Dilip Kumar (born Muhammad Yusuf Khan on 11 December 1922) is an Indian film actor also

known as Tragedy King,[4] and described as "the ultimate method actor" by Satyajit Ray.[5] He
debuted as an actor in the film Jwar Bhata in 1944 produced byBombay Talkies. His career has
spanned over six decades and with over 60 films. He starred in films of a variety of genres such
as the romantic Andaz (1949), the swashbuckling Aan (1952), the dramatic Devdas (1955), the
comical Azaad (1955), the historicalMughal-e-Azam (1960) and the social Ganga
Jamuna (1961).
In 1976, Dilip Kumar took a five-year break from film performances and returned with a character
role in the film Kranti (1981) and continued his career playing leading roles in films such
as Shakti (1982), Karma (1986) and Saudagar (1991). His last film was Qila(1998). Dilip Kumar
has acted with actress Vyjayanthimala the most, where they both had acted seven films together
including the former's home production Gunga Jamuna resulting in great on-screen chemistry
and an alleged affair between them.[6][7]
The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan award in 1991, the Dadasaheb
Phalke Award in 1994 and thePadma Vibhushan[8] in 2015 for his contributions towards Indian
cinema and nominated him to Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian parliament for a term. He
is the first recipient of Filmfare Best Actor Award (1954) and still holds the record for the most
number of Filmfare awards won for that category with eight wins.[9] Critics acclaimed him among
one of the greatest actors in the history of Hindi cinema.[10][11][12] In a blog post, Amitabh
Bachchan has described Dilip Kumar as the greatest actor ever.[13]