Dilip Kumar was born on 11 December 1922 in Peshawar, present-day Pakistan. After partition, his family settled in Mumbai. His early life was spent in poverty. After the loss of his father’s business, his family started facing financial crisis.
Dilip Kumar worked in a canteen from childhood to his youth. Where Devika Rani caught sight of him. It was Devika Rani who helped establish Dilip Kumar as an actor.
Dilip Kumar started his career with Jwar Bhata. But this film could not spread its flame. But his film Jugnu came in 1947. Which drew the attention of the audience towards Dilip Kumar.
After this Dilip Kumar acted in about fifty films and got his name registered in the list of superstars. He worked in films like Deedar, Devdas, Mughal-e-Azam, Andaz, Kranti, Vidhata, Duniya, Karma, Saudagar.
Actor Dilip Kumar became famous not only in India for his acting but also got fame in the country and abroad. Apart from India, he got equal love from the audience in Pakistan. It would not be wrong to say that Dilip Kumar’s fans were the same on both sides of the border.
Dilip Kumar was a witness to each and every war that took place between India and Pakistan. In 1999, he was used as a peace ambassador in the Kargil war.
At that time the Prime Minister of India was Atal Bihari Vajpayee. In view of the activities of Pakistani troops in the Kargil area. He called the Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif, asking for the reason for this border violation in the midst of peace talks.
Meanwhile, Atal Bihari Vajpayee extended the phone towards Dilip Kumar. Dilip Kumar while talking to Nawaz Sharif said that please try to end this unprovoked conflict immediately. As the border dispute with Pakistan escalates, the Muslim community of India starts feeling insecure. Nawaz Sharif was shocked to hear Dilip Kumar’s voice.
Let us tell you that Dilip Kumar himself used to come from the Muslim community. His real name was Yusuf. After a tough struggle in the Kargil war, Indian soldiers had driven the Pakistani soldiers into their border.
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