What is so special about Dilip Kumar?

He was also awarded India’s highest accolade in the field of cinema, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994. In 1998, the Government of Pakistan conferred Kumar with Nishan-e-Imtiaz, their highest civilian decoration, making him the only Indian to have received the honour.

Was Dilip Kumar the greatest?

Recipient of many prestigious awards including the Padma Bhushan, Dilip Kumar was also the highest paid Hindi actor in the 50’s and early 60’s. He is reported to hold a Guinness World Record for winning the maximum number of awards by an Indian actor. A super star had certainly arrived.

How well do you know these Bollywood actors from the Golden Age?

On Google, you will find plenty of vintage images of Dilip Kumar (he turns 96 today), Dev Anand and Raj Kapoor, the ruling triumvirate from the golden era of Bollywood. In most of them, viewers can notice their magical chemistry.

Who is Ashok Kumar and why is he so famous?

The original source for this inspiration may have been Ashok Kumar, who had a lasting influence on the young and upcoming star. The Tragedy King, as Kumar came to be known, was unconsciously developing method acting.

Was Kumar the first method actor?

Javed Akhtar once claimed that Kumar was the first method actor in the world. According to Akhtar, he was doing method acting much before Marlon Brando, the monarch of method, redefined Hollywood histrionics and even before the term itself was coined by a Russian acting teacher.

Is Dev Anand pulling on Raj Kapoor’s cheeks?

In one black and white photo, an impish Dev Anand is digging in from Dilip Kumar’s plate while in another the evergreen star has his arm around Kumar (as BR Chopra looks on) as though he were Kumar’s kid brother. In another, Dilip Kumar, clad in the trademark whites of his later years, is affectionately pulling childhood friend Raj Kapoor’s cheeks.