Bollywood icon Dilip Kumar, hailed as the 'Tragedy King' and one of Hindi cinema's greatest actors, died Wednesday in a Mumbai hospital after a prolonged illness. The 'Tragedy King' title came from Kumar´s numerous serious roles. Bollywood icon: Dilip Kumar, hailed as the 'Tragedy King' and one of Hindi cinema's greatest actors, died Wednesday in a Mumbai hospital after a prolonged illness; pictured 2008Mourning: His loved ones are seen mourning at his body near a hospital in Mumbai this Friday'Dilip Kumar will be remembered as a cinematic legend. 'Whenever the history of Indian Cinema will be written, it shall always be "before Dilip Kumar, and after Dilip Kumar..."''It´s the end of an era,' filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar said. In 1966, Dilip Kumar married Saira Banu, who was 22 years younger than him, and the couple acted in Gopi, Sagina Mahato and Bairaag.

Source: Daily Mail July 07, 2021 06:31 UTC