Manoj Kumar began his acting journey with the film Fashion, but even before that, he had written a screenplay for a film starring Ashok Kumar. Impressed by his writing, Ashok Kumar was not only pleased but also blessed him to become a hero. In an interview with Lehren, Manoj Kumar shared that this opportunity led to small acting roles. His breakthrough came when legendary filmmaker Vijay Bhatt noticed his performance in Reshmi Roomal and cast him as the lead in Hariyali Aur Rasta. The film became a superhit, and Manoj Kumar never looked back. Watch this rare throwback interview where he reveals how he got his first big break in Bollywood. #manojkumar #bharatkumar #shashigoswami #lehrenpodcast #podcast
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00:00I called myself to become a hero
00:03but in the age of 20, he made me a buddha
00:07and made a doctor in the film fashion.
00:11In that studio, there was no producer
00:16who would be a scene and write me
00:20and would give me 11 rupees.
00:23I and my friend Son Lal Komer
00:26had also been in the house.
00:28We had to drink a beer, juice,
00:31and sometimes we had to drink a cigarette.
00:35I was closed by my head.
00:38I will stay, I will stay.
00:40I will stay, I will stay.
00:42I will stay, I will stay.
00:44I came to my brother,
00:49Shri Lekhraj Bhakri and Kuldeer Saigal.
00:53But in some films,
00:57I will stay warm, warm, and warm.
01:02So, I called myself to become a hero.
01:09But in the age of 20, he made me a buddha
01:15and made a doctor in the film fashion.
01:18I asked myself,
01:20I asked myself,
01:21I asked myself,
01:22I asked myself,
01:23what are you thinking of me?
01:25So, I said,
01:26I said,
01:27what are you thinking of me?
01:28I said,
01:29I said,
01:30I was thinking of my life.
01:31I was thinking of my life.
01:33I was thinking of my life.
01:34I was thinking of my life.
01:36I was thinking of my life.
01:38I was thinking of my life.
01:39I was thinking of my life.
01:40I was thinking of myself.
01:41I said,
01:42I was thinking of myself.
01:43I said, okay, I'm stuck in my head, I'm going to stay here, I'm going to work, I'm going to work, I'm going to work, I'm going to work.
01:52My father did not make a job, so I'll go back.
01:58I said, no, I'm not going to stay here.
02:02At that point, I had a little trust that Bhagdi Sahib and Seigal Sahib's office is in Ranjee Studio.
02:16Ranjee Studio, Sheth Tendulal Shah, I don't know how many films were made, it was a very busy studio.
02:29So, those who have made a film like Godan, Krishna Chopra Sahib, director of his office, Ramesh Seigal Sahib,
02:48who have made a film like Godan, Shola and Shabnam, Mahesh Kaur Sahib, who have made a film like Godan, all the offices were there.
03:00So, one day in the studio, I reached the late night.
03:06So, Krishna Chopra Sahib said,
03:09I said, love and love, I'm looking forward to seeing you all the time. Where were you?
03:16I said, yes, today I was busy.
03:21So, I was just my house.
03:25So, Raja Gurur Sahib, my friend, he took me here.
03:28Raja Gurur Sahib was his assistant.
03:30He said, my friend is Homie Seithna.
03:35He was making a documentary by Gungu Tehli.
03:40So, I thought that I would say that I would do my work.
03:44I told Homie, he was watching you, and he was watching you.
03:47And he went.
03:48So, he said, that Chopra Sahib was on the street.
03:52He was on the trial of the film.
03:54He was on the trial of the film.
03:55So, I had the courage to say that Chopra Sahib, if you could try one time.
04:00He was on the trial of the film.
04:04He called me to the studio.
04:07He was on the studio.
04:09So, luckily, Homie Seithna Sahib was there.
04:13He was on the scooter in 5 minutes.
04:16He saw me until the head of the head.
04:19And the Bera Dune Express, third class ticket.
04:23So, that was the film.
04:26The film was a documentary documentary.
04:29Which was a documentary called Khadi.
04:32The film was 1000 rupees.
04:35I was signed a letter.
04:40I was 133 rupees in their house.
04:44I was given them to the house.
04:47So, I was happy that I got 1000 rupees in their house.
04:51so people are genuine
04:57then one day
05:01it happened that
05:04in the studio
05:07Roshnal Malhotra
05:09who was a very big advisor
05:11for the film industry
05:13producer
05:15Mr. Rajan was a hero
05:17and his little brother
05:19he was making a film
05:21on Earth and Earth
05:23and I saw that
05:25Mr. Rajan was very frustrated
05:27I said, what happened?
05:29I said, what happened?
05:31I said, Ashok Kumar,
05:33whom we say respect and love
05:35and love
05:37that it was a difficult time
05:39I got a date
05:41I got a date
05:43but I didn't like it
05:45and I didn't get a phone with writer
05:47I said, what will I do?
05:49I said, what will I do?
05:51I said, look at the writer
05:53and I had 20-25 minutes
05:55and then I said, what will I do?
05:57that
05:59we will go and go
06:01so I said, Rajan
06:03what is the scene?
06:05I wrote it
06:07I said, it's a short short short short
06:09you will write the scene
06:11I said, look at
06:13what will happen?
06:15your shooting will change
06:19I said, okay, listen to the dialogue
06:21I said, don't listen to the dialogue
06:22I said, don't listen to the dialogue
06:23give me a situation
06:25so Rajan Sahib
06:27gave me a situation
06:29and there is something
06:31for me
06:33when I came to the scene
06:35I said, when I came to the scene
06:36I was sure
06:37someone was talking
06:38or someone was talking
06:39or music was talking
06:40so my concentration
06:41was there
06:42I said, my concentration
06:43is there
06:44I wrote the scene
06:46so Rajan Sahib
06:48listened to something
06:49nothing
06:50nothing
06:51happened
06:52he went into it
06:54and then
06:55he went into it
06:56and after 10 minutes
06:57he came out
06:58and came out
06:59and came out
07:00I said, Manoj, Manoj, Manoj
07:02I said, what happened Rajan?
07:04I said, Dada Muni
07:05I'm calling
07:06I mean, Shokkumar Sahib
07:07I'm calling
07:08I went to the scene
07:09I went to the scene
07:10and went to the scene
07:11and went to the scene
07:12and Dada Muni Sahib
07:14saw me
07:15from the scene
07:16to the scene
07:17I said, this scene
07:19you have written
07:20I said, yes
07:21this scene
07:22you have written
07:23in 5 minutes
07:24I said, yes
07:25it's very good
07:26it's very good
07:27it's very good
07:28but
07:29writer
07:30why are you
07:31you are a hero
07:32I said, yes
07:33I'm going to make it
07:34I said, I'm going to make it
07:35I said, I'm going to make it
07:36so
07:38in the evening
07:39shooting
07:40finished
07:41Rajan Sahib
07:42gave me
07:43a friend
07:44and he was a friend
07:45and he was a friend
07:46and he was a friend
07:47so
07:48he opened my purse
07:49and gave me
07:5011 rupees
07:51and gave me
07:52then
07:53a week
07:55in the studio
07:56there was no
07:57producer
07:58who had
07:59the scene
08:00and had
08:01written
08:02and gave me
08:03and gave me
08:0411 rupees
08:05I
08:06and my friend
08:07Son Lal Kamer
08:08and also
08:09I had a house
08:10we had to drink
08:11and drink
08:12juice
08:13and
08:14sometimes
08:15we had to drink
08:16cigarette
08:17after that
08:19after that
08:20my brother
08:21gave me
08:22a film
08:23in the
08:24five scenes
08:25with Meena
08:26Kumar Ji
08:27and also
08:28the hero
08:29M. Rajan Sahib
08:30was also
08:31after that
08:32the film
08:33The
08:34The
08:35The
08:36The
08:37The
08:38The
08:39The
08:40The
08:41The
08:42The
08:44The
08:45The
08:55The
08:56The
09:00malware
09:01was
09:03Мы
09:05parallel
09:08He was a mother and a mother of our house.
09:13So he was a big brother and he had a lot of music.
09:20He had a lot of music.
09:24So he had a premiere of a film.
09:26The film was called Devar Bhaviy,
09:29which Kailash Kapoor and J.P. Seigal had produced.
09:33But then there was a Shri H.S. Reveal there, and I looked at it, and I talked to him and talked to him about the film as a hero.
09:49And two days later, I started the film for a picnic.
09:58Then there was a film called R.S. Reveal, and the director of H.S. Reveal, and the director of H.S. Reveal, the great director of H.S. Reveal.
10:27The film was made of nine years ago, and I thought, I'll show you how the film is made of my big brother.
10:36The film was made of me.
10:45The film was made of my father.
10:52The film was made of me.
10:54The film was made of H.S. Reveal, and the director of H.S. Reveal.
11:03The film was made of H.S. Reveal.
11:12The film was made of H.S. Reveal.
11:13The film was made of H.S. Reveal.
11:14The film was made of H.S. Reveal.
11:15The film was made of H.S. Reveal.
11:16I was made of H.S. Reveal.
11:19Because I was 25 years old, because I had to be 25 years old,
11:24so I had to be 25 years old in the 25th century.
11:34I didn't have any passion for my father.
11:39My father had to be his family with his family.
11:44So before the release of that, I also had to be done.
11:48After the release of the film, the film was released on Haryaliyo's Road.
11:53And the film was my first film silver jubilee.
11:59My husband didn't say that I would have a good luck to you.
12:04Okay, good luck to you, then you can do it.
12:07I am a man.
12:10This was the journey of the beginning.