Coordinates | 41°52′55″N87°37′40″N |
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name | Dilip Kumar |
occupation | Actor, Producer, Director, Politician |
birth date | December 11, 1922 |
birth place | Peshawar, British India (now Pakistan) |
other names | Dilip Sahaab |
spouse | Saira Banu (1966–present) |
years active | 1944–1998 (retired) |
birth name | Yusuf Khan |
residence | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
religion | Islam }} |
Mohammed Yusuf Khan () () (born 11 December 1922), popularly known with nickname Dilip Kumar (), is an Indian actor and a former Member of Parliament. He lives in Pali Hill, Bandra in Mumbai, India. He is commonly known as "Tragedy King", and is described as "the ultimate method actor" by Satyajit Ray.
Starting his career in 1944, Kumar's career has spanned five decades and over 60 films. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest actors in the history of Hindi Cinema. Kumar was the first actor to receive a Filmfare Best Actor Award and holds the record for the most number of Filmfare Awards won for that category along with Shahrukh Khan; 8 wins. He starred in a wide variety of roles such as the romantic Andaz (1949), the swashbuckling Aan (1952), the dramatic Devdas (1955), the comical Azaad (1955), the historical Mughal-e-Azam (1960) and the social Ganga Jamuna (1961). In 1976, Kumar had a five-year break from film performances. In 1981, he returned with a character role in the film Kranti and continued his career playing central character roles in films such as Shakti (1982), Karma (1986) and Saudagar (1991). His last film was Qila in 1998. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 1991 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994 for his contributions towards Indian cinema.
In 1943, actress Devika Rani, who was also the wife of the founder of the Bombay Talkies film studio, Himanshu Rai, helped Khan's entry into the Bollywood film industry. Hindi Author Bhagwati Charan Varma gave him the screen name Dilip Kumar and gave him the leading role in his film Jwar Bhata (1944). Devika Rani and her husband Svetoslav Roerich spotted Khan in one of Pune's Aundh military canteens.
He also played lighthearted roles in films such as Aan (1952), Azaad (1955) and Kohinoor (1960). In 1960 he portrayed Prince Salim in the historical film Mughal-e-Azam which as of 2008 was the second highest grossing film in Hindi film history.
In 1961 he produced and starred in Ganga Jamuna in which he and his real-life brother Nasir Khan played the title roles. This was the only film he produced. In 1962 British director David Lean offered him the role of Sherif Ali in his 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia, but Kumar declined the part. The role eventually went to Omar Sharif, the Egyptian actor. His next film Leader (1964) was below average at the box office. In 1967 Dilip Kumar played a dual role of twins separated at birth in the hit film Ram Aur Shyam. His career slumped in the 1970s with films like Dastaan (1970) and Bairaag (1976) where he played triple roles failing at the box office. He took a five year hiatus from films from 1976 to 1981.
In 1981 he returned with the multi-starrer Kranti which was the biggest hit of the year. He went onto play character roles in hit films including Shakti (1982), Vidhaata (1982), Mashaal (1984) and Karma (1986). In 1991 he starred alongside veteran actor Raaj Kumar in Saudagar which was his last successful film. In 1993 he won the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award. In 1996 he was attached to make his directorial debut with a film titled Kalinga but the film was shelved. In 1998 he made his last film appearance in the unsuccessful film Qila where once again he played dual roles as an evil landowner and his twin brother investigating his death. His films Mughal-E-Azam and Naya Daur were fully colorized and re-released in 2004 and 2008 respectively.
He was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994. In 1998 he was awarded the Nishan-e-Pakistan, the highest civilian award conferred by the government of Pakistan. He is the second Indian to receive the award. At the time of the Kargil War, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray demanded Kumar return his Nishan-e-Pakistan, arguing that "He must return Nishan-e-Imtiaz following that country's blatant aggression on Indian soil." Kumar refused, saying:
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"This award was given to me for the humane activities to which I have dedicated myself. I have worked for the poor, I have worked for many years to bridge the cultural and communal gaps between India and Pakistan. Politics and religion have created these boundaries. I have striven to bring the two people together in whatever way I could. Tell me, what does any of this have to do with the Kargil conflict?"'''
He received in 1997 the NTR National Award. He was also awarded CNN-IBN Indian of the Year - Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009.
!Year | !Film | !Role | !Awards |
1944 | Jagdish | ||
1945 | Pratima | ||
Ramesh | |||
Sooraj | |||
Ram | |||
Nadiya Ke Paar | |||
Mohan | |||
Ghar Ki Izzat | Chanda | ||
Anokha Pyar | Ashok | ||
Manoj | |||
Dilip | |||
Vijay | |||
Ashok | |||
Badal | |||
Motilal | |||
Kishore | |||
Shamu | |||
Sangdil | Shankar | ||
Shankar | Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award | ||
Aan | Jai Tilak | ||
Shikast | Dr. Ram Singh | ||
Noshu | |||
1954 | Amarnath | ||
Udan Khatola | |||
Devdas | Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award | ||
Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award | |||
Naya Daur | Shankar | Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award | |
Yahudi | Prince Marcus | ||
Madhumati | Anand/Deven | Nomination, Filmfare Best Actor Award | |
1959 | Paigham | Ratan Lal | Nomination, Filmfare Best Actor Award |
Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award | |||
Mughal-E-Azam | Prince Salim | ||
1961 | Gunga Jumna | Gunga | Nomination, Filmfare Best Actor Award |
1964 | Vijay Khanna | Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award | |
1966 | Dil Diya Dard Liya | Shankar/Rajasaheb | Nomination, Filmfare Best Actor Award |
1967 | Ram Aur Shyam | Ram/ Shyam | Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award |
Sunghursh | Nomination, Filmfare Best Actor Award | ||
Sadhu aur Shatan | |||
Rajesh/ Raja Saheb | Nomination, Filmfare Best Actor Award | ||
Sagina Mahato | |||
Gopi | Nomination, Filmfare Best Actor Award | ||
Anil/ Sunil | |||
Anokha Milan | |||
Nomination, Filmfare Best Actor Award | |||
Phir Kab Milogi | |||
1976 | Bairaag | Nomination, Filmfare Best Actor Award | |
1981 | Kranti | Sanga/Kranti | |
Vidhaata | Shamsher Singh | ||
Ashvini Kumar | Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award | ||
1983 | Mazdoor | Dinanath Saxena | |
Duniya | Mohan Kumar | ||
Mashaal | Vinod Kumar | Nomination, Filmfare Best Actor Award | |
Dharam Adhikari | |||
Vishwanath Pratap Singh, alias Rana | |||
1989 | Kanoon Apna Apna | Collector Jagat Pratap Singh | |
Izzatdaar | Brahma Dutt | ||
Aag Ka Dariya | |||
1991 | Thakur Veer Singh | Nomination, Filmfare Best Actor Award | |
1998 | Jaganath/Amarnath Singh | ||
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