Title:  Dialogues with Cinema Meet-up: Tribute to Dilip Kumar

Date:  25th July 2021

Time:  7-9 p.m.

Host:  Saurabh, AuguR Productions

Dilip Kumar: The first Khan of Hindi Cinema & the “Tragedy King”

Dilip Kumar’s death came as a blow to all of us. We were shocked. That entire day, we were reeling from the loss of such an eminent personality of Indian cinema. We reminisced about our favourite Dilip Kumar movies and the memories we made watching them in the olden-day theatres. Oh, those were good times.

So for this month’s Dialogues with Cinema community meet-up, we want to pay tribute to Dilip Kumar (a.k.a Mohammed Yusuf Khan) and the impact he has had on so many of us. 

You might know about his best movies and the multiple awards he had received. But something you might not know is that he was one of the first method actors in Indian cinema. In a career spanning 6 decades, he was arguably great at every role he played - from the ideal hero (Saudagar,Andaz) to the villain (Amar), from the tragic (Devdas)to the comic (Sagina,Ram Aur Shyam), and from playing a King (Mughal-e-Azam)to a pauper (Daag).

Join us for this month’s meet-up and let’s revisit these movies and many more. Keep your popcorn ready! 

P.S: If you haven’t seen Dilip Kumar’s movies, you can get started with these: 

1. Daag  (1952): This film won him his first-ever award in the Best Actor category. 

2. Devdas (1955): Kumar plays the role of tragic lover in this movie based on the novella by Saratchandra Chattopadhyay.

3. Madhumati  (1958): One of the earliest films to deal with reincarnation and had a gothic noir feel to it.

4. Mughal-e-Azam (1960): One of the biggest blockbuster hits and a cinematic masterpiece in itself, brought the entire country’s attention to the tragic tale of Anarkali.

5. Ganga Jamuna (1961): Kumar not only starred in this but also produced it. A dacoit crime drama that later inspired Amitabh Bachchan’s filmSholay.

6. Ram Aur Shyam (1967): After a bad spell at the box office, he made a comeback with this hit film.

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