Known For
Acting
Birthday
December 11, 1922
Place of Birth
Peshawar
Also Known As
- दिलीप कुमार
- Дилип Кумар
Dilip Kumar
Biography
The Laurence Olivier of Bollywood.
Mohammed Yusuf Khan, known professionally as Dilip Kumar, was an Indian film actor and philanthropist, best known for his work in Hindi cinema. Referred as "The Tragedy King" and "The First Khan," he has been credited for bringing the method acting technique to Indian cinema.
Known For - Movies
Saudagar
as Veer Singh
Duniya
as Mohan Kumar
Mughal-e-Azam
as Prince Salim
Karma
as Vishwa Pratap Singh
Gopi
as Gopiram "Gopi"
Shakti
as DCP Ashwini Kumar
Guddi
as Self (shooting of "Phir Kab Milogi (1974)") (uncredited)
Yahudi
as Marcus
Vidhaata
as Shamsher Singh / Sobhraj
Devdas
as Devdas Mukherjee