Dilip Kumar Biography

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Name: Dilip Kumar

Birth Name: Muhammed Yusuf Khan

Nick Name: tragedy king , legendary khan

Nationality: Indian

Birth place: Peshawar

Birth Date: 11 December, 1922

Profession : Film producer, Writer ,Politician

Height : 5 feet 10 inchs

Religion: Islam

School/College : Barnes School (west India )

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Father Name: Lala Ghulam Sarwar

Mother Name : Ayesha Begum

Spouse/Partner: Asma Rehman (1980- 1982) ,Saira Banu (1966)

Siblings:  Nasir Khan ,Aslam Khan , Ayub Sarwar , Ehsan Khan ,Noor Mohammed,Farida Khan ,Akhtar Asif,Fauzia Khan ,Sakina Khan ,Saeeda Khan ,Taj Khan

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Interesting Facts  about Dilip Kumar:

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Dilip Kumar was awarded the highest Civilian award by Pakistan, Nishan-e-Imtiaz in 1998

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Dilip Kumar’s ancestral home in Peshawar is going to turn into National Heritage and will be preserved by the Pakistan Government.

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Before entering film industry, Dilip  used to sell fruits in Pune

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Dilip Kumar Career:

Kumar is considered to be one of the greatest actors of Indian cinema.  Devika Rani who was also the wife of the founder of Bombay Talkies Himanshu Rai and helped his entry into the Bollywood film industry. She also gave him the screen name of Dilip Kumar. He started his career in 1944.   Dilip  first film was Jwar Bhata in 1944. His major first hit was Jugan in 1947. He was the first actor to receive a Filmfare Best Actor Award.  He worked in 64 movies.He is director of two movies. He is also producer of one movie.

Here is List of some Movies.

• Jwra Bhata (1944)
• Jugnu (1947)
• Shaheed (1948)
• Andaz (1949)
• Father’s House (1950)
• Daag (1952)
• Bairaag  (1976)
• Shakti (1982)
• Mashaal(1984)
• Duniya (1984)

Movies List (As Director)

• Kalinga (1996)
• Dil Diya Dard Liya (1966)

Dilip As politician :

Kumar was nominated as a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India, by the Indian National Congress for the period 2000–2006.

Dilip Acting :

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