Hindi superstar Dilip Kumar has died in Mumbai at the age of 98. He had been ill this year and was admitted to hospital on June 30 suffering from breathlessness, according to widespread reports.
Tributes have been made to Kumar by prominent public figures and movies stars including Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and Amitabh Bachchan. Scroll down to see some of those embedded.
Known as the ‘Tragedy King’, Kumar was one of India’s earliest and brightest stars. Kumar’s first film role came in 1944, but his breakout was the 1949 pic Andaz, in which he acted opposite Raj Kapoor, who had grown up in the same neighbourhood as him.
The 1950s saw a string of box office hits for Kumar that firmly established him as one of the biggest draws for audiences during that period. He became the first actor to win the Filmfare Best Actor Award, for 1952 romantic drama Daag,...
Tributes have been made to Kumar by prominent public figures and movies stars including Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and Amitabh Bachchan. Scroll down to see some of those embedded.
Known as the ‘Tragedy King’, Kumar was one of India’s earliest and brightest stars. Kumar’s first film role came in 1944, but his breakout was the 1949 pic Andaz, in which he acted opposite Raj Kapoor, who had grown up in the same neighbourhood as him.
The 1950s saw a string of box office hits for Kumar that firmly established him as one of the biggest draws for audiences during that period. He became the first actor to win the Filmfare Best Actor Award, for 1952 romantic drama Daag,...
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