Dilip Kumar: The Substance and the Shadow

by Dilip Kumar

  With ‘younger sister’ Lata Mangeshkar.

  In March 2014, Lata visited me at home and we revived memories of the many times we met at Bombay Talkies over batata wada (a highly popular savoury dish) and tea in the canteen and at Mehboob Studios where she recorded her songs. She was a chit of a girl when composer Anil Biswas had introduced her to me in 1947. She met me with the same smile when she called on me despite the passage of time. There were tears of joy that she tried to hold back as she leaned her head on my chest and I remembered how petite she was when she stood on the impressive stage of London’s Royal Albert Hall in 1974 and how she blushed when I introduced her to the awestruck audience as my chhoti bahen (younger sister).

  She surprised me with her visit and she stayed on and left only when I let her leave like an obedient little sister. It is always a pleasure to meet old colleagues, especially the ones who refuse to change despite achieving tremendous fame and glory.

  *From the 1961 film Hum Dono, penned by Sahir Ludhianvi and composed by Jaidev.

  **Penned by Pradeep (real name: Ramchandra Narayanji Dwivedi) and composed by C. Ramchandra.

  FILMOGRAPHY AND AWARDS

  1944: Jwar Bhata

  P: Bombay Talkies

  D: Amiya Chakraborthy

  M: Anil Biswas

  C: Dilip Kumar, Mridula, Shamim, Agha Jan, K. N. Singh, Pithawala, Arun Kumar, Khalil, Bikram Kapoor and Mumtaz Ali

  1945: Pratima

  P: Bombay Talkies

  D: P. Jairaj

  M: Arun Kumar

  C: Dilip Kumar, Swarnalata, Jyoti, Mumtaz Ali, Pithawala, Mukri, Zebu and Shah Nawaz

  1946: Milan

  P: Bombay Talkies

  D: Nitin Bose

  M: Anil Biswas

  C: Dilip Kumar, Meera Mishra, Ranjana, Pahari Sanyal and Moni Chatterji

  1947: Jugnu

  P: Shaukat Art Productions

  D: Syed Shaukat Hussein Rizvi

  M: Feroz Nizami

  C: Noor Jehan, Dilip Kumar, Ghulam Mohammed, Sulochana Sr. (Ruby Myers),, Latika, Zia, Jilloo, Agha, Shashikala and Mohammed Rafi

  Here, P stands for producer, D for director, M for music director and C for cast.

  1948: Anokha Pyar

  P: Ambika Films

  D: M. I. Dharamsey

  M: Anil Biswas

  C: Dilip Kumar, Nargis, Nalini Jaywant, Sankatha Prasad, Mukri, Ved, Kesarbai, Uma Dutt, Habib and Sheikh

  1948: Ghar Ki Izzat

  P: Murli Movietone

  D: Ram Daryani

  M: Gobindram

  C: Dilip Kumar, Mumtaz Shanti, Jeevan, Manorama, Dixit, Suleman, Gulab and Gope

  1948: Mela

  P: Wadia Films Ltd.

  D: S. U. Sunny

  M: Naushad

  C: Dilip Kumar, Nargis, Jeevan, Amar, Roop Kamal, Alauddin, Abbas, Noor Jehan, Chandabai, Rehman, Khalil and Baby Zubeida

  1948: Nadiya Ke Paar

  P: Filmistan

  D: Kishore Sahu

  M: C. Ramchandra

  C: Dilip Kumar, Kamini Kaushal, Maya Banerji, David, S. L. Puri, Hari Shivdasani, Samson, Tiwari, Kanta Kumari and Ranibala

  1948: Shaheed

  P: Filmistan

  D: Ramesh Saigal

  M: Ghulam Haider

  C: Dilip Kumar, Kamini Kaushal, Chandramohan, Leela Chitnis, V H. Desai and Shashi Kapoor

  1949: Andaz

  P: Mehboob Productions

  D: Mehboob Khan

  M: Naushad

  C: Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor, Nargis, V. H. Desai, Cuckoo, Murad, Anwari Bai, Amir Banu, Jamshedji, Abbas and Wasker

  1949: Shabnam

  P: Filmistan

  D: Bibhuti Mitra

  M: S. D. Burman

  C: Dilip Kumar, Kamini Kaushal, Jeevan, Paro, Mubarak, Haroon, Rajender Singh, Shyama and Cuckoo

  1950: Arzoo

  P: Indian National Pictures

  D: Shahid Latif

  M: Anil Biswas

  G Dilip Kumar, Kamini Kaushal, Gope, Cuckoo, Arif, Prem Dhawan, Shashikala, Sita Bose, Neelam, Khan, Ganju and Chandabai

  1950: Babul

  P: Sunny Art Productions

  D: S. U. Sunny

  M: Naushad

  C: Dilip Kumar, Nargis, Munnawar Sultana, Amar, A. Shah and Jankidas

  1950: Jogan

  P: Ranjit Movietone

  D: Kidar Sharma

  M: Bulo C. Rani

  C: Dilip Kumar, Nargis, Manju, Pratima Devi, Pesi Patel, Purnima, Baby Tabassum, Anwari, Ramesh Thakur, Darpan and Rajendra Kumar

  1951: Deedar

  P: Filmkar Ltd.

  D: Nitin Bose

  M: Naushad

  C: Ashok Kumar, Nargis, Dilip Kumar, Nimmi, Yakub and Baby Tabassum

  1951: Hulchul

  P: K. Asif Productions

  D: S. K. Ojha

  M: Mohd. Shafi and Sajjad Husein

  C: Dilip Kumar, Nargis, Balraj Sahni, Yakub, Jeevan, Sitara Devi, K. N. Singh, Geeta Nizami Faizee and Cuckoo

  1951: Tarana

  P: Krishin Movietone

  D: Ram Daryani

  M: Anil Biswas

  C: Dilip Kumar, Madhubala, Shyama, Kumar, Jeevan, Gope, Gulab, Devaskar and Bikram Kapoor

  1952: Aan

  P: Mehboob Productions

  D: Mehboob Khan

  M: Naushad

  C: Dilip Kumar, Nimmi, Premnath, Mukri, Sheela Naik, Murad, Cuckoo, Nilam Bai, Amir Banu and introducing Nadira

  1952: Daag

  P: Mars & Movies/Amiya Chakraborthy

  D: Amiya Chakraborthy

  M: Shankar Jaikishen

  C: Dilip Kumar, Usha Kiron, Nimmi, Lalita Pawar, Kanhaiyalal, Jawahar Kaul, Leela Mishra, Chandrashekhar and Krishnakant

  1952: Sangdil

  P: Talwar Films Ltd.

  D: R. C. Talwar

  M: Sajjad Husein

  C: Dilip Kumar, Madhubala, Leela Chitnis, Pratima Devi and Shammi

  1953: Footpath

  P: Ranjit Movietone

  D: Zia Sarhadi

  M: Khayyam

  C: Dilip Kumar, Meena Kumari, Kuldip Kaur, Anwar Husain, Ramesh Thapar, Achla Sachdev, Ramesh Thakur, Akhtar, P. Kailash, Jankidas, Maruti and Sumati Lajmi

  1953: Shikast

  P: Asha Deep

  D: Ramesh Saigal

  M: Shankar Jaikishen

  C: Dilip Kumar, Nalini Jaywant, Master Kapoor, Om Prakash, Durga Khote, K. N. Singh, Leela Mishra, Shamlal and Hemavati

  1954: Amar

  P: Mehboob Productions

  D: Mehboob Khan

  M: Naushad

  C: Dilip Kumar, Madhubala, Nimmi, Jayant, Ullhas, Mukri, Amar, Husnbanu, Murad and Shakil Nomani

  1955: Azaad

  P: Pakshiraja Studios

  D: S. M. S. Naidu

  M: C. Ramchandra

  C: Dilip Kumar, Meena Kumari, Pran, Om Prakash, S. Nazir, Badri Prasad, Raj Mehra, Randhir, Achla Sachdev, Murad, Deepa Sai, Subbalaxmi and Shammi

  1955: Insaniyat

  P: Gemini Pictures

  D: S. S. Vasan

  M: C. Ramchandra

  C: Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand, Bina Rai, Vijayalaxmi, Jairaj, Jayant, Shobhana Samarth, Agha, Kumar, Badri Prasad, Mohana, Ishwarlal and Zippy, the chimpanzee

  1955: Uran Khatola

  P: Sunny Art Productions

  D: S. U. Sunny

  M: Naushad

  C: Dilip Kumar, Nimmi, Surya Kumari, Jeevan, Agha, Nawab, Roopmala, Amar and Tuntun

  1955: Devdas

  P: Bimal Roy Productions

  D: Bimal Roy

  M: S. D. Burman

  C: Dilip Kumar, Suchitra Sen, Vyjayantimala, Motilal, Johnny Walker, Nazir Hussain and Pran 1957: Naya Daur

  1957: Naya Daur

  P: B. R. Films

  D: B. R. Chopra

  M: O. P. Nayyar

  C: Dilip Kumar, Vyjayantimala, Ajit, Chand Usmani, Jeevan, Manmohan Krishna, Nazir Hussain, Leela Chitnis, Radhakrishan, S. Nazir, Pratima: Devi, Daisy Irani, S. N. Banerji and Joh
nny Walker

  1957: Musafir

  P: Film Group

  D: Hrishikesh Mukherjee

  M: Salil Chaudhury

  C: Dilip Kumar, Usha Kiron, Kishore Kumar, Suchitra Sen, Nirupa Roy, Shekhar, Durga Khote, David, Daisy Irani, Bipin Gupta, Rashid Khan, Nazir Hussain, Raj Laxmi, Mohan Choti, Keshto Mukherjee, Paul Mahendra and Heera Sawant

  1958: Madhumati

  P: Bimal Roy Productions

  D: Bimal Roy

  M: Salil Chaudhury

  C: Dilip Kumar, Vyjayantimala, Pran, Johnny Walker, Jayant, Tarun Bose, Tiwari, Misra, Baij Sharma and Bhudo Advani

  1958: Yahudi

  P: Bombay Films

  D: Bimal Roy

  M: Shankar Jaikishen

  C: Dilip Kumar, Sohrab Modi, Meena Kumari, Nigar Sultana, Nazir Hussain, Murad, Anwar, Minoo Mumtaz, Tiwari, Baby Naaz, Bikram Kapoor, Romi, Cuckoo, Kamla Laxman and Helen

  1959: Paigham

  P: Gemini Pictures

  D: S. S. Vasan

  M: C. Ramchandra

  C: Dilip Kumar, Vyjayantimala, Raaj Kumar, B. Saroja Devi, Motilal, Pandari Bai, Johnny Walker, Minoo Mumtaz, Vasundhara, David, Pratima Devi, Banerji, Shivraj, Ishwarlal and Amar

  1960: Kohinoor

  P: Republic Film Corporation

  D: S. U. Sunny

  M: Naushad

  C: Dilip Kumar, Meena Kumari, Jeevan, Kumkum, Mukri, Kumar, Leela Chitnis, S. Nazir, Wasi Khan, Azim, Master Nisar, Tuntun and Rajen Kapoor

  I960: Mughal-e-Azam

  P: Sterling Investment Corporation

  D: K. Asif

  M: Naushad

  C: Prithviraj Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Madhubala, Durga Khote, Nigar Sultana, Ajit, Kumar, Murad, Sheila Dalaya, Jalal Agha, Vijayalaxmi, S. Nazir, Paul Sharma, Surendra, Johnny Walker and Tabassum

  I960: Kala Bazaar

  P: Navketan

  D: Vijay Anand

  M: S. D. Burman

  C: Dev Anand, Waheeda Rehman, Nanda, Vijay Anand, Chetan Anand, Leela Chitnis, Rashid Khan, Kishore Sahu and Dilip Kumar (in a fleeting guest appearance)

  1961: Gunga Jumna

  P: Citizen Films

  D: Nitin Bose

  M: Naushad

  C: Dilip Kumar, Vyjayantimala, Nasir Khan, Azra, Kanhaiyalal, Anwar, Nazir Hussain, S. Nazir, Leela Chitnis, Praveen Paul, Helen, Akashdeep, Baby Aruna and Baby Naaz

  1964: Leader

  P: Mukherjee Film Syndicate

  D: Ram Mukherjee

  M: Naushad

  C: Dilip Kumar, Vyjayantimala, Motilal, Jayant, Nazir Hussain, Sapru, Hiralal, Amar, Jankidas, P. Kailash, Jagdish Sethi, Leela Mishra, Merlyn and Madhumati

  1966: Dil Diya Dard Liya

  P: Kay Productions

  D: A. R. Kardar

  M: Naushad

  C: Dilip Kumar, Waheeda Rehman, Pran, Rehman, Shyama, Rani, Sajjan, Sapru, Shah Agha, Murad and Johnny Walker

  1967: Ram Aur Shyam (first double role)

  P: Vijaya International

  D: Tapi Chanakya

  M: Naushad

  C: Dilip Kumar, Waheeda Rehman, Mumtaz, Pran, Nirupa Roy, Kanhaiyalal, Nazir Hussain, Sajjan, Mukri, Amar, Leela Mishra, Zebunissa and Baby Farida

  1967: Paari (Bengali)

  P: Pronoti Ghosh

  D: Jagannath Chattopadhyaya

  M: Salil Chaudhury

  C: Dharmendra, Dilip Kumar, Abhi Bhattacharya, Dilip Roy, Keshto Mukherjee and Pronoti Ghosh

  1968: Aadmi

  P: PSV Films

  D: A. Bhim Singh

  M: Naushad

  C: Dilip Kumar, Waheeda Rehman, Manoj Kumar, Simi Garewal, Pran, Sulochana, Ullhas, Padma Chavan, Mohan Choti, Shivraj and Agha

  1968: Sunghursh

  P: Rahul Theatres

  D: H. S. Rawail

  M: Naushad

  C Dilip Kumar, Vyjayantimala, Balraj Sahni, Sanjeev Kumar, Jayant, Durga Khote, Sulochana, Sunder, Ullhas, Iftekhar, Sapru, Mumtaz Begum, Padma, Lata Sinha, Anju Mahendru, Ranu and Deven Varma

  1968: Sadhu Aur Shaitan

  P: Bhim Singh–Mehmood Productions

  D: A. Bhim Singh

  M: Laxmikant Pyarelal

  C: Mehmood, Bharati, Kishore Kumar, Om Prakash, Pran, Baby Farida, Mukri, Manju, Raj Kishore, Keshto Mukherjee, Tuntun, Jankidas and Dilip Kumar (in a guest appearance)

  1970: Gopi

  P: Prosperity Pictures/T. S. Muthuswamy and S. S. Palaniappan

  D: A. Bhim Singh

  M: Kalyanji Anandji

  C: Dilip Kumar, Saira Banu, Om Prakash, Pran, Johnny Walker, Lalita Pawar, Nirupa Roy, Farida Jalal, Sudesh Kumar, Durga Khote, Mukri, Tiwari, Shyamlal and Aruna Irani

  1970: Sagina Mahato (Bengali)

  P: Hemen Ganguly and J. K. Kapur

  D: Tapan Sinha

  M: Tapan Sinha

  C: Dilip Kumar, Saira Banu and Aparna Sen

  1972: Anokha Milan

  P: R. J. Vazirani/Vazirani Movies

  D: Jagannath Chattopadhyaya

  M: Salil Chaudhury

  C: Dharmendra, Dilip Kumar (in a guest appearance), Pronoti Ghosh, Abhi Bhattacharya, Dilip Roy and Keshto Mukherjee

  1972: Dastaan (second double role)

  P: B. R. Films

  D: B. R. Chopra

  M: Laxmikant Pyarelal

  C: Dilip Kumar, Sharmila Tagore, Prem Chopra, Bindu, I. S. Johar, Padma Khanna, Madan Puri, Jayshree T., Nana Palsikar, Manmohan Krishna, Iftekhar, Badri Prasad and Keshav Rana

  1974: Phir Kab Milogi

  P: Hari Mehra/Shivalay Films

  D: Hrishikesh Mukherjee

  M: R. D. Burman

  C: Mala Sinha, Biswajeet, Deven Varma, Bipin Gupta, David and Dilip Kumar (in a guest appearance)

  1974: Sagina (Hindi)

  P: J. K. Kapur/Rupasree International

  D: Tapan Sinha

  M: S. D. Burman

  C: Dilip Kumar, Saira Banu, Om Prakash, Aparna Sen, Anil Chatterji, Swaroop Dutt, Rajni Gupta, K. N. Singh and Kader Khan

  1976: Bairaag (first triple role)

  P: Mushir Alam and Mohd. Riaz/M. R. Productions

  D: Asit Sen

  M: Kalyanji Anandji

  C: Dilip Kumar, Saira Banu, Leena Chandavarkar, Prem Chopra, Nasir Khan, Helen, Nazir Hussain, Jairaj, Madan Puri, Sujit Kumar, Purnima, Asit Sen, Leela Mishra, Mukri, Kader Khan, V. Gopal, Naaz, Paintal, Jankidas, Praveen Paul, Mohan Choti and Sachin

  1981: Kranti

  P: VIP Films

  D: Manoj Kuma

  M: Laxmikant Pyarelal

  C: Dilip Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Hema Malini, Shashi Kapoor, Parveen Babi, Shatrughan Sinha, Nirupa Roy, Shashikala, Sarika, Prem Chopra, Pradeep Kumar, Madan Puri, Master Aditya and Master Kunal

  1982: Shakti

  P: Mushir Alam and Mohd. Riaz/M. R. Productions

  D: Ramesh Sippy

  M: R. D. Burman

  C: Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Raakhee, Smita Patil, Kulbhushan Kharbanda and Amrish Puri

  1982: Vidhaata

  P: Gulshan Rai/Trimurti Films Pvt. Ltd.

  D: Subhash Ghai

  M: Kalyanji Anandji

  C: Dilip Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar, Shammi Kapoor, Sanjay Dutt, Padmini Kolhapure, Sarika, Amrish Puri, Dr Shreeram Lagu, Suresh Oberoi and Madan Puri

  1983: Mazdoor

  P: B. R. Chopra/B. R. Films

  D: Ravi Chopra

  M: R. D. Burman

  C: Dilip Kumar, Nanda, Raj Babbar, Padmini Kolhapure, Rati Agnihotri, Raj Kiran and Suresh Oberoi

  1984: Duniya

  P: Yash Johar/Dharma Productions Pvt. Ltd.

  D: Ramesh Talwar

  M: R. D. Burman

  C: Ashok Kumar, Dilip Kumar, Saira Banu, Rishi Kapoor, Amrita Singh, Prem Chopra, Amrish Puri and Pran

  1984: Mashaal

  P: Yash Chopra/Yash Raj Films

  D: Yash Chopra

  M: Hridaynath Mangeshkar

  C. Dilip Kumar, Waheeda Rehman, Rati Agnihotri, Anil Kapoor, Nilu Phule, Madan Puri, Mohan Agashe, Saeed Jaffrey, Amrish Puri an
d Iftekhar

  1986: Dharam Adhikari

  P: U. V. Suryanarayan Rao

  D: K. Raghavendra Rao

  M: Bappi Lahiri

  C: Dilip Kumar, Jeetendra, Sridevi, Anuradha Patel, Pran, Kader Khan, Shakti Kapoor, Asrani, Rakesh Bedi, Sujit Kumar, Mayur, Rohini Hattangadi, Preeti Sapru and Geeta Siddharth

  1986: Karma

  P: Subhash Ghai/Mukta Arts Pvt. Ltd.

  D: Subhash Ghai

  M: Laxmikant Pyarelal

  C: Dilip Kumar, Nutan, Jackie Shroff, Anil Kapoor, Naseeruddin Shah, Sridevi, Poonam Dhillon, Anupam Kher, Shakti Kapoor, Dara Singh, Satyanarayan and Bindu

  1989: Kanoon Apna Apna

  P: A. S. R. Anjaneyulu/Madhavi Productions

  D: B. Gopal

  M: Bappi Lahiri

  C: Dilip Kumar, Nutan, Sunjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit, Kader Khan, Anupam Kher, Gulshan Grover, Tej Sapru, Satyen Kappu, Mayur, Jayashree Gadkar, Meethy, Pinky, Abhilasha, Vijayalakshmi and Disco Shanti

  1990: Izzatdaar

  P: Sudhakar Bokade

  D: K. Bapaiah

  M: Laxmikant Pyarelal

  C: Dilip Kumar, Bharati, Govinda, Madhuri Dixit, Asrani, Tina Ghai, Rakesh Bedi, Dilip Dhavan and Shafi Inamdar

  1991: Saudagar

  P: Subhash Ghai/Mukta Arts Pvt. Ltd.

  D: Subhash Ghai

  M: Laxmikant Pyarelal

  C: Dilip Kumar, Raaj Kumar, Jackie Shroff, Manisha Koirala, Vivek Mushran, Deepti Naval, Anupam Kher, Amrish Puri, Gulshan Grover, Dalip Tahil, Mukesh Khanna, Dina Pathak, Anand Balraj, Akash Khurana, Abhinav Chaturvedi, Archana Puran Singh, Malvika Tiwari, Sucheta Vajpai and Shubha Khote

  1998: Qila (third double role)

  P: Eagle Films

  D: Umesh Mehra

  M: Anand Raj Anand

  C: Dilip Kumar, Rekha, Mukul Dev and Mamta Kulkarni