Dilip Kumar Age, Wife, Family, Biography & More
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Bio/Wiki
Real Name: Muhammad Yusuf Khan
Nickname : Tragedy King
Profession: Actor
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)
in centimeters- 175 cm
in meters- 1.75 m
in Feet Inches- 5’ 9”
Weight (approx.)
in Kilograms- 66 kg
in Pounds- 146 lbs
Eye Colour: Black
Hair Colour: Salt & Pepper
Personal Life
Date of Birth: 11 December 1922
Date of Death: 07 July 2021
Age (as in 2021): 98 Years
Birth Place: Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign: Sagittarius
Signature: dilip-kumar-signature
Nationality: Indian
Hometown: Bombay (now Mumbai), India
School: Barnes School, Deolali, Nashik district, Maharashtra
College: N/A
Educational Qualifications: Not Known
Family
Father- Lala Ghulam Sarwar (landlord and fruit merchant)
Mother- Ayesha Begum
Brother- Nasir Khan (younger, Film Actor),
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Ehsan Khan, Aslam Khan, Noor Mohammed, Ayub Sarwar
Sister- Fauzia Khan, Sakina Khan, Taj Khan, Farida Khan, Saeeda Khan, Akhtar Asif
Religion: Islam
Address
34/B, Palli Hill, Nargis Dutt Road, Bandra (W), Bombay 400050, India
Hobbies Cooking, Playing Cricket
Dilip Kumar's Playing Cricket
Debut Film- Jwar Bhata (1944)
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Favourite Things
Favourite Actress: Meena Kumari, Nalini Jaywant
Favourite Sport: Cricket
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Favourite Colour: Black
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status: Married
Marriage Date
11 October 1966 (with Saira Banu)
Year 1980 (with Asma Rehman)
Affairs/Girlfriends
Kamini Kaushal, Former Indian Film Actress
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Madhubala, Former Indian Film Actress
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Saira Banu, Former Indian Film Actress
Asma Rehman
Wife/Spouse: Saira Banu (Actress, m.1966-present)
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Asma Rehman (m.1980-div.1982)
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Children
Son- N/A
Daughter- N/A
Money Factor
Net Worth: $65 million
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Some Lesser Known Facts About Dilip Kumar
Does Dilip Kumar smoke?: Yes
Dilip Kumar Smoking
Does Dilip Kumar drink alcohol?: Yes
Dilip Kumar Drinking
He was born to a Hindko-speaking Awan family in the Qissa Khawani Bazaar area of Peshawar, Pakistan.
Dilip Kumar’s Childhood Photo
He was raised along with his 12 siblings.
His father was a landowner and fruit trader and also owned orchards in Deolali (in Maharashtra, India) and Peshawar (in Pakistan).
He did his schooling at the Barnes School in Devlali, Nashik district of Maharashtra.
His family moved from Peshawar to Bombay (now Mumbai) in the late 1930s.
Around 1940, when Dilip Kumar was still a teenager, he left home for Pune after a dispute with his father.
He also set up a sandwich stall at the Army Club in Pune.
With 5000 Indian Rupees in hand, he left for Bombay (now Mumbai) and in 1942 he met Devika Rani (owner of Bombay Talkies) and signed a contract with her company at a salary of 1250 Indian rupees per year .
Devika Rani
Ashok Kumar greatly influenced her acting style and asked her to act "naturally".
Dilip Kumar with Ashok Kumar
Dilip Kumar became very close to Shashadhar Mukherjee and Ashok Kumar over the years.
Due to his proficiency in Urdu language, he started his career in screenwriting.
At the behest of Devika Rani, he changed his name from Yusuf to Dileep.
Devika Rani cast him in the lead role for the film Jwar Bhata (1944), which also proved to be Dilip Kumar's debut as an actor in the Hindi-film industry.
Her performance in her first film- Jwar Bhata (1944) went unnoticed and her first big hit was Jugnu (1947) with Noor Jahan.
Jugnu (1947)
Her breakthrough role was opposite Nargis and Raj Kapoor in Andaz (1949), a love triangle story.
Andaz (1949)
His image of the "tragedy king" was established by his roles in films such as Jogan (1950), Hustle (1951), Tarana (1951), Deedar (1951), Daag (1952), Aan (1952), Uran Khatola (1955). ), Devdas (1955), Madhumati (1958) and Yahudi (1958).
His first anti-hero role was in Mehboob Khan's Amar (1954).
Amar (1954)
In 1953, he became the first actor in the Hindi-film industry to win the Filmfare Best Actor Award for his role in the film Daag (1952) and won it 7 times in his career.
Dilip Kumar with a Filmfare Award
Once to change his image of the "tragedy king", a psychotherapist suggested him take on lighter roles.
He K. Played the role of Prince Salim in Asif's landmark historical film- Mughal-e-Azam (1960). The film remained the second highest-grossing film in Hindi-film history until 2008.
Mughal-e-Azam (1960)
Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor and Dev Anand were considered best friends in Bollywood.
Dilip Kumar (left), Raj Kapoor (center), and Dev Anand (right)
In 1961, he produced the only film of his career- Ganga Jamuna, which also starred his younger brother- Nasir Khan with him.
Ganga Jamuna (1961)
In 1962, he was offered a role in a British film- Lawrence of Arabia by British director- David Lean, which he declined.
He acted for the first time in the film- Gopi (1970) with his real-life wife Saira Banu.
Gopi (1970)
From 1976 to 1981, he took a 5-year hiatus from films.
In 1980 he was appointed Sheriff (Honorary rank) of Mumbai.
In the years 1991, 1994 and 2015, the Government of India honored him with the Padma Bhushan, Dadasaheb Phalke and Padma Vibhushan awards respectively.
Dilip Kumar with Dada Sahab Falke Award
Dilip Kumar with Padam Vibhishan Award
In 1997, he was awarded the Nishan-e-Imtiaz (highest civilian award in Pakistan) by the Government of Pakistan.
He won the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in the year 1993.
Dilip Kumar with FilmFare Award
He made his last film appearance in the 1998 film - Qila.
Qila (1998)
For the period 2000–2006, the Indian National Congress nominated him as a member of the Rajya Sabha.
On his 89th birthday in 2011, he launched his Twitter account.
Dilip Kumar's Twitter account
Dilip Kumar holds the Guinness World Record for the maximum number of awards won by an Indian actor.
In 2013, he along with his wife Saira Banu made a pilgrimage to Mecca.
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