Why Yusuf Khan becoming Dilip Kumar?

Story of Yusuf Khan becoming Dilip Kumar, the name changed due to this condition

It is said of Dilip Kumar that he used to stand in front of the mirror for hours and speak the same dialogue 10 times in different expressions. This means that he used to speak the same dialogue in 10 different ways.

• In the 1940s, Dilip Kumar came to Pune from Peshawar in search of work.
• Then it was Yusuf Khan, not Dilip Kumar.
• But at the urging of Devika Rani, he chose his stage name, Dilip Kumar.

The famous actor Dilip Kumar passed away yesterday, July 7. Dilip Kumar, 98, was ill for a long time. He was cremated in the Santa Cruz Cemetery around 5pm yesterday. His body was brought from his home with state honors draped in the tricolor and he was also awarded a 'Guard of Honor'.

First King Khan in the Hindi film industry

The disappearance of Dilip Kumar is like the closure of an acting institute because Dilip Kumar was one of those artists that the next generation used to be inspired by acting. Dilip Kumar was called the first King Khan in the Hindi film industry because Dilip Kumar's real name was Yusuf Khan and he belonged to a Pathan family from Peshawar.

We have his autobiography Dilip Kumar-The Substance and the Shadow, which contains many stories related to the life of Dilip Kumar. The story of Yusuf Khan becoming Dilip Kumar has also been told in detail in this book, but we will tell you about it briefly.

Story of Yusuf Khan becoming Dilip Kumar

In the 1940s, Dilip Kumar had come to Pune from Peshawar in search of work and then it was Yusuf Khan, not Dilip Kumar. His father, Lala Ghulam Sarwar, was a fruit seller in Peshawar. When Dilip Kumar ran away from home and arrived in Pune, he set up a sandwich stand there in the British Army canteen. Dilip Kumar earned 5 lakhs from this work, which was very high at that time. At that time Dilip Kumar had returned to his house with this money, but in the year 1942, Dilip Kumar was again looking for work and then a family friend introduced him to the famous actress Devika Rani from Bombay Talkies Studio. After this, Dilip Kumar started working as a scriptwriter on Bombay Talkies because his Urdu was so good. He used to write plays in Urdu.

In the year 1944, Devika Rani offered Yusuf Khan the lead role in her film 'Jwar Bhata' and for this she was willing to pay him 1250 rupees a month. At that time this amount was enormous. Dilip Kumar couldn't believe it and thought it was his annual salary. Dilip Kumar contacted Devika Rani again to clear up her confusion and Devika called Dilip Kumar very talented and said that she wanted to make such an offer that Dilip Kumar could not refuse, but her condition was that it should be given to Yusuf Khan. You have to choose a setting. your name. It was Devika Rani who gave Yusuf Khan the stage name Dilip Kumar. Devika Rani's argument was that the name Dilip Kumar would enhance her romantic image and benefit her from her in future movies of hers.

Dilip Kumar used to speak the same dialogue in 10 different ways

Dilip Kumar has made only 63 films in his film career. The reason behind this was that he used to choose his movies very carefully. He used to think long before doing all his work. It is said of Dilip Kumar that he used to stand in front of the mirror for hours and speak the same dialogue 10 times in different expressions. This means that he used to speak the same dialogue in 10 different ways.

Due to the talent of Dilip Kumar, the great film director Satyajit Ray called him the best method actor. In his film career that spanned six decades, Dilip Kumar always used to fully immerse himself in each character.