Former Pakistan cricket and hockey players have paid a rich tribute to mythological Bollywood actor and director Manoj Kumar, remembering someone as “very hospitable and intellectual” during a conversation with him on a visit to India in the past. Manoj Kumar died on 4 April in Mumbai and after his death, his death was mourned. Kumar was born before the partition of 1947 in Abbottabad, a mountainous city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and went to India where he made a name for himself in Bollywood.
Former Pakistan Pesar Sikander Bakht said that he could not meet Kumar, but will always remember his generosity and kindness.
“When I took eight wickets in the 1979 Delhi Test, Manoj Kumar Saheb sent me a cake to congratulate me for his tricks. It was a kind of kind work that I will always remember despite meeting that tour,”
Another former Pakistan player Iqbal Qasim said that Manoj Kumar was very generous.
Qasim said, “Kumar Saheb invited the team for dinner on the 1987 tour and his generosity and kindness is always remembered by the players.”
“He (Kumar) knew a lot about cricket and some Pakistan players, so we were impressed by his knowledge and love of sports.”
Kumar had a happy memories of his childhood home in Abbottabad. He visited his hometown in 1979, during which he took water from the city for his mother and water from the city for his father.
Kumar signed the hero Mohammad Ali of Pakistan in 1989 for working in his Bollywood Flicks “Clerk”, including Rekha, Anita Raj, Shashi Kapoor, Rajendra Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Prem Chopra and Sonu Walia.
The people of their hometown Abbottabad also sent condolence messages to their family through Telecom Asia Sport.
“We are very sad at the news of his death and console his family,” said Moen-Uoodin Qureshi. “He came to his hometown about 40 years ago and was celebrated throughout the city. He was like a family member.”
Former hockey captains Islauddin and Sami Ullah also remembered Kumar’s hospitality on the 1978 visit to the Pakistan Hockey Team.
Islahuddin told www.techecomasia.net, “Kumar Saheb and Dalip Kumar Saheb invited us to the studio, where we saw the shooting and served with delicious food.”
Kumar Saheb was a legend, Sami Ullah famous as a flying horse for his quick dash.
Sami said, “We had seen his films dog, clerk etc., so we were strange when we met him, but he was simple and intellectual because he knew a lot about field hockey and some of our players,” Sami said.
We saw the shooting of “Burning Train” and discussed a lot about our hometown Abbottabad, Field Hockey, Cricket and Bollywood. He was a wonderful person. “
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