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'Tragedy King' Dilip Kumar leaves behind a legacy to cherish forever
Updated On: 07 July, 2021 12:59 PM IST | Mumbai | ANI
Popularly known as the first Khan of Bollywood, the multiple-award-winning actor`s career spanned over more than five decades and during the golden era of Hindi cinema. Dilip Kumar charmed millions of hearts with his performance in more than 65 films.
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Bollywood`s tragedy king Dilip Kumar breathed his last on Wednesday at Mumbai`s PD Hinduja Hospital. The 98-year-old actor passed away due to various age-related ailments. The multiple-award-winning actor`s career spanned over more than five decades and during the golden era of Hindi cinema, Dilip Kumar charmed millions of hearts with his performance in more than 65 films. He was also popularly known as the First Khan of Bollywood. Born as Muhammad Yusuf Khan in Peshawar, Pakistan, he began his acting career with the screen name, Dilip Kumar.
Dilip Kumar holds the record for winning the maximum number of Filmfare awards. He was the inaugural recipient of the award and won the best actor Filmfare Award eight times. In his five-decade-long career, he contributed to Hindi cinema in different ways, including the introduction of the method acting technique. His first few films, including his Bollywood debut `Jwar Bhata`, which was released in 1944, could not strike a chord with the audiences. But his scintillating performance in `Jugnu` in the year of Indian Independence, 1947, won hearts, making the film his first major hit.
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