Remembering the Tragedy King of Bollywood Dilip Kumar, a weeklong film festival Ekagra will be organised at Bharat Bhavan. The film festival will begin from Tuesday with the screening of film Devdas.
Muhammad Yusuf Khan better known as Dilip Kumar, is an Indian actor, who is among the most honored and popular stars in film history. Popularly known as The Tragedy King and The First Khan he has been credited with bringing realism to film acting since his first film and is regarded as one of the greatest actors of world cinema.
Kumar debuted as an actor in the film Jwar Bhata(1944), produced by Bombay Talkies. In a career spanning over six decades, Dilip Kumar worked in over 65 films.
Kumar is known for roles in films such as the romantic Andaz (1949), the heartwarming Babul (1950), the impassioned Deedar (1951), the swashbuckling Aan (1952), the epic historical Mughal-e-Azam (1960), the social dacoit crime drama Gunga Jamuna (1961), and the comedy Ram Aur Shyam (1967).
He has won nine Filmfare Awards and is the first recipient of the Filmfare Best Actor Award (1954). Critics have acclaimed him as one of the greatest actors in the history of Indian cinema.
On the second day of film fest on Wednesday Hindi film Shaheed will be screened. On Thursday, Hindi film Ram aur Shyam will be screened at Bharat Bhavan.
Marking the fourth day, film Sangdil will be screened on Friday. On Saturday, film Dastaan will be screened. The film festival will get concluded with the film Andaz.