Actor Dilip Kumar, who took Hindi cinema to new heights on the basis of his strong acting, is undoubtedly no longer in this world. But because of his movies, even today his name is written in gold letters in the world of cinema. December 11, 1922 was the day Yusuf Khan i.e. Dilip Kumar was born in Peshawar, Pakistan. In such a situation, today is the centenary of the birth of the late actor Dilip Kumar. In such a situation, we will tell you about the relationship between Dilip Kumar and superstar Shah Rukh Khan.
Dilip Kumar and Shah Rukh Khan are the two Hindi film actors who hold the record for winning the most number of 8 Filmfare Awards. Not only this, by making the remake of Dileep’s hit movie Devdas a hit, Shah Rukh has shown that he too is as strong an actor as the King of Tragedy. According to a BBC report, Shah Rukh Khan’s father Taj Mohammad Khan and Dilip Kumar were born and raised in Peshawar, Pakistan. During the Filmfare Awards in 2013, Shahrukh Khan said that “Dilip Sahab and my relationship goes beyond movies, he and Saira ji have always considered me as his son.”
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In an interview with the Mumbai Mirror, Dilip Kumar’s wife and actress Saira Banu told an interesting story. Actually, she Saira said: ‘We didn’t have children. But whenever we met Shah Rukh Khan, we used to feel that if we had a son, he would look like Shah Rukh. Shahrukh and Dilip Saheb’s hair was similar. In such a situation, whenever I met Shahrukh, I used to stroke his hair. Please indicate that Dilip Kumar died on July 7, 2021.