By Tricitynews Reporter
Chandigarh 08th
December:- At 94, Dilip Kumar is undeniably one of the finest actors
of the country and a name that Hindi cinema remains indebted to. Zee Classic, with its brand promise of
Woh Zamana Kare Deewana, celebrates
this thespian actor’s 94th birthday with a day-long festival titled ‘Dilip Kumar Birthday Special’, on 11th
December, Sunday, 9 AM onwards.
Kick-starting
the Sunday film festival is ‘Gunga
Jumna’starring Dilip Kumar with his real life brother Nasir Khan. It is a story of two
siblings on the opposite sides of law. ‘Vidhaata’ starring Sanjay
Dutt, Shammi Kapoor and Sanjeev
Kumar, is about a man hit by misfortune, goes onto become a smuggler to
secure a better future for his grandson. The channel will
Showcase ‘Karma’ also starring Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff and Naseeruddin Shah. This one stars Dilip
Kumar as a police officer who frees three prisoners under special permission to
put together a unit to avenge his family’s death.
Then comes ‘Kranti’, a pre-Independence drama also
featuring Manoj Kumar. When Sanga (Dilip Kumar), a loyalist
of King Laxman Singh is falsely
charged with killing his master, he escapes and forms an army of rebels to
drive the British out of India. Concluding the fest is ‘Aan’. A love story between a princess and a villager, this film
also highlights India’s transition to a democracy from monarchial rule.
Born to a
Pathan family as Muhammad Yusuf Khan,
Dilip Kumar came to Mumbai to earn a living oblivious of showbiz. Devika Rani, the then owner of Bombay
Talkies offered him his first ever role in 1944. Hindi writer Bhagwati Charan Varma
gave him the screen name Dilip Kumar and a legend was born. With 63 films in a
career spanning over 6 decades, Dilip Kumar epitomized quality and dedication.
For his command on depicting emotions on screen, he is fondly remembered as the
King of Tragedy in Bollywood.
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