Mumbai, Apr 16: The Thespian of Indian cinema Dilip Kumar was admitted to Lilavati hospital in Mumbai on Friday night. The veteran actor is suffering from pneumonia.
The 93-year-old legend was born as Mohammad Yusuf Khan on December 11, 1922, in Peshawar (now in Pakistan) but adopted the screen name of Dilip Kumar.
In a career spanning over six decades, the actor gave hits like "Madhumati", "Devdas", "Mughal-e-Azam", "Ganga Jamuna", "Ram Aur Shyam", "Karma" and others.
He was crowned as the 'Tragedy King' for playing a doomed lover in films like "Andaz", "Baabul", "Mela", "Deedar", "Jogan" and others. He was last seen in the film "Qila" in 1998.
Kumar was awarded Padma Vibhushan in 2015. Earlier, he was honoured with Padma Bhushan in 1991 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994 for his outstanding contribution to Indian cinema.
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