March 23, 2023
Mohammad Yousuf Khan, better known by his stage name Dilip Kumar.
He was born on 11 December 1922, Qissa khwani Bazaar, Peshawar, Pakistan.
He was an Indian actor who worked in Hindi cinema, credited with pioneering method acting in cinema.
He dominated the Indian movie scene from late 1940s throughout 1960s.
He holds the most dominant box-office record for a star in Hindi cinema with over eighty-percent box-office successes.
In a career spanning over five decades, Kumar worked in less than 60 films in a variety of roles.
He debuted as an actor in the film Jwar Bhata(1944) produced by Bombay Talkies.
In 1998,The government of Pakistan confrence Kumar with Nishan-e-Imtiaz, their highest civilian decoration.
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