image captionDilip Kumar starred in more than 65 films
Dilip Kumar, one of India's earliest and most famous film actors, has died in Mumbai at the age of 98.
A veritable legend, Kumar acted in more than 65 films over nearly five decades, playing roles that ranged from the iconic to the endearing.
He was admitted to hospital on 30 June after he complained of breathlessness. He had been frequently ill for months.
Kumar is survived by his wife, Saira Banu, a Bollywood actress herself. The couple have no children.
His burial will take place at 17:00 local time (11:30 GMT). Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said the funeral would happen with state honours.
Mr Thackeray and several Bollywood stars, including Shah Rukh Khan and Ranbir Kapoor, visited Kumar's family to pay their condolences.
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image captionBollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan outside Kumar's home in Mumbai
Tributes have been pouring in on social media for the legendary actor - politicians, Bollywood stars and even historians have tweeted.
Dilip Kumar Ji will be remembered as a cinematic legend. He was blessed with unparalleled brilliance, due to which audiences across generations were enthralled. His passing away is a loss to our cultural world. Condolences to his family, friends and innumerable admirers. RIP.
？？ Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 7, 2021
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T 3958 - An institution has gone .. whenever the history of Indian Cinema will be written , it shall always be 'before Dilip Kumar, and after Dilip Kumar' ..
My duas for peace of his soul and the strength to the family to bear this loss .. ？げ？げ？げ
Deeply saddened .. ？？？
？？ Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) July 7, 2021
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Saddened to learn of Dilip Kumar's passing. I can never forget his generosity in giving his time to help raise funds for SKMTH when project launched. This is the most difficult time - to raise first 10% of the funds & his appearance in Pak & London helped raise huge amounts.
？？ Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) July 7, 2021
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RIP #DilipKumar Saab !
Thank you for all the magical memories, that will stay in our hearts forever ？わ？ pic.twitter.com/AwTuglafzM
？？ Siddharth Setia (@ethicalsid) July 7, 2021
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Dilip Kumar was born Yusuf Khan in December 1922 in Peshawar - in what is now Pakistan - before the partition of India.
Like some of his Muslim contemporaries, he took on a Hindu name - Dilip Kumar - when he joined the Hindi film industry.
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He debuted in 1944 in Jwaar Bhata but it was the 1949 hit, Andaz, that shot him to fame. The blockbuster love triangle also starred Nargis and Raj Kapoor, who went on to become celebrated actors.
Kumar's biographer Lord Meghnad Desai compares him to Hollywood great Marlon Brando or Italian legend Marcello Mastroianni.
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image captionKumar (R) was known as the 'tragedy king'
"Dilip Kumar was arguably the best actor Indian cinema has produced. There are stars, some even bigger than him, but no better actor. He was the finest tragic actor of his days but also succeeded at comedy," he told the BBC.
Some of his films - Mela, Naya Daur, Ganga Jumna, Devdas and Mughal-e-Azam - were superhits and won him legions of fans.
Kumar essayed a gamut of roles, including a villager, a suave urbanite, a Bengali gentleman and a swashbuckling hero, before moving to paying older, supporting roles in the 1970s, Mr Desai said.
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image captionBollywood supertsar Shahrukh Khan has said he is a big fan of Kumar
"More than his list of films and his box office popularity, Dilip Kumar reflected India's political and social evolution through his films," he said. "As independent India grew, prospered, ran into difficulties and faced challenges, Dilip Kumar's roles told the story as it unfolded."
Kumar was honoured with prestigious film awards and two of India's highest civilian awards.
He married Saira Banu in 1966 - the two starred together in several hit films. Kumar last appeared in a film in 1998.
media captionDilip Kumar: India pays tribute to Bollywood's 'tragedy king'