 1949 film as his screen name. The story of the film was of the  refugees of the 1942 Rangoon war,  Shanti (Kamini Kaushal) and Dilip Kumar( Manoj) who fall in love while on the way to Bengal. He too was a refugee from Pakistan, the film made a long-lasting impact on the young Harikishan. In an interview, Manoj Kumar said " It is because of him that I became a fan of cinema. I fell in love with his character in the film whose name was Manoj. I must be 11-year-old then but I instantly decided that if and whenever I become an actor I will keep my name as Manoj Kumar,"   Manoj Kumar  (born  on 24 July 1937)  his family had to migrate from  Jandiala Sher Khan  Pakistan  to De...