Showing posts with label Sanjeev Kumar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sanjeev Kumar. Show all posts

Friday, March 6, 2026

Which was Sanjeev Kumar's film in which he had nine roles?

 Sanjeev Kumar played nine roles in the film Naya Din Nai Raat which was a remake of Tamil movie Navarathri.

The role was initially pitched up to Dilip Kumar who suggested Sanjeev Kumar for the same.

Sanjeev Kumar plays the nine characters with each character embodying one of the nine rasas (emotions).

The nine roles played by Sanjeev Kumar are of a psychiatrist, a bandit, a leper, a priest/smuggler, a transvestite actor, a wealthy widower, a hunter, a drunken lout and a young man.

It was indeed a challenge to play these multiple roles. Sanjeev Kumar played it convincingly and garnered a lot of praise for the same.

He made each personna unique through his mannerisms and voice and achieved a feat which cemented his legacy as a master of disguise and character acting.

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Saturday, January 31, 2026

What are some surprising things about Sanjeev Kumar's personal life that fans might not know?

 Harihar Jethalal Jariwala had Congeni tal Heart Condition.He died young at the age of 47(November 6,1985).He had crush on Hema Malini and Sulaks hana Pandit but remained single due to his heart ailment.He played the role of Jaya Bhaduri's father-in- law in Sholay S(1975 ). He was not crazy for any spe cific roles as he potrayed the role of an old man barely at the age of twenty two and a also played a Sixty year old in Da mru. He was given screen name,Sanje ev Kumar by producer,Sawan Kumar T ak.He was a very sincere actor that he spent time with patients of mental ass ylum a nd he bagged National Award.He playe d the role of Amitabh Bacchan's father in Trishul and paid more money than Amitabh Bacchan.Sanjeev Kumars first movie is Nishan(1965).He has given m ind blowing performance in Shatranj Ke Khiladi,Sholay,Shikar,Pati,Patni Aur Woh and Trishul.He bagged National Film Aw ard for Dastak(1971) and Koshish(1973) He has bagged the Filmfare Best Actor for Aandhi(1976) and Arjun Pandit(1977 ).He was appreciated for his double role in Angoor.He has acted in Tamil,Telugu, Marathi, Sindhi and Gujarti language w hich was his mother tounge.