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| Dilip Kumar in 1946. Courtesy: Filmindia |
Legendary actor of Bollywood, Dilip Kumar passed away on 7th July in presence of his wife Saira Banu. The man who ruled the industry for over five decades made his debut in 1944 in the movie – “Jwar Bhata”, which was produced by Bombay Talkies, and then Mohammed Yusuf Khan of Peshawar became one of the brightest stars of Bollywood – aka ‘Dilip Kumar’. Read on to know a few glimpses of his illustrious film career.
As an actor he has
explored nearly all possible genres in his lifetime. He had the magical charisma to play
every character in
perfection.
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| Poster of film 'Daag' (Courtesy: Eros International) |
In 1952
released his two-best works – Daag and Aan.
“Daag”
was an unusual love story portrayed beautifully during 50’s directed by Amiya Chakravarty. It
was the fourth highest grossing Indian film of 1952.
He was
popularly called the “Tragedy King of Bollywood” for delivering intense performances in love stories Andaz, Baabul, Deedar, and Jogan.
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| Poster of Dilip Kumar's 'Devdas' (Courtesy: Bimal Roy Productions) |
Gradually
to justify his kingship, in 1955 under the direction of Bimal Roy, he played “Devdas”. The tears, the grief, the pangs of
losing love, is so masterly crafted by him that it became an iconic blockbuster for silver screen.
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Then in
1960 released one of the most iconic films of the Indian film industry, “Mughal – E – Azam” directed by K.Asif it
also starred Prithiviraj Kapoor, Madhubala along with Dilip Kumar.
The film was considered the best of its genre which broke all the box office records, and also won National
Award as well as four Filmfare Awards.
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| Poster of ' Sagina Mahato' |
In 1963, he also made his debut in Bengali Cinema with
“Paari”.
In the next year he was the lead in Tapan Sinha’s directorial film – “Sagina Mahato”.
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Poster of 'Shakti'
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In 1982
released the Dilip-Amitabh duo blockbuster – ‘Shakti’ directed
by Ramesh Sippy with
R.D Burman’s soulful music, Shakti won four Filmfare Awards,
for Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Sound Editing, and Best Actor for Dilip Kumar.
In 1998, Dilip Kumar made his last
appearance in the movie – “Qila”.
In 1994, he won the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for
his contributions to the industry.
Dilip Kumar
was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1991 for his outstanding contribution to
Indian Cinema. He was also awarded Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994 and Padma
Vibhushan in 2015.
Kumar died at Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai,
on 7 July 2021 at 7:30 am.
JournaPost is deeply saddened by the demise of the
tragic hero – “Dilip Kumar”. Our deepest
condolences to the family and
his fans world over.
Author:
Ankur Datta
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