Bollywood veteran, Dilip Kumar has passed away from medical issues after being hospitalized last week. Although widely known by his stage name, Muhammed Yusuf Khan passed away at the age of 98.
A family friend of Dilip Kumar’s family, Faisal Farooqui, shared the news on the legendary actor’s official Twitter.
“With a heavy heart and profound grief, I announce the passing away of our beloved Dilip saab.”
https://twitter.com/TheDilipKumar/status/1412600233062699008
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The Hindustan Times had reported that Dilip Kumar had been admitted to the intensive care unit on June 30th due to medical issues stemming from old age. He was earlier admitted to the same hospital on June 6th after experiencing breathlessness.
End Of An Era
Dilip Kumar is one of the most prominent actors from the ‘Golden Era of Bollywood’, a time of classic films back in the 1940s to the 1960s. He’s known for his particular style of acting and of course his dialogue delivery.
His wife, Saira Bano was also a popular leading lady from the 1960s to 1970s.
He was often referred to as ‘The Tragedy King’ due to his brooding good looks. As well as ‘The First Khan’, noting the legendary status of a Muslim actor in Hindi film, in an era when he had to change his stage name to something that didn’t give his religious identity away.
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The shy boy from Peshawar came a long way from selling fruit at his father’s fruit stall in British India’s Mumbai back in the 1930s. Devika Rani spotted him at his father’s fruit stall which led to his film debut in 1944 film Jwar Bhata.
He’s then gone on to play iconic roles like in Devdas, Mughal-e-Azam, Saudagar, etc.
With being an icon in Bollywood came an offer from Hollywood but he turned it down. He was offered the role of Sherif Ali in David Lean’s 1962 classic Lawrence of Arabia. Egyptian actor, Omar Sharif later took the role.
