Dilip Kumar Birthday: Interesting lesser known facts about the 97-year-old actor

Kwn as Trdy King of Bollywood, veteran actor Dilip Kumar is one of greatest actors Bollywood has kwn. aura that Dilip Kumar is surrounded with, has been unmatchable. Directors and actors love him for his immense contribution, passion, and love to Hindi Cinema. actor posted on his Twitter handle thanking fans and his loved ones for ir never-ending prayers. Check it out.

Lesser-kwn facts

As this legendary actor celebrates his 97th birthday today, here are some of his lesser-kwn facts that furr prove why we can never have ar Dilip Kumar in Bollywood.

• Dilip Kumar’s real name is Mohamm Yusuf Khan. Popular actor from Bombay Talkies, Devika Rani gave him screen name Dilip Kumar. Uday Kumar and Vaaman Kumar were or two names that were considered for actor before finalising third one.

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• Dilip Kumar is first actor in Bollywood who hails from Pakistan. As per reports, he was also first superstar who h successfully won trophy for Best Actor in Filmfare Award.

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• Before considering acting as his profession, Dilip Kumar used to sell fruits in Pune, India.

• Dilip me his debut in movie Jwar Bhata on recommendation of iconic star Ashok Kumar, who was his mentor in initial days of his career.

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• Dilip Kumar once refused to work alongside Saira Banu. As fate would have it, he ended up marrying her in year 1966 at of 44 while Saira Banu was just 22 n.

• Dilip later got married to a Hyderabi girl named Asma in 1980. But marri did t last long. Speaking about this in his autobiography, Substance and Show, legendary actor mentioned how it was a grave mistake on his part and something that he would like to forget about.

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• Dilip Kumar was kwn to be a perfectionist and one of first method actors, Dilip h even learned how to play sitar for a song sequence in his movie Kohior.