Saira Banu

An ode to Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu

An ode to Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu

July 10, 2021

Dilip Kumar is at peace. Saira Banu is grateful, a little sad, perhaps, a bit relieved; but hasn’t given a thought to the impending loneliness. Grateful for the 54 years of togetherness, that survived the waves and the winds. Mutual togetherness, as opposed to mutual se...

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Dilip Kumar, first of the Khans of Indian cinema

Dilip Kumar, first of the Khans of Indian cinema

July 8, 2021

 As cinema slowly achieved the position of the single largest disseminator of popular culture in India post-independence, Dilip Kumar, whose real name was Mohammed Yusuf Khan, slowly emerged as the first romantic icon of the country. With films such as Devdas (1...

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Celebrating the Tragedy King of Bollywood

Celebrating the Tragedy King of Bollywood

December 11, 2020

“In Bollywood, you cannot become a star if you don’t have a bit of Dilip Kumar in you,” says filmmaker Imtiaz Ali, in an interview on a chat show. “From Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan down to Aamir Khan, Govinda and Shah Rukh Khan, Kumar’s influence can be felt in ever...

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