Jul 07, 2021, 09:24 AM IST
There will not be a single tearless eye in the entire country with the passing away of the legend – Dilip Kumar. His stature in Bollywood is unmatched and his name will be etched in the history of filmmaking as the Tragedy King forever and ever.
Dr Jalil Parkar, the pulmonologist who was treating Dilip Kumar at Mumbai s PD Hinduja Hospital confirmed the news. Known as the Tragedy King of Bollywood, the legendary star breathed his last at 7:30 AM on Wednesday, July 7, 2021.
Muhammad Yousuf Khan, known as
Dilip Kumar was born in a Peshawari Pashtun family of 12 children in Pakistan. After completing his education, Kumar started his own business as a canteen owner and a dry fruit supplier. Venturing into acting was something that happened to Dilip Kumar out of the blue. Had the owners of ‘Bombay Talkies’ -actress Devika Rani, and her husband Himanshu Rai - not noticed and given him a break in ‘Jwar Bhata’, Bollywood would have been void of
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