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Dilip Kumar born Muhammad Yusuf Khan ; 11 December — 7 July was an Indian actor, writer, ghost director and film producer, who worked in Hindi cinema. Credited with pioneering method acting in cinema, [ 3 ] he dominated Hindi cinema from the s throughout the s, being referred to as " Abhinay Samrat " Hindi for "Emperor of Acting". Kumar holds the record for most wins for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor eight, which was later equalled by Shah Rukh Khan and was also the inaugural recipient of the award.

In a career spanning over five decades, Kumar worked in 57 films in a variety of roles. Following a series of unsuccessful ventures, he had his first box office hit in Jugnu Kumar found further success with the romantic drama Andaz , the swashbuckling Aan , the social drama Daag , the actioner Insaniyat , the comical Azaad , the romantic social Naya Daur , the noir mystery Madhumati , the social drama Paigham , the action adventure Kohinoor , the epic historical Mughal-E-Azam , the crime drama Gunga Jumna , and the comedy drama Ram Aur Shyam All three Andaz , Aan and Naya Daur briefly became the highest-grossing Indian films up to that point, a feat later achieved by Mughal-e-Azam , which sustained the record for 15 years.

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The s saw Kumar's career take a downturn, marked by three consecutive commercial failures, namely Dastaan , Sagina and Bairaag Post, he went on a brief hiatus from film performances and returned with the revolutionary drama Kranti , which was the highest-grossing Indian film of the year. His last on-screen appearance was in the commercially unsuccessful Qila , which saw him in a dual role.

Kumar later served as a member of the Rajya Sabha , the upper house of India's parliament, from to