 Dilip Kumar, Indian movie actor, is one of the greatest actors ever to grace the Indian silver screen. Dilip Kumar was an established name to reckon with in the Hindi movie world in the 50's and 60's. in fact he remains one of the most popular actors of Indian silver screen. His unique style of acting has inspired many upcoming actors and till the date the youths tried to imitate him in many cases.
Early Life of Dilip Kumar Dilip Kumar was born in 11th December 1922 in Peshawar as Yusuf Khan in a Pathan Family. His father was a fruit merchant there and in later days moved to Mumbai and set up business there. Khan's childhood was not so smooth. After a small controversy with his father he ran away to Pune and started to work in a British Army canteen and later set up his own fruit stall. From a young age Yusuf was fond of ghazals and was himself a good singer and sitar player. He even did voice-over in some of the Hrishikesh Mukherjee's film. Career of Dilip Kumar In the 40's Yusuf was initiated to the world of films by the leading actress of those days Devika Rani, who was also the proprietor of the famous studio Bombay Talkies. Yusuf who was re-christened Dilip Kumar by a famed Hindi novelist made his debut in their film 'Jwar Bhatta' in 1944. He became successful as a hero opposite singing actress Noorjehan in the film 'Jugnu' in the year 1947. In his next venture 'Mela' in the year 1948 he played the doomed lover and then Mahboob Khan's 'Andaz' came in 1949. This was a love triangle opposite superstars Nargis and Raj Kapoor, which became a big hit and elevated him to a super star level at one chance. The next three years saw him in tragic roles very similar to his role in Mela in films like Babul, Arzoo, Jogan, Deedar, Udan Khatola and Bimal Roy's unforgettable super hit 'Devdas'. The release of a number of tragic films earned him the title of the 'Tragedy King' as well. He had a well-moulding voice and with his naturalistic emoting conveyed through changing expressions he gave a new meaning to Hindi films and became a role model to young aspirants as well as established ones. 50's and some part of 60's saw his prime time along with Raj Kapoorand Dev Anand. At that time he has awarded with filmfare awards many times. Dilip Kumar was married to Saira Bano who was half of his age. Though he married second time to Asma but it was a short lived one. After 'Ram Aur Shyam', his career suffered a drawback in the 70's. No other film clicked at the box office and Dilip reduced work to one or two films at a time. By the end of 70's he took a complete break from films for some years. He became involved in various other interests like literature, theatre and comparative religions. But he made a triumphant return to Hindi cinema in the 1980s in two big hits, Manoj Kumar's 'Kranti' in the year 1981 and Ramesh Sippy's 'Shakti' in the year 1982 in which the latter bagged him yet another Filmfare award. The success followed by Subhash Ghai's 'Vidhaata', 'Karma' and 'Saudagar' in 1991 which were equally successful. Awards for Dilip Kumar The Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar is a living legend of Indian Cinema. He has been awarded Filmfare awards for best actor for 'Daag' in 1953 and consecutively for 'Azad' in 1955, 'Devdas' in 1956, 'Naya Daur' in 1957 etc. His other successful films during this time were 'Mughal- e- Azam' in the year 1960, 'Madhumati' and 'Ganga Jamuna' which include one of the best performances in his career. This list also contains the name of 'Ram aur Shyam', which was released in the year of 1967. In 1991, he was awarded Padma Bhushan. He has been honoured with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in1993 and the Prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke award in 1994 for his contributions. In 1997, Kumar was awarded, Nishan-e-Imtiaz, Pakistan's highest civilian award. Besides, he has also awarded in 1997 the NTR National Award and the CNN-IBN Indian of the Year - Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009. In a career spanning over five decades this veteran actor with his fine performances has found a place in the world of Hindi films. He loves soccer even more than films. The aging actor now leads a retired life with full energy and style. Filmography of Dilip Kumar Year Film 1944 Jwar Bhata 1945 Pratima 1947 Milan, Jugnu 1948 Shaheed, Nadiya Ke Paar, Mela, Ghar Ki Izzat, Anokha Pyar 1949 Shabnam, Andaz 1950 Jogan, Babul, Arzoo 1951 Tarana, Hulchul, Deedar 1952 Sangdil, Daag, Aan 1953 Shikast, Footpath 1954 Amar 1955 Udan Khatola, Insaniyat, Devdas, Azaad 1957 Naya Daur, Musafir 1958 Yahudi, Madhumati 1959 Paigham 1960 Kohinoor, Mughal-E-Azam 1961 Ganga Jamuna 1964 Leader 1966 Dil Diya Dard Liya 1967 Ram Aur Shyam 1968 Sunghursh, Sadhu aur Shatan, Aadmi 1970 Sagina Mahato, Gopi 1972 Dastaan, Anokha Milan 1974 Sagina, Phir Kab Milogi 1976 Bairaag 1981 Kranti 1982 Vidhaata, Shakti 1983 Mazdoor 1984 Duniya, Mashaal 1986 Dharam Adhikari, Karma 1989 Kanoon Apna Apna 1990 Izzatdaar, Aag Ka Dariya 1991 Saudagar 1998 Qila |
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