‘My professional name is Dilip Kumar’: Encounters with one of India’s greatest actors
The thespian is two short of a unique century today. Dilip Kumar in Duniya (1984) | Dharma Productions
On December 11, 2020, Yusuf Khan alias Dilip Kumar will be 98 – two short of a unique century. Perhaps the only Hindi movie star to have achieved this landmark, not only as an actor but in his later professional life, as producer and director of films. His popularity has transcended the limits of the Indian subcontinent radiating to all corners of the world.
My family had a special relationship with the renowned actor and hence this personal recollection.