Dilip Kumar was born as Muhammad Yusuf Khan in Peshawar, British Raj (now, Pakistan) to Lala Ghulam Sarwar and his wife. It was author of Hindi novels, Bhagwati Charan Varma who gave him the screen name Dilip Kumar and cast him as the main lead in his movie, Jwar Bhata (1944).
Dilip Kumar then went [...]

Dilip Kumar has been active in efforts to bring the people of India and Pakistan closer together. He has been a member of the upper house of Parliament since 2000.
He was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994. In 1998 he was awarded the Nishan-e-Pakistan, the highest civilian award conferred by the government of [...]

Veteran star Dilip Kumar stepped out with wife Saira Banu at this celebratory bash hosted by Sunil Kapoor and Arun Chopra. The event saw an amalgamation of old traditions and new as Yash Chopra lit a lamp to mark the auspicious begining, while Karan Johar popped the bubbly making way for an exciting evening [...]