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Dilip Kumar

Date of Birth 11 December 1922, Peshawar, NWFP, Pakistan
Birth Name Yusuf Khan
Spouse Asmaa (1982 - ?) (divorced)
Saira Banu (1966 - ?)

Formed a popular screen couple with Madhubala
Son-in-law of Naseem Banu.
Brother of actor Nasir Khan.
Bollywood first superstar to hail from Pakistan.
He is known as the "tragedy king".

He was the most successful actor of the 40s and 50s and had great success as the legend of Bollywood Amitabh Bachchan in the 70s and 80s.

Is uncle (by marriage to wife Saira Bano) of actress Shaheen, who is married to actor Sumeet Saigal, they have a 6 year old daughter named Sayesha.

During escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, he had agreed to accept an award from Pakistan, and was threatened by workers of an extreme right-wing political party in Bombay, India. He actually wrote to the Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, for protection. The threat has now subsided with improved relations between India and Pakistan.

Has been a member of parliament.

At the time of marriage, he was 44 and Saira Banu was 22.

Dilip Kumar Biography

Date of Birth 11 December 1922, Peshawar, NWFP, Pakistan
Birth Name Yusuf Khan
Spouse Asmaa (1982 - ?) (divorced)
Saira Banu (1966 - ?)

Formed a popular screen couple with Madhubala
Son-in-law of Naseem Banu.
Brother of actor Nasir Khan.
Bollywood first superstar to hail from Pakistan.
He is known as the "tragedy king".
He was the most successful actor of the 40s and 50s and had great success as the legend of Bollywood Amitabh Bachchan in the 70s and 80s.
Is uncle (by marriage to wife Saira Bano) of actress Shaheen, who is married to actor Sumeet Saigal, they have a 6 year old daughter named Sayesha.
During escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, he had agreed to accept an award from Pakistan, and was threatened by workers of an extreme right-wing political party in Bombay, India. He actually wrote to the Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, for protection. The threat has now subsided with improved relations between India and Pakistan.
Has been a member of parliament.
At the time of marriage, he was 44 and Saira Banu was 22.
Aamir began his career as a child actor in the films Yaadon Ki Baraat (1973) and Madhosh (1974). He made his adult film debut in Ketan Mehta's Holi (1984).

In 1988 he got his first leading role in Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak which was a huge success and launched his career.[1]. He went onto appear in many other films in the 1990s, which had mixed success at the box office. However he has had many box office hits to his credit. His most successful films in 1990s included Dil (1990), Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander (1992), Rangeela (1995) and Raja Hindustani (1996). [2]He also acted as well as wrote the screenplay for the film Hum Hain Rahi Pyaar Ke (1993) and did playback singing for himself in Ghulam (1998).

In 1998 he played a character with negative shades in Deepa Mehta's offbeat film Earth (1998) which was however a box office failure despite receiving acclaim from critics. In 1999 he won acclaim for his role as a dedicated cop fighting border terrorism in Sarfarosh (1999). In 2000 he starred alongside his real-life brother Faisal Khan in Mela which was a
box office and critical failure.[3]

In 2001 he produced and starred in the period epic film Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India. This film was one of the biggest hits of 2001[4] and was nominated for many awards including the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His second film released in 2001 was Dil Chahta Hai which was also a success at the box office.
He had no film releases for three years since he put in a lot of time preparing for the role of the real-life martyr Mangal Pandey in The Rising (2005) Although not as successful as Lagaan it managed to do moderately well at the box office. His next release Rang De Basanti (2006), in which he played a university drop-out who along with his friends fights against corrupt politics was one of the highest grossing films of 2006[6] and was selected as India's official entry to the Oscars in the Best Foreign Language Film category. The film was not shortlisted as a nominee. It however won a nomination in Best Foreign language film at BAFTA in England

Dilip Kumar Filmography

Qila (1998) .... Jagannath Singh/Judge Amaranath Singh... aka The Fort (India: English title)

Saudagar (1991) .... Veeru Singh/Veeru

Aag Ka Dariya (1990)

Izzatdaar (1990) .... Brahm Dutt... aka Honourable

Kanoon Apna Apna (1989) .... Collector Jagat Pratap Singh

Karma (1986) .... Vishwa Pratap Singh aka Rana

Dharam Adhikari (1986) ... aka Authority (International: English title: informal literal title)

Mashaal (1984) .... Vinod Kumar... aka The Torch (India: English title) ... aka Torch (International: English title)

Duniya (1984) .... Mohan Kumar

Mazdoor (1983) .... Dinanath Saxena... aka The Labourer

Vidhaata (1982) .... Shamsher Singh/Sobhraj

Shakti (1982) .... DCP Ashwini Kumar

Kranti (1981) .... Sanga/Kranti

Bairaag (1976) .... Kailash

Phir Kab Milogi (1974) .... Teja Singh (guest appearance)

Sagina (1974) .... Sagina

Dastaan (1972) .... Anil/Sunil... aka Story

Anokha Milan (1972) .... Warden

Koshish (1972) (uncredited) .... Third man who answered the phone

Gopi (1970) .... Gopiram

Sagina Mahato (1970) .... Sagina Mahato

Aadmi (1968) .... Rajesh/Raja Saab... aka The Man

Sadhu Aur Shaitaan (1968) (uncredited) .... Sugar Cane Eater #1... aka The Sage and the Devil

Sunghursh (1968) .... Kundan/Bajrangi... aka Sangharsh (India: Hindi title: alternative transliteration) ... aka Sunghursh (India: Hindi title: alternative transliteration)

Ram Aur Shyam (1967) .... Ram/Shyam

Dil Diya Dard Liya (1966) .... Shankar/Rajasahab

Leader (1964) .... Vijay Khanna

Gunga Jumna (1961) .... Ganga... aka Ganga Jamuna (India: Hindi title: alternative transliteration) ... aka The Confluence

Mughal-E-Azam (1960) .... Shehzada Nooruddin Mohammad Saleem... aka The Emperor of the Mughals ... aka The Great Mughal

Kohinoor (1960)

Paigham (1959) .... Ratan Lal

Madhumati (1958) .... Anand/Deven

Yahudi (1958) .... Prince Marcus

Musafir (1957) .... Madman in love with Uma... aka Traveller

Naya Daur (1957) .... Shankar... aka The New Age

Azaad (1955) .... Azad/Khan Saheb... aka Free (International: English title)

Devdas (1955) .... Devdas

Insaniyat (1955) .... Mangal

Uran Khatola (1955) .... Kashi

... aka Vanaratham (India: Tamil title: dubbed version)

Amar (1954) .... Amarnath

Foot Path (1953) .... Noshu

Shikast (1953) .... Ram Singh

Aan (1952) .... Jai Tilak

... aka Savage Princess (USA)

Daag (1952) .... Shankar... aka The Stain

Sangdil (1952) .... Shankar... aka Jane Eyre

Deedar (1951) .... Shamu... aka Meeting

Hulchul (1951) .... Kishore

Tarana (1951) .... Motilal... aka Tune ... aka Vibrations (International: English title)

Arzoo (1950) .... Badal

Babul (1950) .... Ashok

Jogan (1950) .... Vijay

Andaz (1949) .... Dilip... aka A Matter of Style ... aka Beau monde

Shabnam (1949) .... Manoj

Anokha Pyar (1948) .... Ashok

Ghar Ki Izzat (1948) .... Chanda... aka The Honor of the House (International: English title)

Mela (1948) .... Mohan

Nadiya Ke Paar (1948)

Shaheed (1948) .... Ram

Jugnu (1947)

Naukadubi (1947) .... Ramesh (Hindi version)... aka Milan (India: Hindi title) ... aka Sunken Boat ... aka Union

Pratima (1945)

Jwar Bhata (1944) .... Jagdish... aka High and Low Tides

 

Director:

Kalinga (1996)

Dil Diya Dard Liya (1966) (uncredited)

 

Miscellaneous Crew:

Karma (1986) (playback singer)

Musafir (1957) (playback singer) ... aka Traveller

 

Writer:

Leader (1964) (story)

Gunga Jumna (1961) (written by) ... aka Ganga Jamuna (India: Hindi title: alternative transliteration) ... aka The Confluence

 

Producer:

Gunga Jumna (1961) (producer) ... aka Ganga Jamuna (India: Hindi title: alternative transliteration) ... aka The Confluence

 

Thanks:

Phir Kab Milogi (1974) (grateful thanks) (as Shri Dilip Kumar)

 

Self:

Raj Kapoor (1987) .... Himself (during funeral)

Guddi (1971) (uncredited) .... Himself (shooting of "Phir Kab Milogi (1974)")... aka Darling Child

Kala Bazar (1960) .... Himself... aka Kaala Bazaar (India: Hindi title: alternative transliteration) ... aka The Black Market

Dilip Kumar Awards & Nomination

Awards and Nominations
 

1994 - Lifetime Achievement Award

1983 Won Filmfare Award Best Actor
for: Shakti (1982)

1968 Won Filmfare Award Best Actor
for: Ram Aur Shyam (1967)

1965 Won Filmfare Award Best Actor
for: Leader (1964)

1961 Won Filmfare Award Best Actor
for: Kohinoor (1960)


1958 Won Filmfare Award Best Actor
for: Naya Daur (1957)

1957 Won Filmfare Award Best Actor
for: Devdas (1955)

1956 Won Filmfare Award Best Actor
for: Azaad (1955)

1954 Won Filmfare Award Best Actor
for: Daag (1952)


 


 

 

 

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