About Dilip Kumar Biography

Dilip Kumar Biography

The real name of the actor Dilip Kumar was Mohammad Yusuf Khan.

He was professionally and popularly known as Dilip Kumar.

He was born on December 11, 1922 in Qissa Khwani bazaar. 

It is located in Peshawar, North-West Frontier Punjab (part of contemporary British rule).

He died on 7th July 2021 at Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai. With his death, an era of his acting came to an end.

Dilip Kumar was of versatile personality, he was :-

• An Indian actor, 
• Film producer, and
• Philanthropist.

He was best known for his work in Hindi cinema. He was also known as "The Tragedy King" and "The First Khan" for his unique style of acting.

He is credited with bringing a different kind of acting technique to Hindi cinema.

Dilip Kumar holds the record for most wins at the Filmfare Award for Best Actor and was also the first actor to receive the award.

The film Jwar Bhata (1944), produced by Bombay Talkies, was his first film as an actor. In a career span of over 50 years, he made over 65 films. 

He is also known for his different style of acting in films, such as:

• Romantic Andaaz (1949), 
• Stong Aan (1952),
• Social Drama Daag (1952), 
• Drama Devdas (1955),
• Comedy Azad (1955),
• Comedy Ram aur Shyam (1967) 
• Historical Mughl-e-Azam (1967)
• Social Bandit dram Ganga Jamuna (1961)

These films are known for his super duper roles.

Dilip Kumar took a five-year break from film acting from 1976 to 1981, returning after a long time with a character role in the film Kranti (1981).

Again, he continued his film career by playing leading roles in films like.

• Shakti (1982),
• Mashaal (1984),
• Karma (1986) and
• Saudagar (1991)।

His last film was Qila (1998).

Dilip Kumar's relationship with actress Madhubala lasted for a long time, but he never married her. 

Perhaps because of this, Madhubala had a hole in her heart because she was not expected to live longer due to this disease, and it happened.

He married actress Saira Banu in 1966. He lived with his wife in Bandra, a suburb of Mumbai, Maharashtra.

He was also known by the nickname 'God of Acting'.

Early Life of Dilip Kumar

Dilip Kumar was born into a landlord and fruit merchant family on December 11, 1922, in the Kissa Khwani Bazar area of Peshawar, British India.

He was one of the twelve children of Lala Ghulam Sarwar Khan and his wife, Ayesha Begum.

His real name was Mohammad Yusuf Khan, his father was a fruit merchant who then owned a fruit orchard near Deolali, near Nashik, and later in Peshawar.

Mohammad Yusuf Khan had his schooling at Barnes School, Deolali, Nashik.

Raj Kapoor, his childhood friend and future film industry friend, grew up in the same religiously mixed neighbourhood as himself.

During the making of Tarana, Dilip Kumar fell in love with Madhubala. They have been together for almost seven years.

Their relationship came to an end due to the Flim Naya Daur court case. Madhubala's father did not agree to the notorious location.

The earlier clothes of an actress were torn by the crowd at that location, but the director wanted to shoot at a particular location. 

Dilip Kumar also supported the film's director and gave his witness statement in court against Madhubala and her father, which ended their relationship.

Filmi Career 

Dilip Kumar's first film was Jwar Bhata, which was released in 1944, but this film could not be successful.

After several unsuccessful films, the film Jugnu released in 1947 proved to be the first super hit in which he worked with Noor Jahan.

The next year, in 1948, two of his films were super hits; they were Shaheed and Mela. In the same way, his films continued to grow.

Notable Movies during the Year 1950–1960 

Notable Movies during the Year 1960-1970 

Dilip Kumar played the role of Prince Salim in the historical film Mughal-e-Azam in 1966.

It was K. Asif's big-budget movie with big expectations, which was the highest-money-making movie in Indian film history for 11 years.

The record for highest- earnings was broken by the 1971 film Haathi Mere Saathi and later by the 1975 film Sholay.

If compared to the 2011 inflation rate, then Mughal-e-Azam was the first to get the highest profit-earning Indian film, which was equal to 1000 crores.

Notable Movies during the Year 1970-1980 

Notable Movies during the Year 1980-2000

Personal Life

Due to the Naya Daur court case, during which Kumar ended their relationship by giving testimony against Madhubala and her father,.

They never worked together again after Mughal-e-Azam (1960). Film magazines connected Vyjayanthimala's name with Kumar in the late 1950s.

This had to do with the fact that he acted more with Vyjayanthimala than the other actresses, resulting in their famous on-screen chemistry.

While working for his home production, Ganga Jamuna (1961), he chose the shade of sari that Vyjayanthimala is seen wearing in every scene.

In fact, Dilip Kumar and Vyjayanthimala's affair has been "verified" by cinema journalists Buny Reuben and Sanjeet Narvekar, who claim that Vyjayanthimala was Kumar's third girlfriend after Kamini Kaushal and Madhubala.

Marriage

Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu's love story melts millions of hearts. She being younger than 22 years lived happy life.

The couple has stood together with all ups and downs and set an example for generations to come.

Their life story is no less than a Bollywood movie. Before the death of the veteran actor on Wednesday (July 7, 2021), Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu were together for 54 years.

Both of them have been together even in times of difficulties in their lives. Even in the last moments of his life, Saira Banu was with him.

In 1966, Dilip Kumar married actress Saira Banu. He later married Hyderabad-based socialite Asma Rahman in 1981.

Later both Asma and Dilip seperated in January, 1983.

Both do not have any children. In his Autobiography, Dilip Kumar: The Substance and the Shadow, he reveals that Saira Bano became pregnant in 1972, but the baby died due to a complication in the pregnancy.

After this, she never tried to become a mother again, believing that this was God's will.

Education - Knowledge

He did his schooling at Barnes School, followed by Junior College and Guru Nanak Khalsa College of Arts, Science, and Commerce (Autonomous).

He was well in speaking Urdu, Hindi, English, Hindko (his first language), Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Persian, Pashto, Bhojpuri, and Awadhi.

He was also a big music lover and learned how to play the Sitar for the film, and was very fond of cricket and often played it with his actor friends.

Social Work and Politics

Rajya Sabha Member

Dilip Kumar was nominated by the Congress Party as a member of the Rajya Sabha (the upper house of the Parliament of India) from Maharashtra for the term 2000–2006.

He used a significant portion of his MPLAD funds for the construction of the Bandstand Promenade and the renovation of the park at Bandra Fort at Lands End in Bandra.

Joggers Park

He was also associated with many charitable and social organisations.

He along with Sunil Dutt and Oliver Andrade, planned and completed the famous Joggers Park in Bandra.

He ran nook and cranny to get the necessary clearances from the Maharashtra government for setting up this public park and was able to get it passed because of his good relationship.

Let us tell you that a film has also been made based on Joggers Park.

Achievements and Awards

Kumar is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors in the history of Hindi cinema. 

He holds the Guinness World Record for winning the maximum numbers of awards by an Indian actor.

He received several awards throughout his career, including for Best Actor

 Dilip Kumar Received 8 Filmfare Awards and a Filmfare Lifetime Achievement 

Filmfare Award for Best Actor

In 1991, he was awarded India's third highest civilian award, the Padma Bhushan, for his contribution to Indian cinema.

He was also recognized as the first recipient of the Filmfare Award for the Special Recognition Filmfare Award along with India's Nightingale Lata Mangeshkar.

The feat was achieved with 19 nominations for Greatest Hindi Music Director Naushad Ali and Filmfare Best Actor at the 50th Filmfare Awards ceremony.

• In the year 1993, he was awarded the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award.
• National Film Award for Second Best Feature Film in Hindi for Ganga Jamuna (1961), which he wrote, produced, and starred himself.
• Paul Revere Silver Bowl at the Boston International Film Festival.
• Also received a Special Honors Diploma from the Czechoslovak Academy. of the Arts in Prague, and a Special Prize at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.

• Many great actors including Shah Rukh Khan consider Dilip Kumar as their inspiration. 
• He was also known as the "Tragedy King" because of his tragic but brilliant performances for films depicting sorrow.

• 1994 - Dadasaheb Phalke Award.
• 1991 - Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian award, for his contribution to Indian cinema.
• 1979-1982 - Governor of Maharashtra appointed him as Sheriff of Bombay for this period.
• 1998 - The Government of Pakistan awarded him the Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Order of Excellence), its highest civilian honor.
• Until the 2000s, Kumar was the only actor to lead with 8 Filmfare Best Actor Awards until the mid-2000s, his record was tallied by Shah Rukh Khan.

• From India's independence till the end of 2010, he held the record of giving highest-profit-earning films (9 films) at the box office.
• Salman Khan broke his earning record by giving 10 super hit films. But according to the Indian currency value of that time, this record is still with Dilip Kumar.
• His historical film Mughal-e-Azam is the highest-grossing film in India (equivalent to 2000 crores in 2015) by then inflation (by Indian currency value).

Autobiography

His autobiography Dilip Kumar: The Substance and Shadow Age Narrated to Udayatara Nair was published by Jee Hay House Publishers (India) Pvt. Ltd.

Amazing Facts about Dilip Kumar

• Due to his proficiency in the Urdu language, he started his career in screenwriting.
• He changed his name from Yusuf Khan to Dilip Kumar at the advice of actress and film producer/director Devika Rani.
• Devika Rani cast him in the lead role for the film Jwar Bhata (1944), which marked Dilip Kumar's debut as an actor in the Hindi-film industry.
• Her performance in her first film- Jwar Bhata (1944) did not attract much attention and her first superhit was Jugunu (1947) with Noor Jahan.
• His first film as a villain was Amar (1954) starring Madhubala and Nimmi.
• He was offered a role in the famous British film Lawrence of Arabia by British film director David Lynn, which he refused.
• He took a break or retired from films for five years between 1976 and 1981.
• The Guinness Book of World Records holds the record for winning the most awards as a film actor.

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