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Also known as Muhammad Yusuf Khan, Yusuf Khan

Indian actor and politician (1922-2021)

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Dilip Kumar was an influential Indian film actor and politician who had a long career spanning most of the 20th century. He is remembered as a major figure in Indian cinema, though his specific contributions and impact would require further research to detail accurately.

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Active from
1929-08-04
Active to
1987-10-13

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Dilip Kumar
date of birth
1922-12-11
birth name
محمد یوسف خان
start of work period
1944-00-00
social media followers
597196
date of death
2021-07-07
end of work period
1998-00-00
name in native language
محمد یوسف خان
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Muhammad Yusuf Khan (11 December 1922 – 7 July 2021), known professionally as Dilip Kumar, was an Indian actor, writer and film producer best known for his work in Hindi cinema. Credited with pioneering method acting in cinema, he dominated Hindi cinema from the 1950s throughout the 1960s and is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors in the history of Indian Cinema.

In a career spanning over five decades, Kumar worked in 57 films. He debuted as an actor in the film Jwar Bhata (1944), produced by Bombay Talkies. Following a series of unsuccessful ventures, he had his first box office hit in Jugnu (1947). He consistently starred in top–grossing Indian films from the late-1940s to the 1960s, such as Shaheed, Andaz, Babul, Deedar, Aan, Uran Khatola, Insaniyat, Azaad, Naya Daur, Madhumati, Paigham, Kohinoor, Mughal-E-Azam, Gunga Jumna and Ram Aur Shyam. Some of his most acclaimed performances, include Nadiya Ke Paar, Shabnam, Jogan, Tarana, Daag, Sangdil, Shikast, Footpath, Amar, Devdas, Musafir, Yahudi, Leader, Aadmi and Sunghursh.

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