Dilip Kumar
| Dilip Kumar | |
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 Dilip Kumar in 2006. | |
| 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", and is described as "the ultimate method actor" by Satyajit Ray.
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. 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 films of a variety of genres 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 took 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 asShakti (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.
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