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{{Short description|Indian film actor (1938–1985)}}
{{About|the Indian actor|other people with the same name|Sanjeev Kumar (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Sanjeev Kumar
| image = Sanjeev Kumar, Best Actor for Koshish.jpg
| caption = Sanjeev Kumar, {{circa|1973}}
| birth_name = Harihar Jethalal Jariwala
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1938|7|9|df=y}}<ref name=Go>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/sanjeev-kumar-facts-1080532-2017-11-06|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 January 2020|title=Remembering Sanjeev Kumar, the 'Thakur' of Indian cinema|date=6 November 2017|access-date=2 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102171438/https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/sanjeev-kumar-facts-1080532-2017-11-06}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Surat]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[India]]<br/>(present-day [[Gujarat]], India) 
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1985|11|6|1938|7|9|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| other_names = Haribhai
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1960–1985
| works = [[Sanjeev Kumar filmography|Full list]]
| spouse = 
| partner = 
}}

'''Sanjeev Kumar''' (born '''Harihar Jethalal Jariwala''';<ref name=":0" /> 9 July 1938 – 6 November 1985)<ref name=":0" /> was an Indian actor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sanjeev Kumar: The common man's superstar |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/books/2021/dec/19/sanjeev-kumar-the-common-mans-superstar-2396362.html |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=The New Indian Express |archive-date=7 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220507210346/https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/books/2021/dec/19/sanjeev-kumar-the-common-mans-superstar-2396362.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Considered one of the best Indian actors of all time, he is well remembered for his versatility and genuine portrayal of his characters. He acted in genres ranging from romantic dramas to thrillers and was voted the seventh greatest actor of Indian cinema of all time in a poll conducted by [[Rediff.com]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Readers Choice: The Greatest Indian actors of all time|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-readers-choice-the-finest-indian-actors-of-all-time/20110627.htm|access-date=2021-06-14|website=Rediff|language=en|archive-date=14 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614040357/https://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-readers-choice-the-finest-indian-actors-of-all-time/20110627.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> His [[double role]] in the film ''Angoor'' was listed among the 25 best acting performances of Indian cinema by Forbes India on the occasion of celebrating 100 years of [[Cinema of India|Indian Cinema]].<ref name=":0">[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Sanjeev-Kumar Sanjeev Kumar: Movies, Photos, Videos, News & Biography | eTimes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528202040/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Sanjeev-Kumar |date=28 May 2018 }}. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (1938-07-09). Retrieved on 2018-11-08.</ref> 

He won several major awards, including two [[National Film Awards]] for [[National Film Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] for his performances in the movies ''[[Dastak (1970 film)|Dastak]]'' (1970) and ''[[Koshish]]'' (1972). Unlike his peers, Kumar did not mind playing roles that were non-glamorous, such as characters well beyond his age. Movies such as iconic character ''Thakur'' in ''[[Sholay]]'' (1975) ''[[Arjun Pandit (1976 film)|Arjun Pandit]]'' (1976) and ''[[Trishul (film)|Trishul]]'' (1978), along with the remakes of [[Tamil cinema|Tamil films]] into Hindi such as ''[[Khilona (1970 film)|Khilona]]'' (1970), ''[[Naya Din Nai Raat]]'' (1974), ''[[Yehi Hai Zindagi]]'' (1977),  ''[[Devata (1978 film)|Devata]]'' (1978) and ''[[Ram Tere Kitne Naam]]'' (1985) exemplify his versatility. He also did suspense-[[thriller film]]s such as ''[[Shikar (1968 film)|Shikar]]'' (1968), ''[[Uljhan]]'' (1975) and ''[[Trishna (1978 film)|Trishna]]'' (1978) and ''[[Qatl (film)|Qatl]]'' (1986), Kumar also proved himself to do [[Comedy film|comedy]] in films such as ''[[Manchali]]'' (1973), ''[[Pati Patni Aur Woh (1978 film)|Pati Patni Aur Woh]]'' (1978), ''[[Biwi-O-Biwi]]'' (1981) ''[[Angoor (1982 film)|Angoor]]'' (1982) and ''[[Hero (1983 film)|Hero]]'' (1983).