Born 11 December 1922, Muhammad Yusuf Khan, professionally known as Dilip Kumar turns 97 today.
Popularly known as The First Khan of Bollywood, Kumar made his debut in 1944 from the film Jwar Bhata, produced by Bombay Talkies. Worked in over 65 films, he is best known for his roles in films such as Andaz, Babul, Deedar, Daag, Devdas, Naya Daur, Madhumati, Kohinoor, and the epic historical Mughal-e-Azam.
He was the first recipient of the Filmfare Best Actor Award in 1954 and has won a total of ten Filmfare Awards in his career. The Government of India honored him with the Padma Bhushan award in 1991, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2015 for his contributions towards Indian cinema. The legend also holds the Guinness World Record, for winning the maximum number of awards by an Indian actor. Within a decade, he became one of the biggest stars of Bollywood.
Currently, he and his wife Saira Bano live in the Bandra suburb, Mumbai.
There are so many memorable Bollywood dialogues of the legend. On his birthday, we present you the eight most memorable dialogues of him:
1. Devdas (1955): Kaun kambakth hai jo bardasht karne ke liye peeta hai. Main toh peeta hoon ke bas saans le sakoon.
2. Mughal-E-Azam (1960): Mohabbat jo darti hai, wo mohabbat nahi… ayaashi hai, gunaah hai.
3. Mughal-E-Azam (1960): Taqdeerein badal jaati hai, zamana badal jaata hai, mulkon ki tarikh badal jaati hai, Shahenshah badal jaate hai … magar is badalti hui duniya mein mohabbat jis insaan ka daaman thaam leti hai … woh insaan nahi badalta.
4. Vidhaata (1982): Agar main chor hoon toh mujhse chori karane waale tum ho…aur agar main mujrim hoon toh mujhse jurm karane waale bhi tum ho.
5. Shakti (1982): Joh log sachai ki tarafdari ki kasam khate hain….zindagi unke bade kathin imtihaan leti hai.
6. Karma (1986): Tumhari zindagi mere haath mein hai… aur tumhari maut bhi.
7. Saudagar (1991): Haq hamesha sar jhukake nahin… sar uthake maanga jaata hai.
