Dilip Kumar: The immortal king of Bollywood
The brilliance of genius, ironically enough, lies in the simplicity of its execution. It’s what makes an actor greater than the next one. The times when Dilip Kumar emerged from within the soul of Yusuf Khan were unlike anything we see now. In those days, some of the best acting happened when the camera wasn’t filming and the faces weren’t made up. Actors would trade their singularity, often in the form of their names, to become common – thereby making it easier for the audience to feign familiarity with them. I have always felt that Yusuf Khan became Dilip Kumar for himself more than anything or anyone else. Unlike Akshay Kumar, who like everyone else has lost the memory of being Rajiv Bhatia, Dilip Kumar continued to be Yusuf in spite of being Dilip Kumar. His need to be someone who could instantly connect with those who saw him on the giant screen for a few hours was so deep-rooted that he had to be one of them in whatever manne
Evolution of the Indian Patriotic Hero - Mournful Manoj to Action Akshay
Manoj Kumar and Akshay Kumar are similar in a several ways – it isn’t just that they adopted screen names with Kumar in them. Manoj Kumar’s real name is Harikrishna Giri Goswami and Akshay Kumar is actually Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia as many of us know. The two Indian leading men have done many movies with patriotic themes. If we know Manoj Kumar as Mr. Bharat, Akshay Kumar too has done many films where he has been a soldier, a commando or part of anti terror squads.