Dilip Kumar
Indian actor and politician (1922-2021) · India · On the map · Actors · Died at 98
Muhammad Yusuf Khan, known professionally as Dilip Kumar, was an Indian actor, writer and film producer best known for his work in Hindi cinema.
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QilaFilm, Jagannath Singh/Judge Amarnath Singh1997Grand Cross of the Order of ExcellenceAward1994Dadasaheb Phalke AwardAward1991Padma BhushanAward1990
IzzatdaarFilm, Brahm Dutt1986
Dharm AdhikariFilm, Dharamraj1983
MazdoorFilm, Dinanath Saxena1981
KrantiFilm, Sanga/Kranti1974
Naya Din Nai RaatFilm, Narrator (uncredited)1971
GuddiFilm1967
Ram Aur ShyamFilm, Ram/Shyam1964
LeaderFilm, Vijay Khanna1960
KohinoorFilm, Rajkumar Dhivendra Pratap Bahadur Chandrabhan1957
Naya DaurFilm, Shankar1953
ShikastFilm, Ram Singh1951
DeedarFilm, Shyamu1949
AndazFilm, Dilip1922Born11 December 1922People around Dilip
Vyjayanthimala Also in Devdas, Naya Daur and Leader
Naushad Produced Babul and Uran Khatola
Nitin Bose Directed Ganga Jamna, Deedar and Milan
Pran Also in Devdas, Madhumati and Azaad
Nargis Also in Andaz, Babul and Mela
Bimal Roy Directed Devdas, Madhumati and Yahudi
Subhash Ghai Directed Karma, Saudagar and Vidhaata
Mehboob Khan Directed Andaz and Amar, produced Aan (1952)
Leela Chitnis Also in Naya Daur, Shaheed and Sangdil
Amrish Puri Also in Shakti, Mashaal and Saudagar
Nimmi Also in Daag, Amar and Deedar
Anil Biswas Wrote Jwar Bhata, Anokha Pyar and Arzoo
Nazir Hussain Also in Yahudi, Naya Daur and Ram Aur Shyam- A. Bhimsingh Directed Aadmi and Gopi
Meena Kumari Also in Azaad, Yahudi and Kohinoor
Waheeda Rehman Also in Ram Aur Shyam and Mashaal
Kamini Kaushal Also in Shaheed, Arzoo and Nadiya Ke Paar
Rahul Dev Burman Wrote Shakti, Duniya and Phir Kab Milogi
Hrishikesh Mukherjee Directed Musafir and Phir Kab Milogi
Baldev Raj Chopra Produced Naya Daur (1957)
Tapan Sinha Directed Sagina and Sagina Mahato
Salil Chowdhury Wrote Madhumati, Musafir and Paari
K. Asif Directed Mughal-e-Azam (1960)- Amiya Chakravarty Directed Jwar Bhata and Daag
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72 credits on file
Television 1
Media & music
Photos 5
Kumar in Jwar Bhata, his first film.
Kumar with his wife Saira Banu in 2007
Kumar hosting his Bangladeshi friends Annisul Huq and A. K. A. Firoze Noon at his home in Bombay.
Kumar being awarded Padma Vibhushan by Home Minister Rajnath Singh (right), Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis (extreme left) and governor C. Vidyasagar Rao (extreme right) (c. 2015).Awards
About this person
Credited with pioneering method acting in cinema, he dominated Hindi cinema from the 1950s throughout the 1960s and is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors in the history of Indian Cinema.
