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Kumar last appeared in a film in Obituary: Dilip Kumar. Pakistan to save ruined homes of Bollywood greats. Image source, Getty Images. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. View original tweet on Twitter. Obituary: Dilip Kumar Pakistan to save ruined homes of Bollywood greats.

Kumar R was known as the 'tragedy king'. Bollywood supertsar Shahrukh Khan has said he is a big fan of Kumar. This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Dilip Kumar: India pays tribute to Bollywood's 'tragedy king'.

Related Topics. Asia Bollywood India. His performances are still very relevant. Who was the inspiration of the one who inspired generations of actors to take the profession?

It was none other than Ashok Kumar. Dilip Kumar credits Ashok Kumar for giving him the advice which went on to become a guideline for the rest of his career -- "Acting is all about not acting. Did you know that Dilip Kumar was offered the role of Sherif Ali in the acclaimed movie? However, Kumar turned down the role, and it went to Omar Sharif. In his autobiography, the screen legend stated that Sharif did a much better job than he ever could have.

In fact, his Bhojpuri was so fluent in Ganga Jamuna that he had Amitabh Bachchan amazed at his skill, wondering how someone originally not from either UP or Bihar could speak the language with such proficiency. Just a few weeks ago my father and I spoke about you. You are someone he loves immensely. Both as an actor and as a person.

And that when you spoke your words flowed like honey. He could listen and watch you speak endlessly. In fact if you ever spotted him, whether at an event or even abroad shopping, you would always make it a point to send for him. And then you would enquire about him and give him your love and your time.

You are his absolute favourite. I love you for how much my father loves you. You were his own. I struggled through this entire note to avoid writing in past tense. Farewell Dilip Saab," read the Malayalam star's full note.

And so Dilip Kumar it was. At peace may he be… DilipKumarSaab icon and legend are not enough in terms of adjectives to describe him.. ET Markets Conclave — Cryptocurrency. Reshape Tomorrow Tomorrow is different. Let's reshape it today. Corning Gorilla Glass TougherTogether. ET India Inc. ET Engage. ET Secure IT. Panache Tech and Gadgets. Panache People City Life. ET Magazine. Rate Story. Font Size Abc Small. Abc Medium. Abc Large. India woke up to some sad news with the death of legendary actor Dilip Kumar on Wednesday morning.

The actor was 98 years old at the time of his death. Yousuf Khan, who had taken up the screen name of Dilip Kumar while making his foray in films, had been ill for a while. He was being treated at Mumbai's Hinduja Hospital where the doctors pronounced him dead earlier today. Dilip Kumar had a five-decade-long illustrious career in the Hindi film industry and had worked with actors spanning generations. Bollywood's Original Khan Dilip Kumar a.

An Eternal Love Story Dilip Kumar married former actress Saira Banu in the year , and the duo stayed married till the actor's demise.