Dilip Kumar
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 Dilip Kumar in 2006. |
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| Born | Yusuf Khan December 11, 1922 Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India |
| Residence | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Other names | Dilip Sahaab |
| Occupation | Actor, Producer, Director, Politician |
| Years active | 1944–1998 (retired) |
| Religion | Islam |
| Spouse | Saira Banu (1966–present) |
Dilip Kumar (Hindi: दिलीप कुमार) (Urdu: دلیپ کمار), born Muhammad Yusuf Khan, 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",[1] and is described as "the ultimate method actor" by Satyajit Ray.[2]
Starting his career with Jwar Bhata 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.[3][4][5] 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.[6] 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. Dilip Kumar has acted with actress Vyjayanthimala the most, where they both had acted seven films together including the former's home production Gunga Jumna resulting great on-screen chemistry and alleged affair between them.[7][8]
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[edit] Early life
Dilip Kumar was born as Muhammad Yusuf Khan at Mohallah Khudadad, in Qissa Khwani Bazaar in Peshawar, Undivided India (now in Pakistan). He was born to a Hindko speaking Peshawari family with twelve children. His father, Lala Ghulam Sarwar, was a fruit merchant who owned large orchards in Peshawar and Deolali in Maharashtra near Nashik. The family relocated to Bombay (now Mumbai) in the late 1920s. Dilip Kumar started working as a canteen supplier in Pune circa 1940.[9]
In 1943, actress Devika Rani, who was also the wife of the founder of the Bombay Talkies film studio, Himanshu Rai, Devika Rani and her second husband Svetoslav Roerich spotted Khan in one of Pune's Aundh military canteens.[9] and 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).
[edit] Career
His first film with Nisar Bhai and Hamed Bhai Jwar Bhata was released in 1944 which went unnoticed. His first major hit was the 1947 film Jugnu. He appeared in many hits thereafter including the romantic melodramas Mela (1948), Andaz (1949), Deedar (1951), Daag (1954), Devdas (1955), Naya Daur (1957), Yahudi (1958) and Madhumati (1958). These films established his screen image as the "Tragedy King".[10]
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.[11]
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.[12] The role eventually went to Omar Sharif, the Egyptian actor. His next film Leader (1964) was below average at the box office.[13] 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), the latter in which he played triple roles failing at the box office.[14][15] He took a five year hiatus from films from 1976 to 1981.[9]
In 1981 he returned with the multi-starrer Kranti which was the biggest hit of the year.[16] He went onto play character roles in hit films including Shakti (1982), Vidhaata (1982), Mashaal (1984) and Karma (1986).[16] In 1991 he starred alongside veteran actor Raaj Kumar in Saudagar which was his last successful film.[17] 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.
[edit] Films refused
Dilip Kumar was very choosy, and turned down lead roles in many films which eventually were released to great box office success, including Lawrence of Arabia, Pyaasa, The Rains Came and Sangam.
[edit] Voices
During his Bollywood career, Dilip Kumar was most often voiced by Mohammed Rafi. Others who provided his voice were:
- Talat Mahmood
- Mukesh (until 1958), who was also the main voice of Kumar's competitor Raj Kapoor.
- Kishore Kumar was chosen to playback the song "Saala Main To Saab Bangaya" for the film Sagina.
[edit] Public life
Kumar has been active in efforts to bring the people of India and Pakistan closer together. He has been a member of the upper house of Parliament since 2000.[9]
He was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994. In 1998 he was awarded the Nishan-e-Imtiaz, 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-Imtiaz, arguing that "He must return Nishan-e-Imtiaz following that country's blatant aggression on Indian soil."[18] Kumar refused, saying:
"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?"[19]
[edit] Personal life
Kumar married actress and beauty queen Saira Banu in year 1966 when he was aged 45 and she was 22. His brothers are Nasir Khan, Ehsan Khan and Aslam Khan.[20] Kumar's younger brother Nasir Khan was also an actor and appeared opposite him in Ganga Jamuna (1961) and Bairaag (1976).
[edit] Ill health rumours
Around September 10, 2011 it surfaced that the health of Dilip Kumar is going on worsening. Some incredible tweets even mistakenly spread news of his death.[21]
Later Dilip Kumar's wife Saira Banu, made a public statement that the actor is good in health and in high spirits. She quoted in a public statement:
| “ | "I am releasing this statement with a tinge of displeasure because this is not the first time such a rumour has spread without any basis, reason or cause. I have been woken up from sleep at odd hours this time and on previous occasions by phone calls seeking to know the fact and my staff and close friends have also had to answer calls at odd hours just because some sadistic mind has been at work and has triggered a distasteful rumour."[22] | ” |
[edit] Legacy and awards
Dilip Kumar is widely considered to be one of the greatest actors in the history of Hindi Cinema.[3][4][5] Kumar holds the Guinness World Record for having won the maximum number of awards by an Indian actor.[23] He has received many awards throughout his career, including 8 Filmfare Best Actor awards and 19 nominations.[24] He was honoured with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993.[25] The Government of India honoured him with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994[19] - the highest award for cinematic excellence in India. In 1980, he was appointed Sheriff of Mumbai, an honorary position. In 1991, he was awarded Padma Bhushan from the Government of India.[26] In 1997, Kumar was awarded, Nishan-e-Imtiaz, a high civilian award conferred by the Government of Pakistan.
He received in 1997 the NTR National Award. He was also awarded CNN-IBN Indian of the Year - Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009. From some years large section of his fan and people in general are demanding Bharat Ratna for Dilip Kumar.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] References
- ^ Tragedy king Dilip Kumar turns 88. Indian Express. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ Unmatched innings. The Hindu. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ a b Vishwamitra Sharma (2007), Famous Indians of the 21st Century, Pustak Mahal, ISBN 8-1223-0829-5, p.196.
- ^ a b Ramesh Dawar (2006), Bollywood: Yesterday, Today , Tomorrow, Star Publications, ISBN 1-9058-6301-2, p.8
- ^ a b A documentary on the life of Dilip Kumar. Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ "Dilip Kumar turns 86". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 11 December 2008. http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200812111330.htm. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ^ Suresh Kohli (08 January 2004). "Celebrating The Tragedy King". The Hindu (Delhi, India). http://www.hindu.com/mp/2004/01/08/stories/2004010800700100.htm. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
- ^ Coomi Kapoor (08 October 2007). "Personalised fiction, anyone?". The Star (Malaysia) (Malaysia). http://thestar.com.my/columnists/story.asp?file=/2007/10/8/columnists/indiadiary/19098584&sec=India%20Diary. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
- ^ a b c d Meghnad Desai, Baron Desai (2004), Nehru's hero Dilip Kumar in the life of India, Lotus Collection, Roli Books, ISBN 8-1743-6311-4.
- ^ Dinesh Raheja. Rediff. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ All Time Grossers. Box Office India. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ "Dilip Kumar's Hollywood dis-connection". The Times Of India. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/did-you-know-/Dilip-Kumars-Hollywood-dis-connection/articleshow/4138036.cms. Retrieved 2010-12-02.
- ^ Box Office 1964. Box Office India. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ Box Office 1972. Box Office India. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ Box Office 1976. Box Office India. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ a b Top Earners 1980-1989 (Figures in Ind Rs). Box Office India. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ Top Lifetime Grossers 1990-1994 (Figures in Ind Rs). Box Office India. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ The Rediff Interview/ Dilip Kumar. Rediff. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ a b ANALYSIS: Dilip Kumar turns 88. Daily Times. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ Dilip Kumar saw a psychoanalyst after acting as Devdas. The Sunday Tribune. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ https://twitter.com/#!/shiekhspear/status/112492760149409793
- ^ "Dilip Kumar's in good health: Saira Banu". The Times Of India. 10 September 2011. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Dilip-Kumars-in-good-health-Saira-Banu/articleshow/9935141.cms.
- ^ Dilip Kumar on TV show?. MiD DAY.
- ^ "Things that u don't know about Filmfare Awards...(Part IV)". Sify Movies. 27 February 2007. http://www.sify.com/movies/things-that-u-don-t-know-about-filmfare-awards-part-iv-news-bollywood-kkfv7Sahcih.html. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ^ "Lifetime Achievement (Popular)". Filmfare Awards. http://filmfareawards.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/articleshow?artid=33782146. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ^ "Padma Awards Directory (1954-2009)". Ministry of Home Affairs. http://www.mha.nic.in/pdfs/LST-PDAWD.pdf. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
he also has the famous hindi , first hindi colour film Aan
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