Dilip Kumar, popularly known as the King of Tragedy, is not in this world today, but he is still alive in people’s hearts. He has driven people crazy with his performance. He used to play each of his characters on screen seriously. Whatever the character, he used to bring it to life with his acting. Very few people would know that Dilip Kumar was the first star to command the highest fees in the 1950s.
Dilip Kumar’s real name was Yusuf Khan, but he changed his name after entering the world of cinema. In 1944, Dilip Kumar started his acting career with the film Jwar Bhata and never looked back afterwards. In the following years, he became the highest paid actor. E-Times said in one of its reports that Dilip Kumar was the first actor who used to charge Rs 1 lakh for a movie in the 1950s. He was the first star to charge such a high fee.
Dilip Kumar worked in the film industry for 6 decades. During this, he gained a lot along with fame. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Dilip Kumar’s net worth is $85 million (Rs 662 crore). He had earned all this just from the movies. The interesting thing is that despite having so much wealth, he preferred to lead a very simple life.
In the year 1998, Dilip Kumar was last seen in the movie Qila. After this he distanced himself from the cinema. Actually, one of the reasons for this was also that he began to live sick. After this, he started going back and forth to the hospital for treatment. His wife Saira Banu took care of him and served him until the last time, but on July 7, 2021, Dilip Kumar said goodbye to this world. The entire movie world was deeply shocked by his death. From the common man to the celebrities, his eyes had become moist.