Dilip Kumar in 1948

Dilip Kumar (11 December 1922 – 7 July 2021) was an Indian actor.[1] He made his acting debut in 1944 with Jwar Bhata.[1] The 1947 drama Jugnu opposite Noor Jehan was his first major success.[2][3] Nadiya Ke Par was similarly that year's highest grossing Indian film. In 1949, he featured alongside Raj Kapoor in Mehboob Khan's Andaz opposite Nargis. This love triangle at the time of its release was the highest-grossing Indian film ever.

The 1950s saw Kumar in a number of popular films playing a variety of roles. Kumar won the first-ever Filmfare Award in the Best Actor category for his performance in 1954 release Daag.[3][1] Two years later, Kumar played the title character in the drama Azaad, which earned him his second Filmfare Best Actor Award. His title role in Devdas (1955) earned him his third Filmfare Best Actor Award. Some of these films established his screen image as the "Tragedy King" because of his ill-fated characters in films.[1][2] He also appeared alongside Dev Anand in Insaniyat (1955). Nine of Kumar's films were among the Top 30 highest-grossing films of the decade.

In 1960, Kumar appeared in K. Asif's big-budget epic historical film Mughal-e-Azam. He played Mughal Prince Salim, who falls in love with Anarkali (a court dancer, played by Madhubala), and later revolts against his father Akbar (Prithviraj Kapoor). The film was successful at the box office earning a net revenue of ₹55 million (US$11,530,000). The film became the highest-grossing Indian film of all time.[3] He played dual roles in the drama film Ram Aur Shyam (1967) which earned him his sixth Filmfare Award for Best Actor.[4][5]

In 1981, Dilip Kumar appeared in historical drama Kranti, in the role of a revolutionary fighting for India's independence from British rule.[2] He collaborated with director Subhash Ghai in films Vidhaata (1982), action film Karma, and Saudagar. He made his last film appearance in Qila.[2] His two films Aag Ka Dariya and Kalinga are completed but remain unreleased.[6]

In total, Kumar worked as a lead in 57 films. Also he was doing many cameo/guest appearances and many unreleased films in his 54 years film career. He was most choosy and selective actor at that time. He earned 19 nominations for best actor at the Filmfare Awards in his career, winning 8, three of them back to back (which is a record in itself).[5] He received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1994.[7]

Films

List of performances in feature films
Year Title Role Director(s) Notes Ref.
1944 Jwar Bhata Jagish Amiya Chakravarty
1945 Pratima Karan Jairaj Paidi Jairaj
1946 Milan Ramesh Nitin Bose
1947 Jugnu Karan Shaukat Hussain Rizvi
1948 Ghar Ki Izzat Ramchandra Ram Daryani
Shaheed Ram Ramesh Saigal
Mela Mohan S. U. Sunny
Anokha Pyar Karan M. I. Dharamsey
Nadiya Ke Par Vasusena Singh Kishore Sahu
1949 Andaz Dilip Mehboob Khan
Shabnam Manoj B. Mitra
1950 Jogan Vijay Kidar Nath Sharma
Arzoo Digvijay Singh Shaheed Latif
Babul Ramchandra S.U. Sunny
1951 Hulchul Radheya S. K. Ojha
Deedar Shyamu Nitin Bose
Tarana Dr. Motilal Ram Daryani
1952 Daag Shankar Amiya Chakravarty Filmfare Award for Best Actor [1][3][5]
Aan Jai Tilak Mehboob Khan
Sangdil Dharmaraja R. C. Talwar
1953 Shikast Dr. Ram Singh Ramesh Saigal
Footpath Vasusena Zia Sarhadi
1954 Amar Advocate Amar Mehboob Khan
1955 Devdas Devdas Bimal Roy Filmfare Award for Best Actor [1][5]
Uran Khatola Ramchandra S. U. Sunny
Azaad Kumar / Azaad / Abdul Rahim Khan S. M. Sriramulu Naidu Filmfare Award for Best Actor [1][3][5]
Insaniyat Mangal S. S. Vasan
1957 Musafir Raja Hrishikesh Mukherjee [3]
Naya Daur Shankar B. R. Chopra Filmfare Award for Best Actor [1][5]
1958 Yahudi Prince Marcus Bimal Roy
Madhumati Anand / Deven (Dual Role) Bimal Roy Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor [1][3]
1959 Paigham Ratan Lal S. S. Vasan Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1960 Kohinoor Yuvraj Rana Devendra Pratap Bahadur / Kohinoor S. U. Sunny Filmfare Award for Best Actor [2][5]
Mughal-E-Azam Prince Salim K. Asif Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor [1]
1961 Gunga Jumna Gungaram "Gunga" Nitin Bose Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor [1]
1964 Leader Vijay Khanna Ram Mukherjee Filmfare Award for Best Actor [5]
1966 Dil Diya Dard Liya Shankar / Raja Sahib Abdur Rashid Kardar Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor [4]
1967 Ram Aur Shyam Ram / Shyam (Double Role) Tapi Chanakya Filmfare Award for Best Actor [5][4]
1968 Aadmi Rajesh / Raja Sahib A. Bhimsingh Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
Sunghursh Kundan Prasad / Bajrangi Harnam Singh Rawail Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor [3]
1970 Gopi Gopiram "Gopi" A. Bhimsingh Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
Sagina Mahato Sagina Mahato Tapan Sinha Bengali film
1972 Dastaan Diwan Anil Kumar / Sunil Kumar / Judge Vishnu Sahay (Double Role) B. R. Chopra
1974 Sagina Sagina Maheto Tapan Sinha Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor [8]
1976 Bairaag Kailash / Bholanath "Bhola" / Sanjay (Triple Role) Asit Sen Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor [2]
1981 Kranti Sanga Manoj Kumar
1982 Shakti DCP Ashwini Kumar Ramesh Sippy Filmfare Award for Best Actor [1][5]
Vidhaata Shamsher Singh / Shobhraj Subhash Ghai
1983 Mazdoor Dinanath Saxena Ravi Chopra [9]
1984 Mashaal Vinod Kumar Yash Chopra Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor [1][6]
Duniya Mohan Kumar Ramesh Talwar [6]
1986 Dharm Adhikari Dharamraj K. Raghavendra Rao [6]
Karma Jailor Vishwanath Pratap Singh / Rana / Dada Thakur Subhash Ghai [1][6]
1989 Kanoon Apna Apna Collector Jagatpratap Singh B. Gopal [10][6]
1990 Izzatdaar Brahma Dutt K. Bapaiah [11][6]
1991 Saudagar Thakur Veer Singh Subhash Ghai Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor [1][6]
1998 Qila Judge Amarnath Singh / Jagannath Singh (Dual Role) Umesh Mehra [2][6]

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Dilip Kumar's smouldering intensity was felt over 5 decades; a list of best films, from Mughal-E-Azam to Devdas". Hindustan Times. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 VERMA, SUKANYA. "25 Memorable Dilip Kumar Films". Rediff. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
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  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Lanba, Urmila (30 June 2019). The Thespian: Life and Films of Dilip Kumar. Vision Books. ISBN 978-93-86268-31-0.
  7. ↑ "Filmfare Awards Winners From 1953 to 2020". filmfare.com. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  8. ↑ Ghosh, Devarsi. "Dilip Kumar's only non-Hindi film was in Bengali – and it was a noble failure". Scroll.in. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "Padmini Kolhapure on Dilip Kumar: 'For me, he was and will always be Yusuf uncle'". Hindustan Times. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  10. ↑ Adivi, Sashidhar (8 July 2021). "When I first met Dilip Kumar Saab, I touched his feet: B Gopal". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  11. ↑ "Flashback video! Making of 1990 Hindi film 'Izzatdaar' starring Govinda, Dilip Kumar and Madhuri Dixit | Hindi Movie News - Bollywood - Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
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