New Delhi. Today it has been a full year since Dilip Sahab left the world. Dilip Kumar breathed his last on 7 July 2021 at PD Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai. The Hindi cinema world was deeply shocked by the death of Dilip Kumar. Dilip Sahab gave more than one great films to the Hindi film world and he ruled the hearts of crores of people for years. Dilip sahib was not only a big star of the cinema world but he was also a wonderful person in real life. So let us tell you today some interesting things related to the life of Dilip Sahab.
Dilip Kumar was the discovery of Raj Kapoor
Very few people know that the credit for bringing Dilip Kumar into the film industry goes to Raj Kapoor. Actually, both Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor used to study together in college. When Dilip Sahab became friends with Raj Kapoor, Raj Sahab advised him to work in films.
Dilip Kumar wanted to become a footballer
One interesting thing about Dilip Sahab is that he never wanted to be an actor. Both his first choice and first love was football. Dilip Kumar was a great footballer and wanted to move forward in this field as well. Whereas, his father wanted him to play chess and go ahead in this.
Devika Rani made Dilip Kumar with Yusuf Khan
The fate of Dilip Kumar, who dreamed of becoming a footballer, was probably something else approved. Dilip Kumar aka Yusuf Khan started working in Bombay Talkies following the advice of his friend Raj Kapoor. At the same time, before entering acting, Devika Rani, the owner of Bombay Talkies, gave him a new name, Dilip Kumar.
Dilip Kumar used to run sandwich stall
Dilip Kumar once went to Pune after quarreling with his father. Here Dilip Kumar had run a sandwich stall and by running this stall he did good business and returned home earning about Rs.5,000.
Dilip Kumar was also active in household chores
Dilip Kumar’s wife Saira Banu, while talking about Dilip Kumar in one of her interviews, had told that Dilip Sahab used to be very busy in household chores too. He liked to spend his day doing every small and big work of the house. Dilip sahib used to spend all his time on things like fixing the fridge, handling the shoe rack.
Dilip Kumar was the king of Filmfare Awards
The Filmfare Awards were organized for the first time in the year 1954. Dilip Kumar was the first hero to win this award at that time. After this, Dilip Kumar’s dominance was established in Filmfare. For three consecutive years (1956-1958), Dilip Sahab received the Best Actor Award. Dilip Kumar won Filmfare 8 times in his film journey. So far only Shahrukh Khan has been able to match Dilip Kumar in this matter.
Dilip Kumar received Pakistan’s highest honor
Let us tell you that Dilip Kumar was the first Indian to be honored by Pakistan with its highest honor Nishan-e-Imtiaz in the year 1988. There was as much love and respect for Dilip sahib in India as there was in Pakistan. It is said about Dilip Sahab that he was the only person who had the power to bring India and Pakistan closer to each other.