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Dilip Kumar (born Mohammed Yusuf Khan; 11 December 1922 – 7 July 2021) was an Indian actor and film producer, best known for his work in Hindi cinema. Referred to as the "Tragedy King" and "The First Khan", he has been credited for bringing a distinct form of method acting technique to cinema. Kumar holds the record for most wins for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor and was also the inaugural recipient of the award.

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=================================================== Wednesday, July 7, 2021. 9:46. PM. Dilip Kumar - Actor   film producer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Profile : Born Mohammed Yusuf Khan, 11 December 1922, Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India Died 7 July 2021 (aged 98), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Occupation - Actor   film producer Years active 1944–1999 Spouse(s) - Asma Sahiba - 1. ?(m. 1981; div. 1983)? 2. Saira Banu ?(m. 1966)? Relatives - Nasir Khan (brother), Begum Para (sister-in-law), Ayub Khan (nephew) Awards - Filmfare Award for Best Actor (8 times), Dadasaheb Phalke Award (1994) Honours - Padma Bhushan (1991), Nishan-e-Imtiaz (1998), Padma Vibhushan (2015) Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha - In office- 3 April 2000 – 2 April 2006 Constituency Maharashtra -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

‘An American in Madras’ Traces Career of Unlikely Pioneer in Tamil-Language Films : India Ink : VISI TILAK FEBRUARY 6, 2014 2:11 AM .

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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, July 7, 2021. 10: 12.AM. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- American director Ellis R. Dungan, left, with actors on the sets of the film "Ponmudi." American director Ellis R. Dungan, left, with actors on the sets of the film "Ponmudi."Credit West Virginia State Archives, USA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ As a college student in what is now known as Mumbai, the Indian filmmaker Karan Bali watched the 1947 Hindi classic “Meera,” a remake of the 1945 Tamil-language film of the same name, and loved it. However, it was not until in 2004, while researching an article for his portal on Indian cinema, Upperstall, that he discovered the director of both films was an American, Ellis R. Dungan. He ended up writi