page_title: Dilip Kumar
section_title: 1940s
hierarchical_section_title: Dilip Kumar / Career / 1940s
caption_attribution_description: English: Nargis, Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar in scene from Andaz
context_page_description: Mohammed Yusuf Khan, known professionally as Dilip Kumar, is an Indian actor, producer and philanthropist who is best known for his work in Indian cinema. Popularly known as The Tragedy King and The First Khan, he has been credited with bringing realism to film acting since his first film.
  Kumar debuted as an actor in the film Jwar Bhata, produced by Bombay Talkies. In a career spanning over five decades, Kumar worked in over 65 films. Kumar is known for roles in films such as the romantic Andaz, the heartwarming Babul, the impassioned Deedar, the swashbuckling Aan, social drama Daag, the dramatic Devdas, the comical Azaad, Naya Daur, Yahudi, Madhumati, Kohinoor, the epic historical Mughal-e-Azam, the social dacoit crime drama Gunga Jamuna, and the comedy Ram Aur Shyam.
  In 1976, Kumar took a five-year break from film performances and returned with a character role in the film Kranti and continued his career playing leading roles in films such as Shakti, Mashaal, Karma and Saudagar. His last film was Qila.
  He has won eight Filmfare Awards and is the first recipient of the Filmfare Best Actor Award. He is a former Member of Indian Parliament.
context_section_description: Kumar's first film was Jwar Bhata in 1944, which went unnoticed. After a few more unsuccessful films, it was Jugnu (1947), in which he starred alongside Noor Jehan, that became his first major hit at the box office. His next major hits were the 1948 films Shaheed and Mela. He got his breakthrough role in 1949 with Mehboob Khan's Andaz, in which he starred alongside Raj Kapoor and Nargis. Shabnam also released that year was another box office hit
caption: Nargis, Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar in a scene from the film Andaz (1949).
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