Dilip Kumar filmography

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Dilip Kumar in 1948

Dilip Kumar (11 December 1922 – 7 July 2021) was an Indian actor.[1] He made his acting debut in 1944 with Jwar Bhata.[1] The 1947 drama Jugnu opposite Noor Jehan was his first major success.[2][3] Nadiya Ke Par was similarly that year's highest grossing Indian film. In 1949, he featured alongside Raj Kapoor in Mehboob Khan's 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 Best Actor category for his performance in 1954 release Daag.[3][1] Two years later, Kumar played the titular character in the drama 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.[1][2] 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 ₹55  million (US$11,530,000).The film became the highest-grossing Indian film of all time.[3] He played dual roles in the drama film Ram Aur Shyam (1967) which earned him his sixth Filmfare Award for Best Actor.[4][5]

In 1981, Dilip Kumar appeared in historical drama Kranti, in the role of a revolutionary fighting for India's independence from British rule.[2] He collaborated with director Subhash Ghai in films Vidhaata (1982), action film Karma, and Saudagar. He made his last film appearance in Qila.[2] His two films Aag Ka Dariya and are completed but remain unreleased.[6]

In total, Kumar worked as a lead in 57 films, Also he was doing many cameo/guest appearances and many unreleased films in his 54 years film career.He was most choosy and selective actor at that time.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).[5] He received the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1994.[7]

Films[]

List of performances in feature films
Year Title Role Director(s) Notes Ref.
1944 Jwar Bhata Jagdish Amiya Chakravarty [1]
1945 Pratima Paidi Jairaj
1946 Milan Ramesh Nitin Bose
1947 Jugnu Suraj Shaukat Hussain Rizvi Playback singer M. Rafi [2]
1948 Nadiya Ke Par Chhote Kumar Kishore Sahu Playback singer M. Rafi [3]
Shaheed Ram Ramesh Saigal Playback singer M. Rafi [3]
Mela Mohan S. U. Sunny Playback singer Mukesh [2]
Ghar Ki Izzat Chander Ram Daryani Playback singers M. Rafi, GM Durrani
Anokha Pyar Ashok M. I. Dharamsey Playback singer Mukesh
1949 Shabnam Manoj B. Mitra Playback singer Mukesh [3]
Andaz Dilip Mehboob Khan Playback singer Mukesh [2]
1950 Jogan Vijay Kidar Nath Sharma
Babul Ashok Naushad Playback singer Talat Mehmood [3]
Arzoo Badal Shaheed Latif Playback singer Talat Mehmood [3]
1951 Tarana Dr. Motilal Ram Daryani Playback singer Talat Mehmood
Hulchul Kishore S. K. Ojha Playback singer M. Rafi
Deedar Shyamu Nitin Bose Playback singer M. Rafi [2]
1952 Aan Jai Tilak Mehboob Khan Playback singer M. Rafi [2][3]
Sangdil Shankar R. C. Talwar Playback singer Talat Mehmood
Daag Shankar Amiya Chakravarty Filmfare Award for Best Actor [1][3][5]
1953 Shikast Dr. Ram Singh Ramesh Saigal Playback singers M. Rafi, Talat Mehmood
Footpath Noshu Zia Sarhadi Playback singer Talat Mehmood [3]
1954 Amar Advocate Amarnath Mehboob Khan Playback singer M. Rafi [3]
1955 Uran Khatola Kashi S. U. Sunny Playback singer M. Rafi
Devdas Devdas Bimal Roy Filmfare Award for Best Actor [1][5]
Insaniyat Mangal S. S. Vasan Playback singer M. Rafi
Azaad Kumar / Azaad / Abdul Rahim Khan S. M. Sriramulu Naidu Filmfare Award for Best Actor [1][3][5]
1957 Naya Daur Shankar B. R. Chopra Filmfare Award for Best Actor [1][5]
Musafir Raja Hrishikesh Mukherjee [3]
1958 Shikwa
Madhumati Anand / Deven Bimal Roy Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor [1][3]
Yahudi Prince Marcus Bimal Roy Playback singer Mukesh [3]
1959 Paigham Ratan Lal S. S. Vasan Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1960 Mughal-E-Azam Prince Salim K. Asif [1]
Kohinoor Yuvraj Rana Devendra Pratap Bahadur / Kohinoor S. U. Sunny Filmfare Award for Best Actor [2][5]
Kala Bazar Himself Vijay Anand
1961 Gunga Jumna Gungaram "Gunga" Nitin Bose Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor [1]
1964 Leader Vijay Khanna Ram Mukherjee Filmfare Award for Best Actor [5]
1966 Paari Jagannath Chatterjee
Dil Diya Dard Liya Shankar / Raja Sahib Abdul Rashid Kardar / self Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor [4]
1967 Ram Aur Shyam Ram / Shyam (Double Role) Tapi Chanakya Filmfare Award for Best Actor [5][4]
1968 Sunghursh Kundan Prasad / Bajrangi Harnam Singh Rawail Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor [3]
Sadhu Aur Shaitaan Guy with a sugarcane A. Bhimsingh Uncredited
Aadmi Rajesh / Raja Sahib A. Bhimsingh Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
1970 Gopi Gopiram "Gopi" A. Bhimsingh Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
Sagina Mahato Sagina Mahato Tapan Sinha Bengali film
1971 Sagina Mahato Tapan Sinha
Guddi Himself Hrishikesh Mukherjee (shooting of "Phir Kab Milogi (1974)"), Uncredited
1972 Dastaan Diwan Anil Kumar / Sunil Kumar / Judge Vishnu Sahay B. R. Chopra Playback singer M. Rafi [2]
Koshish Third man who answered the phone Gulzar Uncredited
Anokha Milan Warden Jagannath Chatterjee
1974 Phir Kab Milogi Teja Singh Hrishikesh Mukherjee (guest appearance)
Naya Din Nai Raat Narrator A. Bhimsingh Uncredited
Sagina Sagina Maheto Tapan Sinha Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor [8]
1976 Bairaag Kailash / Bholenath "Bhola" / Sanjay Asit Sen Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor [2]
1981 Kranti Sanga Manoj Kumar Playback singers M. Rafi,... [1]
1982 Shakti D.C.P. Ashwini Kumar Ramesh Sippy Filmfare Award for Best Actor [1][5]
Vidhaata Shamsher Singh / Shobhraj Subhash Ghai Playback singer Anwar [1]
1983 Mazdoor Dinanath Saxena Ravi Chopra [9]
1984 Mashaal Vinod Kumar Yash Chopra Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor [1][6]
Duniya Mohan Kumar Ramesh Talwar [6]
1985 Ram Tere Kitne Nam Himself P. Madhavan (scene from "Vidhaata"), Uncredited
1986 Dharm Adhikari Dharamraj K. Raghavendra Rao Short [6]
Karma Jailor Vishwanath Pratap Singh / Rana / Dada Thakur Subhash Ghai Playback singer M. Aziz [1][6]
1989 Kanoon Apna Apna Collector Jagatpratap Singh B. Gopal [10][6]
1990 Izzatdaar Brahma Dutt K. Bapaiah [11][6]
Aag Ka Dariya S.V. Rajendra Singh Babu
1991 Saudagar Thakur Veer Singh Subhash Ghai Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor [1][6]
1998 Qila Judge Amarnath Singh / Jagannath Singh Umesh Mehra [2][6]

References[]

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