RIP Manoj Kumar: Top 5 films starring the veteran Bollywood actor

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The Bollywood icon Manoj Kumar, popularly known as 'Bharat Kumar' for his patriotic films, died on Friday at the age of 87

He has won a Padma Shri, Dadasaheb Phalke Award, a National Award, and numerous Filmfare awards for his illustrious work. Take a look at some of his most memorable roles

Roti Kapda aur Makaan (1974)

A powerful drama on the crisis of morality in the face of unemployment, this film features Manoj Kumar at his best, alongside Amitabh Bachchan

Shaheed (1965)

This biopic on Bhagat Singh, directed by Manoj Kumar and filled to the brim with patriotic sentiment, firmly established Kumar in Bollywood

Upkar (1968)

Kumar's directorial debut, which also earned him an award, was another patriotic story on farmers and soldiers, that gave him the name 'Bharat Kumar'

Kranti (1981)

This 3-hour chronicle on Indian revolutionaries was the last of the commercially successful films written, directed, and produced by Manoj Kumar, starring him in the lead

Purab aur Pachhim (1970)

Packed with a stellar cast, this is a film on cultural differences between the East and the West, with some memorable songs by Kalyanji-Anandji