Sanjeev Kumar
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- Works
- 52
Top works
- Pioneering the Future of Sustainable Agriculture with Artificial Intelligence
- Municipal Waste Management
- Adaptive Agro-Management for Environmental Sustainability
- Recent Developments in Electronics and Communication Systems
- Sustainable Strategies for Managing Geoheritage in a Dynamic World
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 339
- Total plays
- 683
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- MEGA7: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Version 7.0 for Bigger Datasets
· 2016 · cited 38,515x
- MEGA6: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Version 6.0
· 2013 · cited 34,688x
- MEGA5: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Using Maximum Likelihood, Evolutionary Distance, and Maximum Parsimony Methods
· 2011 · cited 33,542x
- MEGA X: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis across Computing Platforms
· 2018 · cited 33,113x
- ImageNet Large Scale Visual Recognition Challenge
· 2015 · cited 30,133x
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Key facts
- Born
- Harihar Jethalal Jariwala , ( 1938-07-09 ) 9 July 1938 , Surat , Bombay Presidency , British India , (present day Surat, Gujarat , India)
- Died
- 6 November 1985 (1985-11-06) (aged 47), Bombay , Maharashtra , India
- Other name
- Haribhai
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1960–1985
- Works
- Full list
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- Sanjeev Kumar 2013 stamp of India.jpg
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- Sanjeev Kumar
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- date of death
- 1985-11-06
- date of birth
- 1938-07-09
- start of work period
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- name in native language
- Sanjeev Kumar
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Sanjeev Kumar (born Harihar Jethalal Jariwala; 9 July 1938 – 6 November 1985) was an Indian actor who worked in Hindi and Gujarati cinema. Regarded as one of the greatest and finest actors in the history of Indian cinema, Kumar was known for his acting versatility. He acted in a wide variety of genres ranging from romantic drama to thriller. He was voted seventh among the "Greatest Actors of Indian cinema of All Time" in a poll conducted by Rediff.com. His double role in Angoor was listed among the "25 Iconic Performances of Indian cinema" by Forbes India on the occasion of celebrating 100 years of Indian Cinema.
He won several major awards, including two National Film Awards for Best Actor in Dastak (1970) and Koshish (1972). Some of his acclaimed performances include Sholay (1975), Arjun Pandit (1976) and Trishul (1978), Khilona (1970), Naya Din Nai Raat (1974), Yehi Hai Zindagi (1977), Devata (1978) and Ram Tere Kitne Naam (1985). His performances in comedy genre films, such as Manchali (1973), Pati Patni Aur Woh (1978), Biwi-O-Biwi (1981) Angoor (1982) and Hero (1983) were also well received.