Dilip Kumar

Dilip Kumar

Date of Birth: 11 Dec 1922

Country: India

Biography: Credited with pioneering method acting in cinema, he dominated the Indian movie scene from late 1940s throughout 1960s, being referred to as "Abhinay Samrat" (Hindi for "Emperor of Acting") by the audience. Kumar holds the record for most wins for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor (eight, which was later equaled by Shah Rukh Khan) and was also the inaugural recipient of the award. He holds the most dominant box-office record for a star (male or female) in Hindi cinema in a career spanning 5 deca

Total Credits at Criticker: 58 (Actor), 1 (Director), 2 (Writer)

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    Dil Diya Dard Liya
    A widowed landlord, Thakur (D.K. Sapru), has a son Ramesh, daughter Roopa & an adopted son, Shankar. Ramesh hates Shankar & abuses him. Years later, Thakur has expired, & the children have grown up, but Ramesh (Pran) still abuses Shankar (Dilip Kumar), who silently bears this as he & Roopa (Waheeda Rehman) are in love. When Ramesh learns about this, he has Shankar beaten & flung off a cliff, & asks Roopa to marry someone else. A few years later, Shankar returns - as the wealthy Raja of Belapur.
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    Madhumati
    Large rocks block the road on a rain addled night, forcing Anand to seek shelter in a nearby house. Anand is overcome with a feeling of familiarity; a fallen painting fully triggers him to recollect a previous birth. He will find out about his true love, Madhumati, their ill-fated, star-crossed and tragic romance, and how this, the events in his previous birth, are going to effect him in this life-time. (imdb)
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    Andaz
    Nina is the rich and spoiled daughter of a rich businessman. One day while horse-riding she loses control of her horse and is rescued by a young man named Dilip. Dilip instantly takes a liking to her and starts to frequently visit her house where he entertains her with his singing along with Nina's friend Sheela. (imdb)
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    Devdas
    Devdas and Parvati had been inseparable as children, and as they grew older, Love Blossomed. Devdas is sent away for studies by his parents - he and Parvati are separated. A chain of events lead to Parvati being married off to someone else and Devdas drowns his sorrows in alcohol. When Devdas is pronounced critical due to his drinking, he remembers the promise he had made to Parvati, of coming to see her before he dies. Will he fulfilled this promise or not? (imdb)
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    Shakti
    A scrupulously honest cop refuses kidnappers' demands at grave risk to the life of his son. The son is rescued but lives forever scarred by his father's willingness to sacrifice his own son... (imdb)
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    Gunga Jumna
    Two brothers struggle to survive after the death of their widowed mother and end up on opposite sides of the law. (Radio Times)
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    Naya Daur
    Shankar lives in a remote village in rural India with his mother and sister, Manju, and drives a horse-carriage for a living. The main employer in the region is a kind-hearted businessman ... (imdb)
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    Daag
    Living a poor lifestyle with his widowed mother, Shankar sells toys for a living, but is addicted to alcohol. He is attracted to Parvati, who also lives a poor lifestyle along with her step-brother, Jagat Narayan, his wife, and their daughter, Pushpa. After an argument with his mother, Shankar departs to the city, gives up drinking, earns a lot of money, and returns home just to time to pay off his mortgage. (imdb)
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    Dastaan
    Judge Vishnu Sahai was brought up in an orphanage and has no knowledge of his family background nor of his religion. He is married to beautiful Mala, who he loves very much, and he has a loyal and trusting friend in Rajan. He is very much revered and respected in the city of Gorakhpur. One day he travels to Mussoorie to attend a case. He meets with a stranger, they share a table, then they play cards. (imdb)
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    Karma
    The PSO is a British oriented group who wants to take control of India. When senior police inspector Vishwa Pratap Singh arrests there leader Dr. Michael Dang the authorities blast the jail Dang is logged in killing huge numbers of inmates including two of Vishwa's sons and his daughter-in-law; with Dang escaping in the process. (imdb)
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    Mazdoor
    A laborer-turned-businessman faces challenges after the marriage of his children. (imdb)
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    Bombay Superstar
    This is a BBC documentary made on Rajesh Khanna, who had become a phenomenon of Indian cinema and his immense popularity had earned him the title of Superstar. (imdb)
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    Vidhaata
    When a Police inspector is killed by a band of thugs, his grieving father Samsher Singh seeks justice. Pratap Singh has left behind a pregnant widow, who dies in chidbirth, leaving Samsher to bring up the child Kunal. The transformation of Samsher Singh (a locomotive engine driver) into Sobhraj, multi millionaire and owner of a vast network of business. Kunal is brought up by Abu Baba, a servant of Sobhraj to be honest, upright, and very independent minded. (imdb)
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    Mashaal
    A chain of events changes Raja's life - from black marketer to journalist to an underworld Don and a Racketeer in order to combat Vardhan. (imdb)
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    Duniya
    Mohan Kumar's diligence and honesty lands him in trouble with Balwant Singh Kalra, Jugal Kishore Ahuja, and Mr. Bhandari. Together the trio frame and imprison Mohan and make him watch helplessly as his wife is killed. Years later, Mohan Kumar is released from prison, his only goal in life is to avenge his humiliation and wrongful arrest at the hands of the trio. With the help of Dinesh Verma, he establishes himself again, and starts the process of bringing death and destruction to the trio. (imdb)
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    Saudagar
    Veeru Singh and Rajeshwar Singh are sworn enemies, their clans and villagers have taken sides in a blood feud. Guns, and goons galore in both their fiefdoms. Military grade training for their cadres. How did all this come to pass when they were inseparable as friends while they were children. Their blood feud extends to their children. When one of their sons, Kunal gets a girl from the opposite camp pregnant, and she is raped and killed by someone from the other side, tensions escalate... (imdb)
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    Dharm Adhikari
    The compelling story of honest and ethical Dharamraj of Nand Gaon village, whose very name instills fear amongst wrong-doers. Ironically, the very man whose family has been administering justice for four generations, must now distance himself against his very own brother, Prakash; wife, Savitri; and daughter, Aarti, while the villagers, headed by Chaudhry and Shastri, charge him of having an illicit and extra-marital affair with a widow. (imdb)
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    Sagina Mahato
    Story of a tea estate labour leader in the north eastern region of India during the British Raj. Sagina Mahato fights for the rights of the labourers and has the courage to face the tyranny of the British bosses.
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    Jogan
    An atheist falls in love with a young devout woman who has forsaken materialistic life (IMDB).
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    Footpath
    To get rich quickly, a Journalist becomes a black-marketer. (imdb)
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    Shaheed
    Circa 1940s India, a young freedom fighter faces opposition from his own father as well as an ambitious police officer, who is also his rival for affection of a mutual childhood sweetheart.
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    Ram Aur Shyam
    Abused by an oppressive brother-in-law Gajendra (Pran), Ramchandra (Dilip Kumar) runs away from home, and ends up in a small village where he is mistaken for Shyamrao (also Dilip Kumar), and must accept Ganga (Leela Mishra) and his new name or face severe exorcism. Meanwhile, Shyamrao is mistaken for Ramchandra by Anjana (Waheeda Rehman) and her dad (Nazir Hussain
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    Babul
    Two fathers, one poor and the other rich, hope that a wealthy postmaster weds one of their daughters'.
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    Qila
    When landowner Jagannath Singh (Dilip Kumar) is murdered, his twin brother Amarnath Singh (also Dilip Kumar) decides to investigate, and finds the list of suspects is seemingly endless. From Jagannath's own son Amar (Mukul Dev), to his abused wife, Suman (Smita Jaykar), to the woman he raped, Yamini (Rekha) and her brother Kundan (Malay Chakravarty), there's a long list of wronged people with a reason to want Jagannath Singh dead. (imdb)
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    Izzatdaar
    Brahmdutt, a rich Steel Baron is falsely convicted in the murder of his best friend and business partner Premchand. When in prison, Brahmdutt finds out from sources that his son in law Indrajeet has conspired to get him caught so he can take over his empire. Brahmdutt avenges that once he is free he will take full revenge from Indrajeet. To take revenge Brahmdutt is helped by Vijay, Indrajeet's own deserted son. (imdb)
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    Kanoon Apna Apna
    An Indian government official tries to remain loyal to his job and the state when his career is threatened by a criminal cartel who plan on ruining him as well as his son whom deals with the hoodlums in his own way of justice. (imdb)
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    Kranti
    The story of India's freedom struggle between the years 1825 and 1875. (imdb)
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    Bairaag
    Thakur Chandrabhan lives a wealthy lifestyle in a small village in India. He is widowed and lives with his sister; a widowed daughter-in-law, Saraswati; and a grand-daughter, Tara, who is of marriageable age. Also living in this household is Bholanath, who is blind since birth, and helps with household chores. Tara's marriage is arranged with a young man, Pratap Singh, from a noble family, who approves of Tara, but demands a dowry of 3 Lakh Rupees. (imdb)
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    Sagina
    Sagina a factory laborer,an aggressive, honest and lovable character who was the first to fight against the tyranny of the British bosses in the Tea gardens of North-Eastern India. (imdb)
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    Gopi
    Unorthodox, honest, simple-minded, and unemployed Gopi is blamed for a theft he did not commit, and gets thrown out of his home by his elder step-brother. (imdb)
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    Sunghursh
    The Prasads live in Banaras circa 19th Century, and consist of Bhawani - a thug, who poses as a holy man, luring devotees and robbing them; his wife - who will have nothing to do with his ill-gotten gains; his son, Shankar - like his mother has distanced himself from crime; Shankar's wife and her three children: Kundan, Yashoda and Gopal. Bhawani forcibly takes Kundan with him to follow in his footsteps and forbids him from seeing the rest of the family... (imdb)
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    Aadmi
    Rajesh, though orphaned at a very age, comes from a very wealthy and noble family, is very insecure and possessive almost to the point of an obsession. As a child he had loved a girl named Meena, and when she tragically passes away, Rajesh substituted her with a doll. When he found that another young boy had touched the doll, he starts a fight with him, and ends up killing him. Years later, Rajesh has grown up, but still has the doll in his closet drawer, he has fallen... (imdb)
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    Leader
    Meet Vijay Khanna, educated law graduate; publisher of "Leader"; mischief monger; trouble-maker; maker of revolutionary and hilarious speeches; contemptuous of politicians; attracted to the princess of Shah Garh, Sunita; masquerades as the son of an industrialist; and who is wanted by the police for the brutal and daring murder of one of India's leading politicians'. (imdb)
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    The Emperor of the Mughals
    Set in the 16th century AD, the movie brings to life the tale of the doomed love affair between the Mughal Crown Prince Saleem and the beautiful, ill-fated court dancer, whose fervor and intensity perpetrates a war between the prince and his father the great Mughal Emperor Akbar, and threatens to bring an empire to its knees. (imdb)
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    Kohinoor
    After the passing of Maharaj Dhiraj Rana Chandrabhan of Kailash Nagar, the Senapati, Veer Singh, crowns Rajkumar Dhivendra Pratap Bahadur Chandrabhan as the next King. Veer's wife, who has brought up Dhivendra like her own son, Surinder, would like Dhivendra to get married to Rajkumari Chandramukhi of Rajgarh. The Maharaja of Rajgarh is pleased to hear of this, and asks his daughter to set forth to Kailash Nagar... (imdb)
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    Paigham
    Widowed Mrs. Lal lives with her two sons, Ram and Ratan; an unmarried daughter, Sheela; Ram's wife, Parvati and her children. While Ram is employed in a mill, Ratan is studying engineering in Calcutta. When Ratan returns, he is offered a job at the same mill, falls in love with a Typist named Manju, much to chagrin of Malti, the daughter of the mill-owner, Sewakram. When Ratan finds out that Sewakram has been defrauding the employees, he decides to form a union... (imdb)
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    Yahudi
    A vengeful Jew adopts an abducted Roman child, who grows up and unknowingly falls in love with a Roman. (imdb)
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    Musafir
    The story is about a house consisting of three families who live in it. It is three stories linked by the house. (imdb)
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    Insaniyat
    A once loyal soldier faces many challenges after turning into a rebel. (imdb)
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    Azaad
    After her widower dad, Kedarnath, passes away, Shobha goes to live with his friend, Charandas, and his wife, Shanta, who had their son go missing as a child. Years later Shobha is now matured and Charandas scouts for a suitable groom. A wealthy man, Sunder, would like to marry Shobha, but the family detests him. Then one night Shobha is abducted. The Police are informed but their search is in vain. A few days later they get wind that Shobha may be in Sunder's custody... (imdb)
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    Uran Khatola
    A man's plane crashes in a city that is ruled by women and he starts liking the peasant girl who rescues him. However, the queen of the city also likes him but discovers that he likes someone else. (imdb)
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    Amar
    Anju Rai lives a wealthy lifestyle with her widowed dad in a palatial house. She is now of marriageable age, and her dad has arranged her marriage with Advocate Amarnath. Both Anju and Amarnath meet and fall in love with each other. Shortly before their formal engagement, Anju notices a change in Amarnath - as he appears to be drifting further from her. (imdb)
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    Shikast
    After a seven year absence, Dr. Ram Singh returns to his village intending to sell his land and go back to the city. He finds that the peasants are being mistreated by the local landlord and the landlord's sister, Sushma. (imdb)
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    Sangdil
    A loose adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's classic, Jane Eyre. In this version childhood sweethearts are separated and grow up in different worlds. The girl is brought up to be a 'pujaaran' (priestess) while the boy grows up to be a dejected 'thakur', turned vindictive by life's injustices. Fate inevitably brings them together at a later juncture, and all seems happy and perfect for the young couple, until she discovers his deep, dark secret. (imdb)
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    Aan
    After ascending to the throne, King Shamsher Singh begins a reign of terror and oppression. A young commoner named Jai then decides to challenge the king and kidnaps his sister. (imdb)
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    Tarana
    A young doctor returning from abroad is stranded in a village when his plane develops trouble and crashes. He meets and falls in love with a beautiful local village girl, who happens to be the daughter of his blind host. The villagers don't look kindly on this, especially one particular young man who was courting the girl himself. He hatches a plot to drive the doctor out of the village, defiling the girl's character in the process. (imdb)
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    Deedar
    A traumatized and blind young man makes a living singing, and searching for his childhood sweetheart. (imdb)
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    Hulchul
    On the day of his wedding, the life of a jailer is saved by an inmate during a prison break. Back in his cell the prisoner, Kishore, recounts his life story. He spent his childhood amidst the family of a wealthy thakur (landowner) and was treated like a son. But when the thakur died his jealous son relegated Kishore to the status of a servant. Kishore's romance with Asha, the young thakur's sister, earns him a beating. (imdb)
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    Arzoo
    Badal, a clown villager and Kammo are childhood neighbors and grown up playing with each other. They never knew when they fell in love while growing up. They want to marry but Kammo's father is against this marriage as Badal is doing nothing for living. Kammo asks Badal to go to city to work and earn. While Badal is leaving in the late night a sick & old relative arrives. Badal asks him to rest in his room and to inform his family members about his migration in the morning. (imdb)
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    Shabnam
    Khalifa Haroon instructs his daughter, Shabnam, to keep her face in a veil as she resembles Shubi, the region's Shehzadi. With soldiers under the command of Siparsala Zaber terrorizing the folks, a masked man comes out of nowhere to combat them, and people believe that he is the once-dead Zingarro. Shubi is displeased when she finally gets to meet her future husband, Khan Mustafa, as he is a cowardly buffoon. When Zaber finds out that he cannot control the Maharaja and the Wazir... (imdb)
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    Jwar Bhata
    A wealthy mill owner, Durgadas Prasad, hires a secretary to handle his office work. She falls in love with Billoo, who incidentally happens to be Durgadas' estranged grandson. (imdb)
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    Pratima
    Rajan (Dilip Kumar) is a persuasive lover entangled in a suspense plot. He is in love with a poor girl Pratima (Swarnlata) who has been brought up by Pravasi (Pithawala), a curio dealer. Pravasi was once a dread dacoit. However, Rajan's family wishes him to marry the wealthy Lal Sahab's spoilt daughter (probably, Jyoti). In the backyard of Lal Sahab's mansion, there is a female statue named as Pratima. The very mention of that statue makes Lal Sahab... (imdb)
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    Jugnu
    Suraj (Dilip Kumar) and Jugnu (Noor Jehan) study in the same college and fall in love. Jugnu's parents died when she was young, and her father's friend, whom she calls Chachaji, looks after her college and other expenses. Suraj belongs to a rich family. Jugnu's childhood friend Dilip (her Chachji's son) wants to marry her. Suraj does not like this, and he and his friends keep playing pranks on Dilip. One such prank causes Dilip to get seriously ill. (imdb)
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    Ghar Ki Izzat
    Chandra (Dilip Kumar) a young lawyer, lives in a rich joint family with his parents, sister Radhika (Manorama) and sister's husband, Chaman (Gope). Chaman is made to do all the household chores as he lives on the sustenance provided by his wife's family. When Chaman is repeatedly insulted by his mother-in-law, Radhika steps in and walks out of the house with her husband. They start a small business outside the city and lead a happy life.... (imdb)
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    Mela
    A convicted murderer is released from prison. His only possession is a broken figurine--the last token of his love. The tragic story of how he came to be incarcerated and the significance of the figurine is the subject of this tale of star-crossed lovers whose destiny is molded by society's rigid rules and the villainy of a scoundrel. (imdb)
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    Anokha Pyar
    The phases of our life are governed by circumstances. You and I feel these circumstances every day, every hour, every minute and every second, so much so that they rule the strings of our feelings, sentiments and actions. We simply can not avoid them. . Bindiya, the innocent, simple, active yet charming young girl used to stay in a hut and maintained her living by selling flowers. She used to pluck her flowers from the garden created by Nature on the bank of the rippling river. (imdb)
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    Nadiya Ke Paar
    Two friends, Kunwar and Samer, fall for Phulwa and Chanchal, respectively. Kunwar's brother is against the relationship and fixes his marriage with Chanchal. (imdb)
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    Milan
    The hero Ramesh (Kumar/Bhattacharya) agrees to marry a woman he has never met, unknown to his real lover Hemnalini (Ranjana/Sarkar). The wedding party is hit by a storm when travelling across a river; the hero's father and the bride are drowned while the hero survives. He later meets Kamala (Meera Mishra), whose husband (likes Ramesh's wife had died shortly after their marriage. Their respective bereavements bring the two closer until Kamala's husband is discovered to be still alive. (imdb)
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