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Dilip Kumar (born Muhammad Yusuf Khan, 11 December 1922) started his career in Bollywood in 1944, only retired in 1998, and is still alive and kicking. He was considered the Marlon Brando of Bollywood for his brooding, method-acting influenced performances. After being romantically linked to several of his costars, he married b-list actress Saira Banu, and has stayed married to her ever since. He is perhaps best-known for ''Film/{{Devdas}} (1955)'', and the reincarnation romance ''Film/{{Madhumati}}.''
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Dilip Kumar (born Muhammad Yusuf Khan, 11 December 1922) 1922 -- 7 July 2021) started his career in Bollywood in 1944, only 1944 and retired in 1998, and is still alive and kicking. 1998. He was considered the Marlon Brando Creator/MarlonBrando of Bollywood for his brooding, method-acting influenced MethodActing-influenced performances. After being romantically linked to several of his costars, most famously Madhubala, he married b-list actress Saira Banu, and has had stayed married to her ever since. up until his death. He is perhaps best-known for ''Film/{{Devdas}} (1955)'', and the reincarnation romance ''Film/{{Madhumati}}.''
''Madhumati'', and ''Film/MughalEAzam'' (1960).
He won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor eight times, a record that is shared with Creator/ShahRukhKhan.
He was honored with the Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian award, in 1991, and the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian award, in 2015.
He passed away on 7 July 2021 at the age of 98, due to a prolonged illness.
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!!Notable Films
* ''Jwar Bhata'' (1944) -- Film debut
* ''Tarana'' (1951)
* ''Sangdil'' (1952)
* ''Daag'' (1952)
* ''Aan'' (1952)
* ''Amar'' (1954)
* ''Film/{{Devdas}}'' (1955)
* ''Naya Daur'' (1957)
* ''Madhumati'' (1958)
* ''Kohinoor'' (1960)
* ''Film/MughalEAzam'' (1960)
* ''Gunga Jumna'' (1961)
* ''Leader'' (1964)
* ''Dil Diya Dard Liya'' (1966)
* ''Ram Aur Shyam'' (1967)
* ''Shakti'' (1982) -- Notable for being a DuelingStarsMovie, as it was the only time Kumar and Creator/AmitabhBachchan ever acted together on-screen
* ''Karma'' (1986) -- Another DuelingStarsMovie, as it was the only time Kumar and fellow veteran actress Nutan ever acted together on-screen
* ''Qila'' (1998) -- Final film role
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!!Associated Tropes
* ActingForTwo: He played dual roles in ''Ram Aur Shyam'' (1967), among others.
* ThoseTwoActors: He and Madhubala starred together in four films: ''Tarana'' (1951), ''Sangdil'' (1952), ''Amar'' (1954), and ''Film/MughalEAzam'' (1960).
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Creator/DavidLean offered him the role of Sherif Ali in ''Film/LawrenceOfArabia'', but he turned it down. In his 2014 autobiography, he stated that Creator/OmarSharif had played the role better than he himself could have.
** Lean also considered casting Kumar opposite Creator/ElizabethTaylor in a film called ''Taj Mahal'', but the project was cancelled.
** Kumar nearly worked with Creator/AmitabhBachchan and Creator/ShahRukhKhan in a war film called ''Mother Land'', but the project was shelved after Khan departed from it.
He won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor eight times, a record that is shared with Creator/ShahRukhKhan.
He was honored with the Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian award, in 1991, and the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian award, in 2015.
He passed away on 7 July 2021 at the age of 98, due to a prolonged illness.
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!!Notable Films
* ''Jwar Bhata'' (1944) -- Film debut
* ''Tarana'' (1951)
* ''Sangdil'' (1952)
* ''Daag'' (1952)
* ''Aan'' (1952)
* ''Amar'' (1954)
* ''Film/{{Devdas}}'' (1955)
* ''Naya Daur'' (1957)
* ''Madhumati'' (1958)
* ''Kohinoor'' (1960)
* ''Film/MughalEAzam'' (1960)
* ''Gunga Jumna'' (1961)
* ''Leader'' (1964)
* ''Dil Diya Dard Liya'' (1966)
* ''Ram Aur Shyam'' (1967)
* ''Shakti'' (1982) -- Notable for being a DuelingStarsMovie, as it was the only time Kumar and Creator/AmitabhBachchan ever acted together on-screen
* ''Karma'' (1986) -- Another DuelingStarsMovie, as it was the only time Kumar and fellow veteran actress Nutan ever acted together on-screen
* ''Qila'' (1998) -- Final film role
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!!Associated Tropes
* ActingForTwo: He played dual roles in ''Ram Aur Shyam'' (1967), among others.
* ThoseTwoActors: He and Madhubala starred together in four films: ''Tarana'' (1951), ''Sangdil'' (1952), ''Amar'' (1954), and ''Film/MughalEAzam'' (1960).
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Creator/DavidLean offered him the role of Sherif Ali in ''Film/LawrenceOfArabia'', but he turned it down. In his 2014 autobiography, he stated that Creator/OmarSharif had played the role better than he himself could have.
** Lean also considered casting Kumar opposite Creator/ElizabethTaylor in a film called ''Taj Mahal'', but the project was cancelled.
** Kumar nearly worked with Creator/AmitabhBachchan and Creator/ShahRukhKhan in a war film called ''Mother Land'', but the project was shelved after Khan departed from it.
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Dilip Kumar (born Muhammad Yusuf Khan, 11 December 1922) started his career in Bollywood in 1944, only retired in 1998, and is still alive and kicking. He was considered the Marlon Brando of Bollywood for his brooding, method-acting influenced performances. After being romantically linked to several of his costars, he married b-list actress Saira Banu, and has stayed married to her ever since. He is perhaps best-known for ''Bollywood/{{Devdas}} ''Film/{{Devdas}} (1955)'', and the reincarnation romance ''Bollywood/{{Madhumati}}.''''Film/{{Madhumati}}.''
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Dilip Kumar (born Muhammad Yusuf Khan, 11 December 1922) started his career in Bollywood in 1944, only retired in 1998, and is still alive and kicking. He was considered the Marlon Brando of Bollywood for his brooding, method-acting influenced performances. After being romantically linked to several of his costars, he married b-list actress Saira Banu, and has stayed married to her ever since. He is perhaps best-known for ''Bollywood/{{Devdas}} (1955)'', and the reincarnation romance ''Bollywood/{{Madhumati}}.''
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Dilip Kumar started his career in Bollywood in 1944, only retired in 1998, and is still alive and kicking. He was considered the Marlon Brando of Bollywood for his brooding, method-acting influenced performances. After being romantically linked to several of his costars, he married b-list actress Saira Banu, and has stayed married to her ever since. He is perhaps best-known for ''Bollywood/{{Devdas}} (1955)'', and the reincarnation romance ''Bollywood/{{Madhumati}}.''
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