Dilip Kumar was born on December 11, 1922, in Peshawar, Pakistan, india. His family came to Mumbai during partition, after which Dilip Sahab settled here, since then he still lives in Mumbai, he is currently 2020 years old (Dec 98). He has been a very famous actor of his time. At present, he has been ill for a long time. He started his career in the year 1944 with the Hindi film “Jwar Bhata”, Qila was his last film.
Dilip Kumar’s father’s name was Lala Ghulam Sarwar, who used to be a famous landlord and fruit trader of his time, mother’s name was Ayesha Begum. Nasir Khan was his brother and Fauzia Khan, Sakina Khan, Taj Khan, Farida Khan, Saeeda Khan and Akhtar Asif are his sisters. Actress Saira Banu is his wife. He was also married to Asma Rahman, later they got divorced. Talking about children, it’s not applicable. (Dilip Kumar Age, Family, Bio, Film, Life Story, Biography, Net Worth, Wife, Social Media & More)
Dilip Kumar
- Real Name Muhammad Yusuf Khan
- Current Name – Dilip Kumar
- Nickname – Tragedy King
- Profession – Actor
- Born – 11 December 1922
- Place of Birth – Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India
- Currently – Mumbai, India
- Home Address – 34/<>/ B, Pali Hill, Nargis Dutt Road, Bandra (West), Mumbai
- Cooking is their hobby.
- First debut film – Jwar Bhata (1944)
- First successful film “Andaz” (1949)
- The first film as a lead actor was “Amar” (1954).
- Meena Kumari and Nalini Jaywant were his favorite actresses.
- Cricket is his favorite sport.
- Kamini Kaushal has been his girlfriend.
- Total Assets – About 400 crores
Dilip Kumar’s education
Dilip Kumar did his early education from Barnes School, Deolali, Nashik district, Maharashtra. At that time, people did not read much, so Dilip also did not study much and came into the world of cinema.
Dilip Kumar’s Career
Dilip Kumar first started his film career with acting as an actor in the film Jwar Bhata, after which he played Mughal-e-Azam, Devdas, Ram aur Shayam, Naya Daur, Madhumati, Paigam, Karma, Andaz, Ganga Jamuna, Shakti, Saudagar, Azad, Dil Diya Dard Liya, Kranti, Kohinoor, Sangharsh, Masala, Daag, Deewar, Qila, Jew, Tremendous acting in films like Mazdoor, Leader, Duniya, Kanoon Apna Apna, Jugnu, Mela and Gopi
In the year 1947, Dilip’s first big hit film “Jugnu” came with actress Noor Jehan.
Popular movies –
- Jogan (1950)
- Stir (1951)
- Tarana (1951)
- Didar (1951)
- Daag (1952)
- Ahn (1952)
- Udaan Khatola (1955)
- Devdas (1955)
- Madhumati (1958)
- Jew (1958)
In 1953, he became the first actor to receive the Filmfare Best Actor Award.
Dilip Kumar
- Dilip Kumar has 12 siblings.
- In 1930, his family came to Mumbai from Peshawar.
- Around 1940, Dilip had some dispute with his father, due to which he left his house and started living in Pune.
- Dilip Kumar created a sandwich stall at Sena Club in Pune.
- At that time, Dilip Kumar came to Bombay with 5000 Indian rupees.
- Ashok Kumar helped Dilip a lot in furthering his acting.
- On the request of Devika Rani, he changed his name from Yusuf to Dilip.
- Devika Rani had asked him to play the lead role in the film “Jwar Bhata”.
- Dilip Kumar is called the ‘Tragedy King’ because of his serious characters.
- In the year 1947, Dilip Kumar acted for the first time in the film “Gopi” with his wife Saira Banu.
- From 1976 to 1981, he did not get to work in any film.
- The Government of India has awarded him the Padma Bhushan in the year 1991, Dadasaheb Phalke in the year 1991 and padma vibhushan awards in the year 2015.
- In the year 1997, Dileep was also awarded the Nishan-e-Imtiaz Award, the highest civilian award by the Government of Pakistan.
- In the year 1993, Dilip Saab also received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award.
- From the year 2000 to 2006, he was nominated as a member of the Rajya Sabha of the Indian National Congress party.
- As an actor, Dilip Kumar has also got a chance to set a Guinness World Record for maximum awards.
- In the year 2013, Dilip Kumar also made a pilgrimage to Haj Mecca Medina with his wife.
- At present, he is very old, and he is also ill.