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 seventh 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
edit| 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 | Suraj | 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] |
| Phir Kab Milogi | Teja Singh | Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Guest appearance | ||
| 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] |
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