Veteran
actor
Manoj
Kumar,
who
played
powerful
roles
as
the
quintessential
common
man,
says
the
Aam
Aadmi
government
has
to
fulfill
its
promises
as
the
youth
have
a
lot
of
expectation
from
them.
The
76-year-old
actor
says
he
is
happy
to
see
an
awakening
in
people,
especially
the
youth.
"The
youth
today
are
very
aware
and
the
public
anger
is
simmering.
I
believe
Arvind
Kejriwal
and
his
party
is
the
first
wave
of
Tsunami.
For
now,
we
don't
know
what
is
behind
it,
whether
the
current
is
strong.
He
has
taken
a
step
and
now
he
has
to
fulfill
the
promises
he
made.
Kejriwal
is
like
a
new
shirt,
he
is
yet
to
go
through
the
wash," Kumar
told
PTI.
Kumar
says
he
has
already
portrayed
the
things
that
are
happening
in
politics
today
in
his
films
'Yaadgaar'
and
'Upkaar'.
"I
played
the
common
man
and
his
rise
through
politics
in
my
film
'Yaadgar'
years
before
Kejriwal
came.
He
is
47
years
behind
me.
In
the
film,
I
played
a
man
who
revolts
and
unmasks
black
marketers,
bad
doctors
and
even
defeats
the
ex-king
in
elections.
My
character
was
a
man
working
in
a
factory,"
Kumar
said.
The
actor,
real
name
Harikrishna
Giri
Goswami,
made
his
debut
with
'Fashion' in
1957
but
found
success
with
1962
movie
'Hariyali
Aur
Raasta'.
In
a
career
spanning
more
than
four
decades,
Kumar
starred
in
and
directed
hits
like
'Upkaar',
'Purab
Aur
Paschim',
'Shor',
'10
Numberi'
and
'Kranti'.
Kumar
credits
his
stardom
to
people
but
the
actor
is
not
very
happy
with
the
films
that
are
being
made
today.
"The
race
here
is
which
picture
is
selected
for
the
Oscar
though
no
picture
has
won
anything
there.
To
make
our
cinema
international,
we
first
need
to
make
national
movies.
I
find
there
is
no
emphasis
on
story
or
emotions
now.
"We
used
to
guarantee
at
least
one
week
to
our
producer
and
distributor.
Today,
the
stars
are
charging
crores
but
they
can't
guarantee
even
three
days
or
the
opening
day
houseful
even
though
some
of
them
are
brilliant
actors."