Mumbai, March 10 (IANS) Bollywood idol Dilip Kumar's debut film "Jwar Bhata" (1944) happened by a quirk of fate, if a new book on the life and times of the legendary actor is to be believed.

Devika Rani, superstar of the era, and filmmaker Amiya Chakrabarty were location hunting in Nainital when Dilip Kumar, then Yusuf Khan, happened to be at the hill station too, on a business deal.

Devika Rani is one of the most revered women of Indian Cinema. She was called the iron-lady, India's Greta Garbo and also the first lady of Indian Cinema. It's true that her kiss with Himanshu Rai in ...

He was born Mohammed Yousuf Khan but Devika Rani, ... Legend, thespian, tragedy king, god of acting Dilip Kumar was given several monikers in his illustrious career but how he acquired his screen ...

Veterans Devika Rani, Dilip Kumar, and Waheeda Rehman Image Source : File image. Written By: Shruti Kaushal @ShrutiKaushal_ Published: September 26, 2023 13:59 IST, Updated: September 26, 2023 14: ...

Unfortunately, Himanshu Rai died of a nervous breakdown at the age of 48 in 1940. The studio’s reins then shifted to Devika Rani, and by 1943, when Dilip Kumar was discovered, she was the boss.

He was born Mohammed Yousuf Khan but Devika Rani, who was head of the Bombay Talkies where he joined as an actor, wasn't too happy with the name. Dilip Kumar, she thought, would be in tune with ...

In his autobiography, he wrote about how film star and studio head Devika Rani turned him into 'Dilip Kumar' Team Lounge. Published 10 Jul 2021, 08:09 AM IST. Saira Banu and Dilip Kumar in 'Bairaag'.

These words of Devika Rani left an impression on Dilip Kumar. He also thought that having a screen name would actually help him leave an imprint on the audience on a larger scale.

Kumar, who died in a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday at the age of 98, narrates in detail how he went from being Yousuf Khan to Dilip Kumar in his autobiography "The Substance and the Shadow". "One ...

By now, the story that Devika Rani Chaudhuri, actor, producer, the first winner of the Dadasaheb Phalke award and the boss of Bombay Talkies, discovered him and gave him his screen name is well-known.

The owner Devika Rani asked for a few suggestions,” said Dhirendra Varma’s, his son who is also an author. ... “While my father suggested Dilip Kumar, Devika Rani proposed Vasudev.