The Federal
Remembering the tragedy kingâs escapades in the East
Yusuf Bhai, as Dilip Kumar was affectionately called, left Bengalis with one film to watch without consultation. Not many Bollywood stars can say thatâ¨
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Dilip Kumar, in spite of being one of the biggest stars in the country, was able to seamlessly seep into the role of a rebellious factory worker in his only non-Hindi film, Sagina Mahato
For the better part of the 20th Century, Mumbai and Kolkata often collaborated in the art of making motion pictures. Actors from Kolkata would go to Mumbai for a role and see their Mumbai counterparts do the same. But there was always one problem. By the nature of their design, the two industries, despite being in the same business, were quite different from one another. The Hindi film industry had a higher penchant for glamour. The Bengali film industry mostly worked within itself.