A file photo of David Dhawan (left) and (right) Manoj Kumar in a film still.
There is a lot to learn from veteran actor-filmmaker Manoj Kumar's films even today, filmmaker David Dhawan has said.
On Manoj Kumar receiving Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Mr Dhawan said: "He is a wonderful person, a wonderful director, actor, filmmaker; just watch his films, even today you get to learn a lot from him, from the kind of emotions, songs and other factors." (Also Read:
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Manoj Kumar will be conferred with the 47th Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2015 for his outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian Cinema.
He is known for his films like
Kranti,
Woh Kaun Thi,
Purab Aur Paschim and
Roti Kapda Aur Makaan.
Mr Dhawan was interacting with the media at Shashi Ranjan's ITA School Of Performing Arts, for their Annual Day functions.