“could have only soured relations further and produced bad vibes between India and Pakistan.”
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Dilip Kumar
Muhammad Yusuf Khan, known professionally as Dilip Kumar, was an Indian actor, writer and film producer best known for his work in Hindi cinema. Credited with pioneering method acting in Hindi cinema, he dominated Indian cinema from the 1950s throughout the 1960s and is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential actors in the history of Indian Cinema.
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Born 11 December 1922 · Died 7 July 2021 · Q377789
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2026· 3 entries
“There is no doubt about film star Dilip Kumar”
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“s) favourite Indian actor, followed by his eldest brother Ashok Kumar and Motilal. A part of the”
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2021· 11 entries
AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Indian actor Dilip Kumar donated all his property to Wakf board” False.
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India Today rated the claim “Video shows the ancestral house of late actor Dilip Kumar.” Mostly false.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Video shows Indian actor Dilip Kumar's last moments in hospital” False.
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Alt News rated the claim “Dilip Kumar has donated his wealth of around ₹98 crores to the "Waqf Board"” False.
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Alt News rated the claim “Late actor Dilip Kumar's last moments” False.
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FACTLY rated the claim “Dilip Kumar’s last video before his death” FALSE.
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fact checker rated the claim “Dilip Kumar Last Video Inside Hospital Before He Left Us” False.
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BOOM Fact Check rated the claim “Video shows last moments of Dilip Kumar & his wife Saira Banu's from Hospital.” False.
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The Quint rated the claim “Last video of Dilip Kumar from the hospital and wife Saira Banu is seen feeding him food” False.
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India Today rated the claim “Video shows the last moments of late actor Dilip Kumar in hospital. His wife Saira Banu can be seen giving him food.” Half true.
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Died 2021-07-07.
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2015· 1 entry
Awarded Padma Vibhushan (2015).
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2014· 1 entry
By the then Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
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2013· 1 entry
On the occasion of the centenary of Indian cinema, he was declared the "Biggest superstar of all time" by Filmfare in its poll of the same title
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2001· 1 entry
Kumar was set to appear in a film titled Asar – The Impact alongside Ajay Devgan and Priyanka Chopra, which was shelved due to Kumar's declining health
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2000· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of Rajya Sabha (2000–2006).
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1999· 1 entry
In consultation with the then Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Kumar retained the award
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1998· 2 entries
The Government of Pakistan conferred Kumar with Nishan-e-Imtiaz, their highest civilian decoration, making him the only Indian to have received the honour
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Kumar made his last film appearance in the box office flop Qila, where he played dual roles as an evil landowner who is murdered and as his twin brother who tries to solve the mystery of his death
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1997· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Excellence (1997).
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1994· 2 entries
Awarded Dadasaheb Phalke Award (1994).
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Won the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the industry
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1991· 6 entries
Awarded Padma Bhushan (1991).
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Was Kumar's Saudagar (1991) instead of Khan's Saajan (1991), thus perhaps re-establishing his record
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Kumar starred alongside fellow veteran actor Raaj Kumar in Saudagar, his third and last film with director Subhash Ghai
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Producer Sudhakar Bokade who had previously worked with Kumar in Izzatdaar announced a film titled Kalinga which would officially mark Kumar's directorial debut after he had allegedly previously ghost-directed Ganga Jamu
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And the Padma Vibhushan in 2015, the country's third and second-highest civilian awards respectively
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The Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2015
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1990· 1 entry
Co-starred with Govinda in the action thriller Izzatdaar
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1984· 1 entry
Starred in Yash Chopra's social crime drama Mashaal opposite Anil Kapoor, which failed at the box office, but his performance was critically acclaimed
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1982· 1 entry
Collaborated with director Subhash Ghai for the first time with Vidhaata, in which he starred alongside Sanjay Dutt, Sanjeev Kumar and Shammi Kapoor
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1981· 1 entry
Returned to films, reinventing himself in elderly character roles
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1977· 1 entry
“In several Indian universities that I can think of – Delhi University, for instance -- students were positively discouraged to read those ‘nationalist’ writings”
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1976· 1 entry
Went on a brief hiatus from film performances and returned with the revolutionary drama Kranti (1981), which was the highest-grossing Indian film of the year
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1974· 1 entry
With both Kumar and Banu reprising their roles which also failed to do well at the box office
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1972· 3 entries
But developed complications in the pregnancy, leading to a miscarriage
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In his autobiography, Dilip Kumar: The Substance and the Shadow, he revealed that Banu had conceived in 1972, but developed complications in the pregnancy, leading to a miscarriage.
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Once again played dual roles as twin brothers in Dastaan, which was a box office flop and began a decline in Kumar's career as a leading man
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1970· 2 entries
Said that he adopted this name out of fear of his father, who never approved of his acting career because of the general poor image of cinema back then
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Kumar played the title role in the Bengali film Sagina Mahato, which marked his first onscreen pairing with his wife Saira Banu
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1968· 1 entry
Starred alongside Manoj Kumar in Aadmi and opposite Sanjeev Kumar and Balraj Sahni in Sunghursh, which were both average grossers at the box office
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1967· 1 entry
Kumar played a dual role of twins separated at birth in the hit film Ram Aur Shyam
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1966· 2 entries
And resided in Bandra, a suburb of Mumbai, until his death in 2021
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Kumar married actress Saira Banu, who was 22 years younger than him
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1964· 1 entry
With his next film Leader, which underperformed at the box office and ended up being only an average grosser
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1962· 1 entry
British director David Lean reportedly offered him the role of "Sherif Ali" in his film Lawrence of Arabia (1962), but Kumar declined to perform in the movie
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1961· 1 entry
Kumar wrote, produced, and starred in the dacoit drama Gunga Jumna alongside his brother Nasir Khan, playing the title roles of Gunga and Jumna respectively
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1957· 1 entry
Appeared in the third segment of the anthology film Musafir, which was the directorial debut of Hrishikesh Mukherjee
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1951· 1 entry
Kumar and Madhubala were drawn to each other during the shooting of Tarana (1951).
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1949· 1 entry
With Mehboob Khan's Andaz, in which he starred alongside Raj Kapoor and Nargis
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1947· 1 entry
To the late 2010s, Kumar held the record of performing in the highest number of highest-grossing films of the year (9 films), until his record was broken by Salman Khan, who performed in 10 such films
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1944· 1 entry
Under the stage name Dilip Kumar
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1940· 1 entry
Moved to Pune and set up a dry fruit supply shop and a canteen
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1924· 1 entry
His younger brother Nasir Khan (1924–1974) was also a noted film actor.
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1922· 1 entry
Born 1922-12-11.
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