Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu with Rajnath Singh in Mumbai.
Legendary actor Dilip Kumar was presented the Padma Vibhushan by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh at the thespian's residence in suburban Bandra on December 13.
The 93-year-old actor was presented a medal, a certificate and a shawl by Singh, in the presence of the actor's wife Saira Bano. Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis were among other dignitaries present at the actor's home when he received the award.
Image courtesy: ANIThe announcement to honour actor Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan and a few others with the prestigious Padma Vibhushan was made by the government on January 25, 2015.
However, Dilip
saab, due to ill-health could not attend the special function held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in April when other Padma awardees were honoured by President Pranab Mukherjee.
Born as Muhammad Yousuf Khan in Peshawar, Kumar made his debut as an actor in the film
Jwar Bhata in 1944 produced by Bombay Talkies.
In a career spanned over six decades, he starred in films of a variety of genres such as the romantic
Andaz (1949), the swashbuckling
Aan (1952), the dramatic
Devdas (1955), the comical
Azaad (1955), the historical
Mughal-e-Azam (1960) and the social
Ganga Jamuna (1961).
Called as the 'tragedy king of Bollywood', he also did films like
Kranti (1981),
Shakti (1982),
Karma (1986) and
Saudagar (1991) and others. His last film was
Qila (1998).
The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan award in 1991, the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994 and the Padma Vibhushan earlier this year, for his exceptional and distinguished contribution to the Indian cinema.
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