Dilip Kumar- The greatest actor of all the times
Yusuf Sarwar Khan aka Dilip Kumar; Thespian, Tragedy King, legends of legends, the greatest method actor, the film institute are only some of the names of an actor who have inspired many generations of actors. Satyajit Ray described him as the ultimate method actor in the entire world. He truly is.
Dilip Kumar is compared with the greatest actor in the world Marlon Brando. Many believe that he copies the acting style of Marlon Brando. But that is not true. Marlon Brando came later in the picture as far as method acting was considered. Marlon Brando's unique style of acting was noticed in the movie Streetcar Named Desire, a role that he originated successfully on Broadway in 1951. Dilip Kumar's acting style came earlier than that. He had already established by then the acting style he is known for. He had already left an imprint with the movies like Jugnu ( 1947, Mela and Shaheed in 1948 and Andaz in 1949. So to label him as a copy of Marlon Brando is factually wrong and grossly erroneous. On the contrary, it is true that Marlon was inspired by Dilip Kumar.
Dilip Kumar worked very hard to gain a reputation and mastered the unparalleled portrayal of characters and emotions labelling him as the tragedy king of Bollywood. His standstill acting methods tell thousands of stories. Dilip Kumar produced an eloquent silence. Dilip Kumar became a legend because he was able to do justice to the character he played. Dilip Kumar said that “you have to completely divorce your own personality to become the one you are portraying”. It needs sincere efforts, a lot of hard work, honesty, conviction and integrity. Dilip Kumar acquired all those qualities to achieve unparalleled stardom. When he plays the drunkard, he becomes like the one and he portrays the romantic lover, he behaves like the one as if he is the only one.
Dilip Kumar performed all sorts of roles but his tragic roles have captivated the world. Such was his conviction for the roles that he was not able to come out of the character he portrayed even months after finishing the role. He was natural. Such close proximity to the real character had taken a toll on his mental health. On the advice of Raj Kapoor, he visited a psychiatrist who suggested he work in lighter movies. He abided by the advice of the psychiatrist and worked in lighter movies like Kohinoor, Ram aur Shyam, Ganga Jamuna, Azaad,
Kohinoor had that marvellous mirror scene. There was a wacky comedy achieved by a confirmed tragedian. Jeevan and he played it with deft timing. The mirror has slipped down from a dressing table, revealing the hero who had to hide behind the table after being interrupted right in the middle of a romantic interlude with Meena Kumari. The same scene was copied by Amitabh Bachchan in Amar Akbar Anthony.
Dilip Kumar is an enigma for all others who followed him. Dilip influenced and created the clones like Rajinder Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh khan etc and influenced all others. Dilip Kumar gave sleep nights to the legends with him. Naseeruddin Had to perform many retakes in Karma because he was getting nervous before Dilip Kumar in Karma and so was Amitabh Bachchan before the making of Shakti. H
Some of the quotes from film actors on Dilip Kumar
“He has been an inspiration not just for me but I am certain to thousands of those that have ever dreamt of facing a camera for the art form called cinema. His presence, his aura and his dedication to film shall be documented as ‘before Dilip Kumar and after Dilip Kumar’. Amitabh Bachchan
We Are All Trying To Be Mini Dilip Kumar but there is no one who can reach near him- The knowledge of Dilip Kumar is unparalleled. Be it physics, history, literature or for that matter an Apple. He said that the way Dilip sahib described the apple, he can’t describe one-tenth of that even after getting facts. The way he mentioned an apple, he felt like one…. Anupam Kher
When Dharmender was asked if he had many followers. Whom did he follow? The question brought an eternal glow to Dharmeder’s eyes. Saying that is only one and there could only one….Dilip Kumar.
Lata Said that It was Dilip Kumar who came to the rescue of her faulty pronunciation of Urdu. She recalled how Dilip Sahab took a keen interest in rectifying the pronunciation and intonation of the Urdu language after being reprimanded by Music composer Anil Biswas.
Javeed Akhtar echoes the sentiments of Satyajit Ray. Javed Akhtar once claimed that Dilip Kumar was the first method actor in the world. According to Akhtar, he was doing method acting much before Marlon Brando, the monarch of the method, redefined Hollywood histrionics and even before the term itself was coined by a Russian acting teacher.
Dilip Kumar married actress and "beauty queen" Saira Banu in 1966 when he was aged 44 and she was 22. At the time, gossip columnists predicted doom for the high-profile couple, but the union has been one of the longest-lasting marriages in Bollywood. Saira Bhanu is still the strongest pillar Of Dilip Sahib’s life. When he is suffering from Alzheimer's, she cares for him like a mother.
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