Entertainment News Desk – ‘Yeh Haath Mujhe De De Thakur’… Who does not remember this dialogue of Sholay and Thakur Sahab. The difficult character of Thakur from Sholay was brought alive on screen by Sanjeev Kumar. Among the many characters of Sanjeev Kumar, this was one such character which immortalized him in the world of cinema. After brilliant acting in many films, Sanjeev Kumar said goodbye to the world at the young age of 47. He died of a heart attack on 6 November 1984. Actors in Bollywood like to play young characters even after growing older, but Sanjeev Kumar was exactly the opposite. He liked playing the character of an elderly or an old person. However, there is an interesting story behind liking the character of an old man, which we will tell you today.
Sanjeev Kumar did many films in his career like ‘Aandhi’, ‘Mausam’, ‘Naukar’, ‘Naya Din Nai Raat’, ‘Pati Patni Aur Woh’. But Sanjeev Kumar did not believe in his longevity. He feared that he would not be able to live much longer. The reason for this was not any disease but something else. Actually, the men in Sanjeev Kumar’s family could not live beyond 50 years. The actor’s younger brother Nikhil died before him and his other brother Kishore died after Sanjeev Kumar’s death. Sanjeev also breathed his last at the age of 47.
Apart from playing experimental roles on screen, Sanjeev Kumar was a person of different thinking in real life also. Sanjeev never married. According to media reports, he was suspicious of women, his close friend and actress Anju Mahendru had told in an interview, ‘People close to the actor often used to tell him that girls love his money and not him. The matter had settled in his mind. However, despite doubting women and not marrying, many of Sanjeev Kumar’s affairs made headlines. Sanjeev liked Hema Malini so much that he went straight to her mother with his proposal.
Hema Malini’s mother disapproved of their relationship. After this he went into depression. After this, Sulakshana Pandit, sister of actress Vijeta Pandit, came into his life. Sulakshana expressed her love to Sanjeev and wanted to marry him but Sanjeev did not agree to it. Sanjeev gave many hit films during his lifetime but the interesting thing is that even after his death, 10 of his films were released. In this the actor had completed the shooting of 3 or 4 films. The rest of the films were released with slight changes in other parts of the script. Apart from hit films, Sanjeev also won many National Awards as well as Filmfare Awards for his excellent acting.
