Sanjeev Kumar

Sanjeev Kumar is one of those actors I wish more people outside India knew about. What strikes me most isn't the 1971 National Film Award itself but the range it represents: he moved between tender romance and taut thrillers without ever seeming to strain. Born in Surat and fluent in both Hindi and Gujarati cinema, he had the kind of chameleonic instinct that separates a craftsman from a star. Losing him at 47 in 1985 feels like an unfinished sentence. I keep wondering what late-career roles he might have grown into. To me he stands as a quiet benchmark for versatility.

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Name (English)

Sanjeev Kumar

Name (Japanese)

サンジーヴ・クマール

Reading

さんじーゔ・くまーる

Born

July 9, 1938 – November 6, 1985

Origin

Surat, Gujarat, India

Occupation

film actor / stage actor / actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Tiger

Awards & achievements

• 1971 National Film Award for Best Actor

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanjeev%20Kumar
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B4%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AF%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1974722

Tags

• Gujarat
• film actor
• stage actor
• actor

Last updated

September 23, 2026

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