In 1976, Dilip Kumar took a five-year break from film performances and returned with a character role in the film Kranti (1981) and continued his career playing leading roles in films such as Shakti (1982), Karma (1986) and Saudagar (1991).
Pada 1976, Dilip Kumar mengambil cuti lima tahun dari penampilan film dan kembali dengan peran karakter dalam film Kranti (1981) dan melanjutkan kariernya dalam memainkan peran utama pada film-film seperti Shakti (1982), Karma (1986) dan Saudagar (1991).