Trying to imitate Dilip Kumar is as stupid as me: Shah Rukh Khan

Trying to imitate Dilip Kumar is as stupid as me: Shah Rukh Khan

Actor Shah Rukh Khan is one of the mourners after the demise of Dilip Kumar, who managed to leave his mark in Indian cinema.

Shah Rukh Khan, who starred in the 2002 film Devdas, credits Dilip Kumar for his fearless life. He also tried to imitate Dilip Kumar while acting in the film.

In 1955, 'Devdas' starring Dilip Kumar was released. Sanjay Leela Bhansali later made a remake of the film, starring Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, and Madhuri Dixit. Devdas, directed by Sanjay, was the most expensive Indian film of the time.

The film won five National Film Awards and eleven Filmfare Awards. From this film, Shah Rukh got praise for his good acting. But Shah Rukh himself considered it foolish to want to look like Dilip Kumar.

According to Pinkvilla, while releasing Nasrin Munni Kabir's book 'The Dialogue of Devdas' in 2012, Shah Rukh Khan had said that no one has the ability to steal Dilip Kumar's acting. "People who try to imitate Dilip Kumar are as stupid as I am," he said. I was stupid when I decided to act as Devdas. But if I had been asked to play that role now, I would not have been able to act. '

According to Shah Rukh Khan, directors Sanjay, Aishwarya and Madhuri had not seen the 1955 film before Devdas was shot. They all decided to watch Dilip Kumar's 'Devdas' only after the filming was over. Shah Rukh said that this was the biggest mistake.

He says, "If we had seen Dilip Kumar's performance in the old film 'Devdas' before, we would not have dared to make a remake of it."

How did Yusuf Khan of Peshawar become Dilip Kumar?

'With a heavy heart and deep grief, I announce the demise of our beloved Dilip Saheb a few minutes ago. We have come from the house of God and we will return there, 'the official Twitter handle of veteran actor Dilip Kumar tweeted on Tuesday morning.

The news of the demise of Indian actor Dilip Kumar, who introduced 'Tragedy King', was announced through his official Twitter handle. Dilip, who died at the age of 98, will be laid to rest at 5 pm today at the Santa Cruz Cemetery in Juhu.

At the age of 25, Dilip Kumar is considered to be the best actor in India. From his live performances in more than 60 films including 'Devdas', 'Naya Daur', 'Madhumati', 'Mughal-e-Azam', 'Ganga-Jamuna', 'Leader', 'Mela', 'Shaheed' and 'Andaz'. He has proved himself to be strong.

Born in Peshawar before the partition of India and Pakistan, Dilip Kumar is the first Khan superstar of Bollywood. His real name is Mohammad Yusuf Khan.

During the partition of India and Pakistan, Dilip Kumar's family moved to Mumbai via Calcutta. His father Lalagulam Sarwar used to sell fruits. Growing up in a family of 12 siblings, Dilip Kumar was under pressure to work at a young age and contribute financially to the household.

While studying at Khalsa College in Mumbai, Dilip Kumar met actor Raj Kapoor. Raj Kapoor had said in an interview that Dilip Kumar was shy when he was in school. According to him, Dilip was trying to escape from the request to act in a college play.

But his destination was acting. Devaki Rani, the actress and head of the 'Bombay Talkies' studio, became the bridge of this destination. She allowed Yusuf Khan to work in the film and changed the name of Yusuf Khan to Dilip Kumar.

Dilip made his Bollywood debut in 1944 with the film 'Jwarbhata' produced by Bombay Talkies. He was 22 years old at the time. 'Jwarbhata' movie did not run. Even after this, some of his films continued to fail. But 'Jugnu', which was released in 1947, became his first hit film. After this, 'Shaheed and Mela' gave a new height to his hit series.

Shortly afterward, his youthful footsteps became such that he remained established in Bollywood until the 1950s. At an early age, he became one of India's most famous actors.

During this decade, his films like 'Dag', 'Bulbul', 'Aan', 'Tarana', 'Naya Daur', 'Madhumati' and 'Footpath' became public. Raj Kapoor and Dev Anand were his rival actors at the time.

The main films that make him the Tragedy King are director Nitin Bosh's 'Didar' and Vimal Roy's 'Devdas'. However, he has performed comedy roles in films like 'Azad', 'Kohinoor' and 'Ram Aur Shyam' with equal success.

He won his first Filmfare Award from the 1954 film 'Daag' and won seven more Filmfare the following year.

He gave hit films with the best actresses of his time like Madhubala, Vaijayanti Mala, Meena Kumari, Nargis Nimmi. From the seventies onwards, however, his activism began to wane. 'Qila', made in 1988, was his last film in which he was seen in a double role.

Dilip Kumar married actress Shaira Bano in 1996. She was 44 at the time and Shaira was only 22. Around 1982, Dilip Kumar's personal relationship also came to the fore. He became close to Ashma, a divorced woman. It is said that Ashma lived together in Dilip's house for three years. The two were divorced after Ashma remarried her ex-husband.

Dilip, who breathes life into the character through method acting, has collaborated in important films of directors like Vimal Rai, BR Chopra, Subash Ghai, Yash Chopra, and Mehboob Khan.

Dilip Kumar, who specializes in dialogue delivery and body movement, has impressed many actors. Apart from Hindi and English, his fluency in Urdu also positively impacted his acting journey.

Shah Rukh Khan is one of them. Shah Rukh Khan has acted in the new version of Dilip Kumar's important film 'Devdas'.

Dilip Kumar's 'Devdas', 'Madhumati', 'Mughal-e-Azam' and other films are not left out of the list of India's best-ever films. Her presence and acting have played an important role in the success of these films. India's world-renowned director Satyajit Ray has praised him for his method of acting.

Actor Amitabh Bachchan, who also co-starred in the film 'Shakti', said about Dilip Kumar that his history is important.