Star Dilip Kumar’s 101st birthday is this coming Monday. The actor had a lengthy career and acted in several successful movies, but he wasn’t always given the roles he wanted. Did you know that the late actor opened out about feeling “frustrated” when he was cast for parts that didn’t fully utilize his abilities? When questioned in a 1995 interview with South Asia Monitor if he still had any “cinematic achievement” left to do, Dilip gave his response.
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Dilip expressed his frustration
“To put it another way, I did get a little impatient waiting for weeks or months on end for a better proposal from a literary standpoint,” Dilip had stated. People now come to me expecting to copy ready-made audio CDs rather than well-written scripts.”
Dilip on his accomplishments
When inquired about his remaining goals, Dilip had responded, “No, I didn’t even start. Though there was much to be done, we had to work within the constraints of the current system. stronger films, ideas, and characterizations are necessary for stronger performances. We have advanced in every way, yet oddly enough, considering our size, we don’t seem to have any excellent contemporary literature. Our culture has been disregarded and neglected. All of this is reflected in film. I wish I could have used some more compelling characters to represent in more advanced formulae. It becomes clear that Dilip Kumar and the other filmmakers have always tried to make the most of the material at hand, even when it comes to the earlier films that were based on masterpieces. The goal has been to enhance what currently exists.”
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Dilip’s professional life
In the 1944 Bombay Talkies film Jwar Bhata, Dilip made his acting debut. Jugnu (1947) was his first box office hit. After then, the actor starred in a number of movies, including Kohinoor (1960), Mughal-E-Azam (1960), Ganga Jumna (1961), Ram Aur Shyam (1967), Insaniyat (1955), Azaad (1955), Naya Daur (1957), Madhumati (1958), Paigham (1959), and Andaz (1949).
He also starred in the films Dastaan (1972), Sagina (1974), Bairaag (1976), Vidhaata (1982), Karma (1986), and Saudagar (1991). His final on-screen performance was in the critically panned film Qila (1998), when he played two roles.
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Concerning Dilip
The actor, who had recently battled poor health, passed away in a Mumbai hospital on July 7, 2021. In 1966, he wed Saira Banu, an actress who was 22 years his junior. Dilip Kumar, who was born Mohammed Yusuf Khan in Peshawar, which is now in Pakistan, in 1922, rose to prominence during the golden period of Indian cinema in the 1940s and 1960s. Over the course of a 50-year career, he starred in about 60 films.
