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Mohammad Yusuf Khan was born on December 11, 1922, in Peshawar in the house of a fruit merchant. In the late thirties, the family shifted to Bombay. Here, a chance meeting with Devika Rani, who was the boss of the famous Bombay Talkies, proved to be a turning point in his life. Recognizing his latent potential for acting, she selected him for a role in a new film Jawar Bhata, in which he shone to light with a screen name of Dilip Kumar. Though the film was a flop at the box office, it introduced the budding actor to the film world of which he was going to be the undisputed king for the next six decades.
‘Ye Zindagi ke mela, Dunniya mein kam na honge, Afsos hum na honge’ (There will be lots of merry moments in this word and sadly I will not be there), a line from the Hindi film ‘Mela’ (1948) starring Dilip Kumar and Nargis. Dilip Kumar (Mohammad Yusuf Khan) the greatest Indian Bollywood star ever breathed his last on the morning of Wednesday at the age of 98 in Mumbai and was buried in the evening ending a golden era of Hindi movies. It is unlikely that Indian film industry will have another star of the height Dilip Kumar left behind. He was one of the heroes of our time and my generation grew up watching his movies. He acted in only 63 movies and these 63 movies have made him not only immortal in the Hindi movie world but also transformed him into a legend of India’s movie industry. The song mentioned was sung in the film ‘Mela’ by another maestro Mohammad Rafi who died on July 31, 1980. While doing a running commentary India’s Doordarshan played the song in the
Watch: When Bollywood legend Dilip Kumar lavished praise on Imran Khan
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Wednesday Jul 07, 2021
Bollywood icon Dilip Kumar, who passed away today (Wednesday), once lavished praise on Prime Minister Imran Khan at an event a couple of decades ago.
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In an old video clip shared by PTI Senator Faisal Javed, Kumar can be seen, at what seems to be a fundraiser, heaping praise on the cricketer-turned-politician. Khan was an international cricket star then who had not taken to politics. I have never, in my whole career, seen one single individual, take up so much on himself and do it with such finesse, with such grace and with such astounding success, Kumar can be heard in the clip saying.
Dilip Kumar passes away at 98
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Wednesday Jul 07, 2021
One of the greatest actors in Asia, Dilip Kumar - who was popularly known as The Tragedy King of Bollywood - has breathed his last at the age of 98, Dr Jalil Parkar, the pulmonologist treating the actor at Mumbai s PD Hinduja hospital confirmed on Wednesday.
“With a heavy heart and profound grief, I announce the passing away of our beloved Dilip saab,” Faisal Farooqui - a family friend - posted on the actor s official Twitter.
The legendary actor was admitted to Mumbai s Hinduja Hospital after complaining of breathlessness - it was the second time he had been hospitalised in the same month.