Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar passed away this year on 7 July leaving people shattered. He was a legendary actor who ensured to lead people’s hearts with his charismatic acting and work in Hindi cinema. Dilip Kumar’s real name is Mohammed Yusuf Khan and his date of birth is 11 December 1922. He also worked as a film producer in Bollywood, which many may not be aware of.
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Dilip Kumar’s acting in movies made him be called Tragedy King because he usually opted for movies that portrayed him in serious characters. He was indeed the First Khan of Bollywood who inspired generations of actors, especially the self-made star Shah Rukh Khan was mesmerized by his acting skills and has confessed many times that Dilipji is his role model for having such a big-time successful career in Bollywood.
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Dilip Kumar has been said to be one of the most flourishing film actors in the Hindi film industry and is also said to bring about a unique form of method acting to Hindi cinema. Dilipji has many and several awards for his acting skills in his career in Bollywood. Shah Rukh has often been compared with Dilipji on many occasions.
Dilip Kumar has worked for over 50 years in Bollywood and has worked in more than 65 films in different types of roles. His notable movies include Devdas, Andaz, Jugnu, Daag, Naya Daur, Mughal-E-Azam, Gunga Jumna, Ram Aur Shyam. Dilip Kumar’s career took a slowdown in the 1970s and then he went on a five-year break from the movies. He returned back to Bollywood with amazing performances in Kranti, Shakti, Karma, Saudagar, and Qila.
Dilip Kumar was romantically linked with Madhubala but he got married to actress Saira Banu in 1966 and they both lived in Bandra until his death in 2021. The Government of India gave him the Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan for his work in the cinema.
