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Five untold stories about Dilip Kumar

New Delhi: Tragedy King  Dilip kumar  aka Yusuf Khan is generally regarded as the first Khan superstar of  Bollywood. It was  Devika Rani and owner of  Bombay Talkies, who  gave Yusuf Khan the screen name



2. Tragedy King faced depression in real life: ---


Dilip Kumar started getting type cast as a 'Tragedy King'. Many of his movies in which he played tragic roles like Daag, Devdaas, and many others became big hits and the producers kept making similar movies with him as the tragic hero.



As a result of playing tragic roles again and again, Dilip Kumar started getting depression in real life, as reel life caught up with him.

He went to a psychiatrist who advised him to act in some comedy movies.

Dilip took the advice. Some great comedy movies like Kohinoor and Azaad resulted and Dilip Kumar found that he had outgrown his depression.