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Dilip Kumar

Actor

Born - 11 December 1922, Peshawar, Pakistan (then British India)
Died - 7 July 2021

Dark intense Indo-Pakistani actor, an idol and icon of South Asian cinema known as The Tragedy King. The deep-voiced, charismatic performer, born Mohammed Yusuf Khan, entered films in the war years and soon became a Bollywood superstar: Jwar Bhata (1944), Jugnu (1947), Andaz (1949), Tarana (1951), Aan (1952), Devdas (1955), Naya Daur (1957),Mughal e Azam (1960), Ganga Jamuna (1961), Leader (1964) and Ram Aur Shayam (1967). After a series of box-office misfires, he took a break from the cinema from 1976, returning in 1981 in dominant character leads: Kranti (1981), Mazdoor (1983), Karma (1986), Kanoon Apna Apna (1989), Izzatdaar (1990), Saudagar (1991) and Qila (1998), his last. He was married (second) for almost 55 years to actress Saira Banu, who survives him.