DILIP KUMAR;
Little known facts about Indo-Pakistan’s Best Known Actor;
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DILIP KUMAR has acted in a total of 60 films plus 3 guest appearances and four uncredited appearances in 54 years (1944-1998) He has never acted in more than 2 to 3 films in a year – hitting the peak at the very begining with 5 films in 1948. His most productive phase was between 1948 and 1961 when he acted in as many as 31 releases. Between 1964 and 1976 he worked in only 14 films. As a character actor between 1981 and 1998 has just 14 releases.
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DILIP KUMAR has played a Muslim character only once in his entire character: when he comes disguised as Khan Saheb in KOHINOOR.
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He has never got the National Award (of India) for best actor though he was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for Lifetime Achievment in 1995.
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The leading ladies with whom DILIP KUMAR teamed the most are; NARGIS and VYJAYANTHIMALA (6 times each). The others; NIMMI (5 times), Kamini Kaushal, Madhubala, Meena Kumari, Waheeda Rahman and Saira Bano (4 times each). He has paired only twice with the actress he admired the most—Nalini Jaywantt.
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The surprising thing is that he was never paired with Suraiya though they were projected to work in a film JANWAR, which was to have been directed by K. Asif (Mughal e Azam’s director).
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DILIP KUMAR never formed a romantic pair with Nutan in their younger days but starred opposite her in two later films (Karma and Kanoon Apna Apna). He has also played opposite Rekha in his last two films (QILA and AAG KA DARYA)
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DILIP KUMAR has acted opposite both his contemporaries at least once: with Raj Kapoor (in ANDAZ) and Dev Anand (in INSANIYAT). He has acted twice with Raj Kumar: once in PAIGHAM and then in SAUDAGAR (1991). Ditto with Sanjeev Kumar: Sunghursh and later Vidhaata.
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He has acted in nine films with Pran.
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DILIP KUMAR has played a double role thrice in his film career (RAM aur SHAYAM, DASTAAN & QILA) and a triple role once (BAIRAAG). It is said that he was offered the nine roles of NAYA DIN NAYI RAAT (later done by Sanjeev Kumar) but he refused to act in the film, settling to speak commentary.
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Real name YOUSUF KHAN, born 1923 at Peshawar. Migrated to India when his brother fell sick and had to be treated in Mumbai which made the entire family move to India in 1940.
UNACCREDITED APPEARANCES:
Dilip Kumar plays himself in the following films;
KALA BAZAAR (1960)----as one of the stars attended the star studded premiere of Mughal-e-Azam where Raghuveer (Dev Anand) is selling tickets in black!
GUDDI (1971) — as one of the stars Guddi (Jaya Bachan) sees when she goes out for shooting.
KOSHISH (1972) as the third man who answers the phone when Harichan (Sanjeev Kumar) is showing Aarati (Jaya Bachan) the uses of the instrument.
RAM TERE KITNE NAAM (1985) ---- In a scene from film VIDHAATA.
- AWARDS & HONOURS:
- 1998. Ramesh Goenka Award for contribution in the field of social welfare.
- 1997. Nishan-e-Imtiaz, highest civil award conferred by Government of Pakistan.
- 1997. N. T. Ramarao Award for sterling contribution to Indian Cinema.
- 1997. Doctor of Philosophy (Honoris Causa) Guru Nanak University.
- 1995. Dadasaheb Phalke Award for Lifetime Achievement.
- 1993. Filfare Lifetime Achievement Award.
- 1991. Padma Bhushan.
- 1982. Filmfare Award Best Actor (Shakti)
- **1967. Filmfare Award Best Actor (Ram Aur Shayam)1964. **
- Filmfare Award Best Actor (Leader)
- 1963. Silver Bowl for Best Film (Ganga Jamuna), Boston-USA.
- 1960. Filmfare Award Best Actor (Kohinoor)
- 1957. Filmfare Award Best Actor (Naya Daur)
- 1956. Filmfare Award Best Actor (Devdas)
- 1955. Filmfare Award Best Actor (Azaad)
- **1953. **Filmfare Award Best Actor (Daag)
More to follow…and thank you YOUSUF KHAN (Dilip Kumar) FOR GIVING US HUGE ENTERTAINMENT!
-Raju Jamil (Karachi)
Research assistance from Sanjit Narwekar, Pune. (my client/friend from the days of my posting in UBL Abudhabi,1984-1993)
