Dilip Kumar's autobiography is a dream come true for me: Saira Banu
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The stage glittered as Hindi cinema icons launched thespian Dilip Kumar's long-awaited autobiography - Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan along with Dharmendra launched legendary actor Dilip KumarÂs biography at a five-star hotel in Mumbai.
Along with Dilip KumarÂs wife Saira Banu, the book launch was attended by a host of Bollywood celebrities including Jeetendra, Vaijayanti Mala, Zeenat Aman, Javed Akhtar, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Madhuri Dixit, Priyanka Chopra, Subhash Ghai, Raju Hirani, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Riteish Deshmukh, Kiran Rao among others. The event was hosted by filmmaker Karan Johar.
Starry Launch for Dilip Kumar's Autobiography
The book, titled ÂSubstance and ShadowÂ, is authored by Uday Tara Nayar, a close family friend of the Bollywood thespian. It chronicles the life of Kumar right from his childhood, career, the ups and downs in his life, his family and more.
ÂThis evening is special and we hope everyone likes his biography. I am feeling great today. It is a dream come true to me. Everyone will know about his childhood, growing up years and you will hear it from him. For the first time he has spoken about it, Banu told reporters here. Aamir recited a poem penned by Prasoon Joshi and few actors came on stage to share their experiences about the veteran actor.
ÂIt is a big day and I am big fan of Yusuf (Dilip Kumar) sahab. It is a memorable day. He is such an inspirational figure to me right through my career. I have learnt so much from him. Every time I watch his work I feel am discovering him each time. I am thrilled to be here, Aamir said.
ÂI am looking forward to read the book where we will get to know about his life, his experiences and it will be an opportunity for me to learn something from this, he said. While noted actor Jeetendra said he was a big fan of Dilip Kumar and felt honoured to be present at the book launch. ÂI learnt a lot by just looking and observing him, he said.
On the occasion, Madhuri, who was accompanied by husband Sriram Nene, said, ÂHe is a legendary actor and a book on him is something I am looking forward to. He has been an inspiration not only to actors but to everyone. As an actor I would like to know how he approached his roles and what he went through when he played the roles.Â
The veteran actor was born as Mohammad Yusuf Khan but adopted the screen name of Dilip Kumar. In a career spanning over six decades, he gave hits like ÂMadhumati, ÂDevdasÂ, ÂMughal-e-AzamÂ, ÂGanga JamunaÂ, ÂRam Aur Shyam, ÂKarma and others. He was crowned as the ÂTragedy King for playing a doomed lover in films like ÂAndazÂ, ÂBaabulÂ, ÂMelaÂ, ÂDeedar and ÂJogan and others. Dilip Kumar was last seen in film ÂQila in 1998. He was honoured with the Padma Bhushan in 1991 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994.
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