Another legend said Good Bye
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One of India’s legend and Bollywood heartthrob Dilip Kumar has died in Mumbai’s Hinduja Hospital. He was 98. Dilip Kumar was taken to hospital on last Wednesday after complaining of breathlessness – it was the second time he had been hospitalised in the same month.
Mohammed Yusuf Khan, (11 December 1922 – 7 July 2021), known professionally as Dilip Kumar, was an Indian actor, film producer and philanthropist, best known for his work in Hindi cinema.
Kumar debuted as an actor in the film Jwar Bhata (1944), produced by Bombay Talkies. In a career spanning over five decades, Kumar worked in over 65 films. Dilip Kumar, appeared in some of Indian cinema’s most iconic and landmark films including Naya Daur, Mughal-e-Azam, Devdas, Ram Aur Shyam, Andaz, Madhumati and Ganga Jamuna. Film lore has it that he rejected the role of Sherif Ali in David Lean’s Lawrence Of Arabia, eventually played by Omar Sharif. Dilip Kumar’s career spanned several decades, starting in the ’40s. He transitioned from playing the romantic-tragic lead to character roles from the ’80s on, in films such as Kranti, Shakti, Karma and Saudagar. 1998’s Qila was his last film.
With a heavy heart and profound grief, I announce the passing away of our beloved Dilip Saab, few minutes ago.
We are from God and to Him we return. – Faisal Farooqui
— Dilip Kumar (@TheDilipKumar) July 7, 2021
July 7,2021
