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1	Dilip Kumar (born Muhammad Yusuf Khan, 11 December 1922 -- 7 July 2021) started his career in Bollywood in 1944 and retired in 1998. He was considered the Creator/MarlonBrando of Bollywood for his brooding, MethodActing-influenced performances. After being romantically linked to several of his costars, most famously Madhubala, he married b-list actress Saira Banu, and had stayed married to her up until his death. He is perhaps best-known for ''Film/{{Devdas}} (1955)'', the reincarnation romance ''Madhumati'', and ''Film/MughalEAzam'' (1960).
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3	He won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor eight times, a record that is shared with Creator/ShahRukhKhan.
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5	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.
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7	He passed away on 7 July 2021 at the age of 98, due to a prolonged illness.
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9	!!Notable Films
10	* ''Jwar Bhata'' (1944) -- Film debut
11	* ''Tarana'' (1951)
12	* ''Sangdil'' (1952)
13	* ''Daag'' (1952)
14	* ''Aan'' (1952)
15	* ''Amar'' (1954)
16	* ''Film/{{Devdas}}'' (1955)
17	* ''Naya Daur'' (1957)
18	* ''Madhumati'' (1958)
19	* ''Kohinoor'' (1960)
20	* ''Film/MughalEAzam'' (1960)
21	* ''Gunga Jumna'' (1961)
22	* ''Leader'' (1964)
23	* ''Dil Diya Dard Liya'' (1966)
24	* ''Ram Aur Shyam'' (1967)
25	* ''Shakti'' (1982) -- Notable for being a DuelingStarsMovie, as it was the only time Kumar and Creator/AmitabhBachchan ever acted together on-screen
26	* ''Karma'' (1986) -- Another DuelingStarsMovie, as it was the only time Kumar and fellow veteran actress Nutan ever acted together on-screen
27	* ''Qila'' (1998) -- Final film role
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29	!!Associated Tropes
30	* ActingForTwo: He played dual roles in ''Ram Aur Shyam'' (1967), among others.
31	* ThoseTwoActors: He and Madhubala starred together in four films: ''Tarana'' (1951), ''Sangdil'' (1952), ''Amar'' (1954), and ''Film/MughalEAzam'' (1960).
32	* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
33	** 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.
34	** Lean also considered casting Kumar opposite Creator/ElizabethTaylor in a film called ''Taj Mahal'', but the project was cancelled.
35	** 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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