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[[File:Dilip Kumar in 1946.jpg|thumb|<center>Dilip Kumar in 1946</center>]]

[[Dilip Kumar]] (11 December 1922 – 7 July 2021) was an Indian actor.<ref name=dh1/> He made his acting debut in 1944 with ''[[Jwar Bhata (1944 film)|Jwar Bhata]]''.<ref name=dh1/> The 1947 drama ''[[Jugnu (1947 film)|Jugnu]]'' opposite [[Noor Jehan]] was his first major success.<ref name=ht1>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-07|title=Dilip Kumar's smouldering intensity was felt over 5 decades; a list of best films, from Mughal-E-Azam to Devdas|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/dilip-kumar-smouldering-intensity-was-felt-over-6-decades-a-list-of-best-films-from-mughal-e-azam-to-devdas-101625626771074.html|access-date=2021-07-10|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref name=red>{{Cite web|last=VERMA|first=SUKANYA|title=25 Memorable Dilip Kumar Films|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/special/25-memorable-dilip-kumar-films/20210707.htm|access-date=2021-07-10|website=Rediff|language=en}}</ref> ''[[Nadiya Ke Paar (1948 film)|Nadiya Ke Par]]'' was similarly that year's highest grossing Indian film. In 1949, he featured alongside [[Raj Kapoor]] in Mehboob Khan's ''[[Andaz (1949 film)|Andaz]]'' opposite [[Nargis]]. This [[love triangle]] at the time of its release was the highest-grossing Indian film ever.

The 1950s saw Kumar in a number of popular films playing a variety of roles. Kumar won the first-ever Filmfare Award in the [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]] category for his performance in 1954 release ''[[Daag (1952 film)|Daag]]''.<ref name=red/><ref name=dh1/> Two years later, Kumar played the titular character in the drama ''[[Azaad (1955 film)|Azaad]]'', which earned him his second Filmfare Best Actor Award. His titular role in ''[[Devdas]]'' earned him his third Filmfare Best Actor Award. Some of these films established his screen image as the "Tragedy King" because of his ill-fated characters in films.<ref name=dh1>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-07|title=Dilip Kumar: The undisputed 'Tragedy King'|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/dilip-kumar-the-undisputed-tragedy-king-1005777.html|access-date=2021-07-10|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref><ref name=ht1/> Nine of Kumar's films were among the Top 30 highest-grossing films of the decade.

In 1960, Kumar appeared in [[K. Asif]]'s big-budget epic [[historical film]] ''[[Mughal-e-Azam]]''. He played Mughal [[Prince Salim]], who falls in love with Anarkali (a court dancer, played by [[Madhubala]]), and later revolts against his father Akbar ([[Prithviraj Kapoor]]). The film was successful at the box office earning a net revenue of {{INR}}55  million (US$11,530,000).The film became the highest-grossing Indian film of all time.<ref name=red/> He played dual roles in the drama film ''[[Ram Aur Shyam]]'' (1967) which earned him his sixth Filmfare Award for Best Actor.<ref name=sc/><ref name="ff">{{Cite web|date=2015-04-14|title=Filmfare Best Actor Awards – History|url=http://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/history-filmfare-best-actor-awards/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414221811/http://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/history-filmfare-best-actor-awards/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-04-14|access-date=2021-07-10}}</ref>

In 1981, [[Dilip Kumar]] appeared in historical drama ''[[Kranti]]'', in the role of a revolutionary fighting for India's independence from British rule.<ref name=ht1/> He collaborated with director [[Subhash Ghai]] in films ''[[Vidhaata]]'' (1982), action film ''[[Karma]]'', and ''[[Saudagar (1991 film)|Saudagar]]''. He made his last film appearance in ''[[Qila (film)|Qila]]''.<ref name=ht1/> His two films ''[[Aag Ka Dariya]]'' and ''[[Kalinga (1996 film)|Kalinga (1996)]]'' are completed but remain unreleased.<ref name=urmi/>

In total, Kumar worked in around 65 films including 4 cameo/guest appearances and 2 unreleased films. He earned 19 nominations for best actor at the Filmfare Awards in his career, winning 8, three of them back to back (which is a record in itself).<ref name="ff" /> He received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1994.<ref name="ff2">{{Cite web|title=Filmfare Awards Winners From 1953 to 2020|url=https://www.filmfare.com/awards/filmfare-awards/winners|access-date=2021-07-10|website=filmfare.com|language=en}}</ref>

==Films==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of performances in feature films
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role(s)
! scope="col" | Director(s)
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
|1944
|''[[Jwar Bhata (1944 film)|Jwar Bhata]]''
|Jagdish
|[[Amiya Chakravarty (director)|Amiya Chakravarty]]
|
|<ref name=dh1/>
|-
|1945
|''[[Pratima (1945 film)|Pratima]]''
|
|[[Paidi Jairaj]]
|
|
|-
|1946
|''[[Milan (1946 film)|Milan]]''
|Ramesh
|[[Nitin Bose]]
|
|
|-
|1947
|''[[Jugnu (1947 film)|Jugnu]]''
|Suraj
|[[Shaukat Hussain Rizvi]]
|Playback singer M. Rafi
|<ref name=ht1/>
|-
|rowspan=5|1948
|''[[Ghar Ki Izzat (1948 film)|Ghar Ki Izzat]]''
|Chander
|Ram Daryani
|Playback singers M. Rafi, GM Durrani
|
|-
|''[[Shaheed (1948 film)|Shaheed]]''
|Ram
|Ramesh Saigal
|Playback singer M. Rafi
|<ref name=red/>
|-
|''[[Mela (1948 film)|Mela]]''
|Mohan
|S. U. Sunny
|Playback singer Mukesh
|<ref name=ht1/>
|-
|''[[Anokha Pyar]]''
|Ashok
|M. I. Dharamsey
|Playback singer Mukesh
|
|-
|''[[Nadiya Ke Paar (1948 film)|Nadiya Ke Par]]''
|Chhote Kumar
|Kishore Sahu
|Playback singer M. Rafi
|<ref name=red/>
|-
|rowspan=2|1949
|''[[Shabnam (1949 film)|Shabnam]]''
|Manoj
|B. Mitra
|Playback singer Mukesh
|<ref name=red/>
|-
|''[[Andaz (1949 film)|Andaz]]''
|Dilip
|Mehboob Khan
|Playback singer Mukesh
|<ref name=ht1/>
|-
|rowspan=3|1950
|''[[Jogan (1950 film)|Jogan]]''
|Vijay
|[[Kidar Nath Sharma]]
|
|
|-
|''[[Arzoo (1950 film)|Arzoo]]''
|Badal
|[[Shaheed Latif]]
|Playback singer Talat Mehmood
|<ref name=red/>
|-
|''[[Babul (1950 film)|Babul]]''
|Ashok
|[[Naushad]]
|Playback singer Talat Mehmood
|<ref name=red/>
|-
|rowspan=3|1951
|''[[Hulchul (1951 film)|Hulchul]]''
|Kishore
|[[S. K. Ojha]]
|Playback singer M. Rafi
|
|-
|''[[Deedar (1951 film)|Deedar]]''
|Shyamu
|[[Nitin Bose]]
|Playback singer M. Rafi
|<ref name=ht1/>
|-
|''[[Tarana (1951 film)|Tarana]]''
|Dr. Motilal
|Ram Daryani
|Playback singer Talat Mehmood
|
|-
|rowspan=3|1952
|''[[Daag (1952 film)|Daag]]''
|Shankar
|Amiya Chakravarty
|[[Filmfare Award for Best Actor]]
|<ref name=dh1/><ref name=red/><ref name=ff/>
|-
|''[[Sangdil]]''
|Shankar
|R. C. Talwar
|Playback singer Talat Mehmood
|
|-
|''[[Aan]]''
|Jai Tilak
|[[Mehboob Khan]]
|Playback singer M. Rafi
|<ref name=ht1/><ref name=red/>
|-
|rowspan=2|1953
|''[[Shikast]]''
|Dr. Ram Singh
|Ramesh Saigal
|Playback singers M. Rafi, Talat Mehmood
|
|-
|''[[Footpath (1953 film)|Footpath]]''
|Noshu
|[[Zia Sarhadi]]
|Playback singer Talat Mehmood
|<ref name=red/>
|-
|1954
|''[[Amar (1954 film)|Amar]]''
|Advocate Amarnath
|Mehboob Khan
|Playback singer M. Rafi
|<ref name=red/>
|-
|rowspan=4|1955
|''[[Devdas (1955 film)|Devdas]]''
|Devdas
|[[Bimal Roy]]
|Filmfare Award for Best Actor
|<ref name=dh1/><ref name=ff/>
|-
|''[[Azaad (1955 film)|Azaad]]''
|Kumar / Azaad / Abdul Rahim Khan
|[[S. M. Sriramulu Naidu]]
|Filmfare Award for Best Actor
|<ref name=dh1/><ref name=red/><ref name=ff/>
|-
|''[[Uran Khatola (film)|Uran Khatola]]''
|Kashi
|S. U. Sunny
|Playback singer M. Rafi
|
|-
|''[[Insaniyat (1955 film)|Insaniyat]]''
|Mangal
|[[S. S. Vasan]]
|Playback singer M. Rafi
|
|-
|rowspan=2|1957
|''[[Musafir (1957 film)|Musafir]]''
|Raja
|[[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]
|
|<ref name=red/>
|-
|''[[Naya Daur (1957 film)|Naya Daur]]''
|Shankar
|[[B. R. Chopra]]
|Filmfare Award for Best Actor
|<ref name=dh1/><ref name=ff/>
|-
|rowspan=2|1958
|''[[Yahudi]]''
|Prince Marcus
|Bimal Roy
|Playback singer Mukesh
|<ref name=red/>
|-
|''[[Madhumati]]''
|Anand / Deven
|[[Bimal Roy]]
|Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
|<ref name=dh1/><ref name=red/>
|-
|1959
|''[[Paigham]]''
|Ratan Lal
|[[S. S. Vasan]]
|Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
|
|-
|rowspan=2|1960
|''[[Kohinoor (1960 film)|Kohinoor]]''
|Yuvraj Rana Devendra Pratap Bahadur / Kohinoor
|S. U. Sunny
|Filmfare Award for Best Actor
|<ref name=ht1/><ref name=ff/>
|-
|''[[Mughal-E-Azam]]''
|Prince Salim
|[[K. Asif]]
|
|<ref name=dh1/>
|-
|1961
|''[[Gunga Jumna]]''
|Gungaram "Gunga"
|[[Nitin Bose]]
|Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
|<ref name=dh1/>
|-
|1964
|''[[Leader (1964 film)|Leader]]''
|Vijay Khanna
|[[Ram Mukherjee]]
|Filmfare Award for Best Actor
|<ref name=ff/>
|-
|rowspan=2|1966
|''[[Paari (1966 film)|Paari]]''
|Warden (cameo)
|Jagannath Chatterjee
|Bengali film
|
|-
|''[[Dil Diya Dard Liya]]''
|Shankar / Raja Sahib
|[[Abdul Rashid Kardar]] / self
|Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
|<ref name=sc/>
|-
|1967
|''[[Ram Aur Shyam]]''
|Ram / Shyam (Double Role)
|[[Tapi Chanakya]]
|Filmfare Award for Best Actor
|<ref name=ff/><ref name=sc>{{Cite web|last=Kotru|first=Nirupama|title=Films that are 50: A Dilip Kumar double treat in ‘Ram Aur Shyam’|url=https://scroll.in/reel/827904/films-that-are-50-a-dilip-kumar-double-treat-in-ram-aur-shyam|access-date=2021-07-10|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=3|1968
|''[[Aadmi (1968 film)|Aadmi]]''
|Rajesh / Raja Sahib
|[[A. Bhimsingh]]
|Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
|
|-
|''[[Sunghursh]]''
|Kundan Prasad / Bajrangi
|[[Harnam Singh Rawail]]
|Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
|<ref name=red/>
|-
|''[[Sadhu Aur Shaitaan]]''
|Himself
|[[A. Bhimsingh]]
|Uncredited
|<ref name=urmi/>
|-
|rowspan=2|1970
|''[[Sagina Mahato]]''
|Sagina Mahato
|[[Tapan Sinha]]
|Bengali film
|
|-
|''[[Gopi (1970 film)|Gopi]]''
|Gopiram "Gopi"
|[[A. Bhimsingh]]
|Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
|
|-
|rowspan=3|1972
|''[[Dastaan (1972 film)|Dastaan]]''
|Diwan Anil Kumar / Sunil Kumar / Judge Vishnu Sahay
|[[B. R. Chopra]]
|Playback singer M. Rafi
|<ref name=ht1/>
|-
|''[[Anokha Milan]]''
|Warden
|Jagannath Chatterjee
|Cameo
|<ref name=urmi/>
|-
|''[[Koshish]]''
|Himself
|[[Gulzar]]
| Guest Appearance
|<ref name=urmi/>
|-
|rowspan=2|1974
|''[[Sagina (film)|Sagina]]''
|Sagina Maheto
|[[Tapan Sinha]]
|Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ghosh|first=Devarsi|title=Dilip Kumar’s only non-Hindi film was in Bengali – and it was a noble failure|url=https://scroll.in/reel/846052/when-dilip-kumar-got-caught-between-leftist-and-capitalist-forces-as-mass-leader-sagina-mahato|access-date=2021-07-10|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Phir Kab Milogi (1974 film)|Phir Kab Milogi]]''
|Teja Singh
|[[Hrishikesh Mukherjee]]
|Cameo
|<ref name=urmi/>
|-
|1976
|''[[Bairaag]]''
|Kailash / Bholenath "Bhola" / Sanjay
|[[Asit Sen (director)|Asit Sen]]
|Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
|<ref name=ht1/>
|-
|1981
|''[[Kranti]]''
|Sanga
|[[Manoj Kumar]]
|Playback singers M. Rafi,...
|<ref name=dh1/>
|-
|rowspan=2|1982
|''[[Shakti (1982 film)|Shakti]]''
|D.C.P. Ashwini Kumar
|[[Ramesh Sippy]]
|Filmfare Award for Best Actor
|<ref name=dh1/><ref name=ff/>
|-
|''[[Vidhaata]]''
|Shamsher Singh / Shobhraj
|[[Subhash Ghai]]
|Playback singer Anwar
|<ref name=dh1/>
|-
|1983
|''[[Mazdoor]]''
|Dinanath Saxena
|[[Ravi Chopra]]
|
|<ref name=ht2>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-07|title=Padmini Kolhapure on Dilip Kumar: ‘For me, he was and will always be Yusuf uncle’|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/padmini-kolhapure-on-dilip-kumar-for-me-he-was-and-will-always-be-yusuf-uncle-101625644655217.html|access-date=2021-07-10|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2|1984
|''[[Mashaal]]''
|Vinod Kumar
|[[Yash Chopra]]
|Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
|<ref name=dh1/><ref name=urmi/>
|-
|''[[Duniya (1984 film)|Duniya]]''
|Mohan Kumar
|[[Ramesh Talwar]]
|
|<ref name=urmi>{{Cite book|last=Lanba|first=Urmila|url=https://books.google.com.np/books?id=_jOgDwAAQBAJ|title=The Thespian: Life and Films of Dilip Kumar|date=2019-06-30|publisher=Vision Books|isbn=978-93-86268-31-0|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan=2|1986
|''[[Dharm Adhikari]]''
|Dharamraj
|[[K. Raghavendra Rao]]
|
|<ref name=urmi/>
|-
|''[[Karma (1986 film)|Karma]]''
|Jailor Vishwanath Pratap Singh / Rana / Dada Thakur
|[[Subhash Ghai]]
|Playback singer M. Aziz
|<ref name=dh1/><ref name=urmi/>
|-
|1989
|''[[Kanoon Apna Apna]]''
|Collector Jagatpratap Singh
|[[B. Gopal]]
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Adivi|first=Sashidhar|date=2021-07-08|title=When I first met Dilip Kumar Saab, I touched his feet: B Gopal|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/tollywood/080721/when-i-first-met-dilip-kumar-saab-i-touched-his-feet-b-gopal.html|access-date=2021-07-10|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref><ref name=urmi/>
|-
|1990
|''[[Izzatdaar]]''
|Brahma Dutt
|[[K. Bapaiah]]
|
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Flashback video! Making of 1990 Hindi film 'Izzatdaar' starring Govinda, Dilip Kumar and Madhuri Dixit {{!}} Hindi Movie News - Bollywood - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/entertainment/hindi/flashback-video-making-of-1990-hindi-film-izzatdaar-starring-govinda-dilip-kumar-and-madhuri-dixit/videoshow/82631530.cms|access-date=2021-07-10|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|language=en}}</ref><ref name=urmi/>
|-
|1990
|''[[Aag Ka Dariya]]''
|
|
|
|<ref name=ht2/>
|-
|1991
|''[[Saudagar (1991 film)|Saudagar]]''
|Thakur Veer Singh
|[[Subhash Ghai]]
|Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
|<ref name=dh1/><ref name=urmi/>
|-
|1998
|''[[Qila (film)|Qila]]''
|Judge Amarnath Singh / Jagannath Singh
|[[Umesh Mehra]]
|
|<ref name=ht1/><ref name=urmi/>
|}

==References==
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