Veteran actor Dilip Kumar breathed his last on July 7 at the Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai. His celebs and fans took to social media to pay tribute to the legend.
Bollywood legend Dilip Kumar has died in Mumbai's Hinduja Hospital today, July 07. He was 98. Dilip was taken to hospital last Wednesday after complaining of breathlessness – it was the second time he had been hospitalised in the same month.
“He passed away due to prolonged illness at 7.30 am,” Dr Jalil Parkar, who had been treating Dilip Kumar, told news agency PTI.
Veteran actor Dilip Kumar passes away at the age of 98, says Dr Jalil Parkar, the pulmonologist treating the actor at Mumbai's PD Hinduja Hospital
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A tweet posted from the actor's official handle by family friend Faisal Farooqui read: “With a heavy heart and profound grief, I announce the passing away of our beloved Dilip saab a few minutes ago. We are from God and to him we return.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted: “Dilip Kumar ji will be remembered as a cinematic legend. He was blessed with unparalleled brilliance, due to which audiences across generations were enthralled. His passing away is a loss to our cultural world. Condolences to his family, friends and innumerable admirers. RIP.”
Dilip Kumar Ji will be remembered as a cinematic legend. He was blessed with unparalleled brilliance, due to which audiences across generations were enthralled. His passing away is a loss to our cultural world. Condolences to his family, friends and innumerable admirers. RIP.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi)My heartfelt condolences to the family, friends & fans of Dilip Kumar ji.
His extraordinary contribution to Indian cinema will be remembered for generations to come. pic.twitter.com/H8NDxLU630
To the world many others may be heroes. To us actors, he was The Hero. Sir has taken an entire era of Indian cinema away with him.
My thoughts and prayers are with his family. Om Shanti 🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/dVwV7CUfxh
T 3958 - An institution has gone .. whenever the history of Indian Cinema will be written , it shall always be 'before Dilip Kumar, and after Dilip Kumar' ..
My duas for peace of his soul and the strength to the family to bear this loss .. 🤲🤲🤲
Deeply saddened .. 🙏
T 3958 -" 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
An epic era has drawn curtains... Never to happen again..
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏" ~ s
Shared many moments with the legend...some very personal, some on stage. Yet, nothing really prepared me for his passing away. An institution, a timeless actor. Heartbroken.
Deepest condolences to Sairaji🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/Il8qaMOOhf
Heartfelt condolences to ’s family. The gr8 man said,
Taqdeerein badal jaati hain,zamana badal jaata hai, mulkon ki taarikh badal jaati hai,shahenshah badal jaate hain,magar iss badalti hui duniya mein mohabbat jis insaan ka daaman thaam leti hai,woh insaan nahi badalta pic.twitter.com/ymd20k7qyP
A legend passes away, a gap that can never be filled, A true Giant ,a kind loving soul to the very end. Omshanti 🙏🏻🕉🙏🏻
— Raveena Tandon (@TandonRaveena)
His awards and achievements:
Dilip Kumar received the Padma Vibhushan, the Padma Bhushan and the Dada Saheb Phalke award. He also received Pakistan's highest civilian honour, the Nishan-e-Imtiaz. Dilip Kumar also won several cinematic awards and was the first-ever winner of the Filmfare Best Actor prize. He won eight Filmfare Best Actor awards, a record he shares with Shah Rukh Khan.
Some of his famous films include Devdas, Naya Daur, Mughal-e-Azam, Ganga Jamuna, Kranti, and Karma. His last on-screen appearance was in Qila in 1998.