INDIA New England News
Locals say they are sad over the demise of their city’s favourite son.
Dilip Kumar 98, was born in Peshawar in 1922 as Yousaf Khan. He migrated to then Bombay in 1930 along with his family, where he became a legendary actor.
The news of his death was received with grief in his ancestral city, where funeral prayers in absentia were offered at his home located in Mohallah Khudadad area.
Candles were also lit at his old residence while his funeral in absentia was attended by a large number of his fans, relatives, and locals.
Fawad Ishaq, his nephew, said that Dilip Kumar became the identity of his native city.