⇒ Legendary Actor, Dilip Kumar also known as Mohammed Yusuf Khan passed away on 7 July 2021 in Mumbai. He was 98.
Some of his best known films are Devdas, Mughal-e-Azam, Gunga Jamuna, Ram Aur Shyam, Naya Daur, Madhumati, Kranti, Vidhaata etc.
He was the first actor to win the Filmfare Award for Best Actor in 1954, and won it a total of 8 times. He and Shah Rukh Khan jointly hold the record for most Filmfare trophies.
He was conferred with the Padma Bhushan in 1991 and Padma Vibhushan in 2015, for his contributions to film.
In 1994, he was awarded with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, India’s highest honor in the field of cinema.
He is listed in the Guinness World Records for winning the maximum number of awards by an Indian actor.
In 1998, the Government of Pakistan conferred Dilip Kumar with Nishan-e-Imtiaz, the highest civilian decoration, making him the only Indian to have received the honour.