
Dilip Kumar
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An authentic, heartfelt and compelling narrative - straight from the horse's mouth - that reveals for the first time numerous unknown aspects of the life and times of one of the greatest legends of all time who stands out as a symbol of secular India. Dilip Kumar (born as Yousuf Khan), who began as a diffident novice in Hindi cinema in the early 1940s, went on to attain the pinnacle of stardom within a short time. He came up with spellbinding performances in one hit film after another - in his almost six-decade-long career - on the basis of his innovative capability, determination, hard work and never-say-die attitude.
In this unique volume, Dilip Kumar traces his journey right from his birth to the present. In the process, he candidly recounts his interactions and relationships with a wide variety of people not only from his family and the film fraternity but also from other walks of life, including politicians. While seeking to set the record straight, as he feels that a lot of what has been written about him so far is 'full of distortions and misinformation', he narrates, in graphic detail, how he got married to Saira Banu, which reads like a fairy tale!
Dilip Kumar relates, matter-of-factly, the event that changed his life: his meeting with Devika Rani, the boss of Bombay Talkies, when she offered him an acting job. His first film was Jwar Bhata (1944). He details how he had to learn everything from scratch and how he had to develop his own distinct histrionics and style, which would set him apart from his contemporaries. After that, he soon soared to great heights with movies such as Jugnu, Shaheed, Mela, Andaz, Deedar, Daag and Devdas. In these movies he played the tragedian with such intensity that his psyche was adversely affected. He consulted a British psychiatrist, who advised him to switch over to comedy. The result was spectacular performances in laugh riots such as Azaad and Kohinoor, apart from a scintillating portrayal as a gritty tonga driver in Naya Daur. After a five-year break he started his 'second innings' with Kranti (1981), after which he appeared in a series of hits such as Vidhaata, Shakti, Mashaal, Karma, Saudagar and Qila.
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction: A Dream Come True
- Chapter 1: Birth
- Chapter 2: The Matriarch and Her Brood
- Chapter 3: Escapades and Adventures
- Chapter 4: Off to Bombay: A New Chapter Begins
- Chapter 5: The Growing Up Years
- Chapter 6: The Poona Interlude
- Chapter 7: The Return of the Prodigal
- Chapter 8: The Turning Point
- Chapter 9: Lights, Camera, Action!
- Chapter 10: New Aspirations, New Experiences
- Chapter 11: Between the Personal and the Professional
- Chapter 12: Reel Life versus Real Life
- Chapter 13: Madhubala
- Chapter 14: Devdas, Naya Daur and Beyond
- Chapter 15: On the Domestic Front
- Chapter 16: The Travails of Film Making: Gunga Jumna and After
- Chapter 17: The Woman in My Life
- Chapter 18: The Big Day
- Chapter 19: Celebrations Galore
- Chapter 20: Colleagues and Friends
- Chapter 21: Taking Care of Saira
- Chapter 22: The Husband-Wife Team
- Chapter 23: A New Role: Taking Up Noble Causes
- Chapter 24: 'The Second Innings'
- Chapter 25: Family Matters
- Filmography and Awards
- Acknowledgements
- Reminiscences
- Raihan Ahmed
- Shabana Azmi
- V. Babasaheb
- Amitabh Bachchan
- Jaya Bachchan
- Moin Beg
- Mahesh Bhatt
- Chandrashekhar
- Yash Chopra
- Farida Dadi
- Dharmendra
- Sitara Devi
- M. Asif Farooqui
- Subhash Ghai
- Dr Shrikant Gokhale
- Kamal Haasan
- Farida Jalal
- Anil Kapoor
- Rishi Kapoor
- Aamir Khan
- Ayub Khan
- Salim Khan
- Manoj Kumar
- Hema Malini
- Mumtaz
- Lata Mangeshkar
- Ram Mukherjee
- Nanda
- Nimmi
- Bakul Patel
- Pyarelal (personal dhobi)
- Veera Rao
- Waheeda Rehman
- Harish Salve
- Sayesha
- Shaheen
- Salim Sharifee
- Dr R. C. Sharma
- Ramesh Sippy
- Sharmila Tagore
- Mani Talati
- Vyjayantimala
- Zoha
- Photographs
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