Dilip Kumar, one of the best Indian actors ever is the most appropriate answer to how global is Bollywood. An Afghan son born in Pakistan who studded the Bollywood with gem of movies like Aan, Awaaz, Andaz, Devdas, Mughal-e-Azam.
Such was the acting caliber of this giant of the Indian film industry that he outperformed [...]

Tragic roles very similar to his role in Mela in films like Babul (1950), Arzoo (1950), Jogan(1950), Deedar(1951), Udan Khatola (1955) and Bimal Roy’s super hit Devdas. The release of a number of tragic films earned him the title of the ‘Tragedy King’ initially.
Devdas, a character who is forbidden his beloved for social reasons, [...]

Madhumati is a 1958 Indian Hindi Movie directed by Bimal Roy and written by Ritwik Ghatak. Music by Salil Choudhury, lyrics by Shailendra. The movie stars Dilip Kumar, Vyjayantimala, Pran and Johnny Walker.
The film deals with reincarnation and had a gothic noir feel to it. The film was one of Roy’s greatest commercial successes.
If [...]