A biography for Manoj Kumarhasn’t been written yet.
“When I owned a house in Mumbai, my father stayed in the first floor, and we'd be on the second floor. He used to write letters to me. Once, after watching a film of mine, he kissed my forehead I had tears in my eyes.”
“Parents impose their wishes on children, driving them to the brink.”
“I don't understand what potential 'Himmatwala' had to be remade when there was nothing in the original.”
“Whenever I have visited Afghanistan, I have spoken in Pashto. It's like a second home to me.”
“Gulshan has only gone away physically. He was a wonderful man. He was a friend to everyone, never gossiped.”
“I never intended to be a director in the first place. I became one by default when during 'Shaheed' I had to direct the film unofficially.”
“I want to die with my chappals on.”
“This is my only regret in life. I lost my little brother, and my parents very early.”
“Watching films is my obsession and I am lucky that my obsession became my profession.”
“The feel of patriotism might be the common factor in my onscreen avatars, yet they were all very different from each other. All the characters had different circumstances and faced different challenges, just like two different individuals.”
“I give credit of my success to my parents. My father was a poet philosopher.”
“When I had left home in Delhi in 1956 to come to Bombay to become a hero, my father gave me a letter. In that letter, he said, 'My blood can never commit blunders, only mistakes.' I made mistakes in my career, but not blunders.”
“I spent a number of days with Batukeshwar Dutt and learnt a lot from him about Bhagat Singh.”
“I am not a greedy film person even as an actor.”
“I can't really compare them, all my characters are very close to my heart.”
“Prem Nath was the Anthony Quinn of India, he could do any role you say. I always considered him as a senior, an elder brother and he considered me like his son. We were very close. In fact, he told me to take care of Monty, his son, after he is gone.”
“I had the privilege of meeting Bhagat Singh's brothers and I have slept on his mother's lap.”
“We only had Dilip Kumar in mind for 'Kranti.' When I told him the story of 'Kranti,' he said yes in two minutes. I was overjoyed.”
“To make our cinema international, we first need to make national movies.”
“Awards do give any creative person a sense of satisfaction.”