Veteranactor Dilip Kumar's 99th birthday is today. The actor passed away on 7 July2021 at 7:30 am. His family, friends and fans on his birthday are sharing hismemories with each other. The late actor's wife Saira Banu also shared a letterbefore the actor's birthday. In the letter she shared the glorious memories ofactor's life.
Here aresome of the facts from the legendary actor's life
· Dililp Kumar's real name was Mohammed Yusuf Khan. It was actress Devika Raniwho named him Dilip Kumar.
· The actor was born on 11 December 1922 in Peshawar, currently inPakistan. He was the fourth of the 12 kids of his parents Lala Ghulam SarwarAli Khan and Ayesha Begum.
· Not many people know that actor Dilip Kumar was fluent in differentlanguages, including Pashto, Hindko, Urdu, Hindi and English.
· Dilip Kumar was famously known as 'Abhinay Samrat', 'Tragedy King', and'The First Khan of Bollywood'. He has been described as the one of the most successfulfilm star of the Industry.
· Kumar holds the record of winning the Filmfare Award for Best Actor foreight times.
· The actor had won three consecutive Filmfare awards. Kumar worked over65 films in his acting carrier.
· Kumar also served as the Member of Rajya Sabha, from 2000 to 2006.
· Dilip married Saira Banu in 1966.
· For his contribution to the film industry, he was awarded with PadmaBhushan in 1991 and Padma Vibhushan in 2015. He was also awarded India'shighest accolade in the field of cinema, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994.
· He also won the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributionto the Industry in 1994.
· In 1950s, his 9 movies were among the top 30 highest grossing films ofthe decade.
· He played the remarkable role of Prince Salim in historical filmMughal-e- Aazam. It remained the highest grossing film in Indian Film historyfor 11 years.
· Kumar holds the record of Guinness World Record for having received themost awards by an Indian actor.
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· Dilip Kumar died at Hinduja Hospital, Mumbai. He had been suffering fromseveral age related issues. After the legendary actor's death whole industry sharedtheir condolences with the family. Dilip Kumar was an actor remembered for hishappy and fun-loving personality.