By: Murtuza Nullwala
Veteran actor Dilip Kumar (98) passed away on Wednesday morning. Last month, he was admitted to the hospital due to breathlessness, but after undergoing a successful pleural aspiration procedure, he was discharged.
But, a few days ago, the actor was once again admitted to the hospital due to breathlessness. Kumar’s family friend, Faisal Farooqui, took to Twitter to inform everyone about the actor’s demise.
He tweeted, “With a heavy heart and profound grief, I announce the passing away of our beloved Dilip Saab, few minutes ago. We are from God and to Him we return. – Faisal Farooqui.”
https://twitter.com/TheDilipKumar/status/1412600233062699008
Further informing about the funeral, he tweeted, “Burial today at 5:00 PM. Juhu Qabrastan at Santacruz Mumbai.”
https://twitter.com/TheDilipKumar/status/1412625392645644289
Dilip Kumar starred in some amazing movies like Daag (1952), Devdas (1955), Azaad (1955), Naya Daur (1957), Madhumati (1958), Kohinoor (1960), Mughal-E-Azam (1960), Leader (1964), Ram Aur Shyam (1967), Shakti (1982), Mashaal (1984), Karma (1986), Saudagar (1991), and others.
Many Bollywood celebs took to social media to mourn the veteran actor’s demise.
Amitabh Bachchan tweeted, “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 .. Deeply saddened ..”
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 .. 🤲🤲🤲
Deeply saddened .. 🙏— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) July 7, 2021
Akshay Kumar wrote, “To the world many others may be heroes. To us actors, he was The Hero. #DilipKumar Sir has taken an entire era of Indian cinema away with him. My thoughts and prayers are with his family. Om Shanti.”
To the world many others may be heroes. To us actors, he was The Hero. #DilipKumar Sir has taken an entire era of Indian cinema away with him.
My thoughts and prayers are with his family. Om Shanti 🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/dVwV7CUfxh— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) July 7, 2021
Shahid Kapoor posted on Twitter, “We are all nothing but versions of you Dilip Saab. Every actor has studied you in awe. Wondering how you did it all. You were as close to PERFECT as it can get. As you return to your spiritual home. The prayers of millions are with you. Thank you for giving us all you did. And sharing your enlightened soul with us through all your breathtaking performances. You will live on forever sir. You are TIMELESS. Rest in peace.”
Thank you for giving us all you did. And sharing your enlightened soul with us through all your breathtaking performances. You will live on forever sir. You are TIMELESS. Rest in peace.
— Shahid Kapoor (@shahidkapoor) July 7, 2021
Madhuri Dixit tweeted, “Every now & then some individuals come along who single-handedly alter the present & write history… One such legend was Dilip saab for the world of cinema.I was fortunate to have spent some time with him both on & off screen and I’ll cherish those memories forever. Praying for the peace of his departed soul & my heartfelt condolence to the family RIP.”
Every now & then some individuals come along who single-handedly alter the present & write history… One such legend was Dilip saab for the world of cinema. pic.twitter.com/30LnjPTmZD
— Madhuri Dixit Nene (@MadhuriDixit) July 7, 2021
Check out the posts of other celebs here…
RIP 💔 Dilip Kumar pic.twitter.com/V73cjtrOum
— Jacqueline Fernandez (@Asli_Jacqueline) July 7, 2021
यूसुफ़ भाई आज अपनी छोटीसी बहन को छोड़के चले गए.. यूसुफ़ भाई क्या गए, एक युग का अंत हो गया. मुझे कुछ सूझ नहीं रहा. मैं बहुत दुखी हूँ, नि:शब्द हूँ.कई बातें कई यादें हमें देके चले गए.
— Lata Mangeshkar (@mangeshkarlata) July 7, 2021
“Dil Tadap Tadap ke keh raha hai aa bhi jaa, tu humse aankh na Chura ,Tujhe kasam hai aa bhi jaa”,lines sung by my grandfather Mukesh ji for Legendary Dilip saheb ,are words I am reminded of today . You will be missed. RIP Dilip saheb 🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/IaZgXU1KNN
— Neil Nitin Mukesh (@NeilNMukesh) July 7, 2021
Before I began my career my grand mom told me that seeing all Dilip Saab’s movies is all I would ever need to feel inspired and start learning the craft. An artist who was subtle, nuanced and never used unnecessary theatrics to portray his characters. pic.twitter.com/HuztFfsbxu
— Emraan Hashmi (@emraanhashmi) July 7, 2021
Rip legend. Truly an end of an era pic.twitter.com/pO5aoiF4zd
— VarunDhawan (@Varun_dvn) July 7, 2021
We pray that the actor’s soul rests in peace.