Kumar has been active in efforts to bring the people of india and pakistan closer together. He has been a member of the upper house of parliament since 2000.
He was awarded the dada saheb phalke award in 1994. In 1998 he was awarded the nishan e pakistan the highest civilian award conferred by the government of pakistan He is the second Indian to receive the award. At the time of the kargil war,shiv sena chief bal thackeray demanded Kumar return his Nishan-e-Pakistan, arguing that "He must return Nishan-e-Imtiaz following that country's blatant aggression on Indian soil.".[4] Kumar refused, saying:
"This award was given to me for the humane activities to which I have dedicated myself. I have worked for the poor, I have worked for many years to bridge the cultural and communal gaps between India and Pakistan. Politics and religion have created these boundaries. I have striven to bring the two people together in whatever way I could. Tell me, what does any of this have to do with the Kargil conflict?
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