An Ideal Peshawari Dilip Kumar Still Loves Pink
Dilip Kumar was born in Peshawar but his family relocated to Mumbai in the 1930s
The legendry actor often referred to as The First Khan or The Tragedy King, Dilip Kumar, shared a picture on Twitter that garnered attention of his fans.
Dilip Kumar wore a pink shirt and shared his real-life moments with fans while captioning it as “The all-time favorite pink shirt”.
The all-time favorite pink shirt. pic.twitter.com/JVsgntYTj3
— Dilip Kumar (@TheDilipKumar) March 2, 2021
The picture went noticed by many prominent personalities including Mohammad Taqi, a Pakistan-based doctor, and columnist, and a Peshawari himself.
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Mohammad Taqi penned down few lines of acknowledgment for the pink shirt and actor Dilip Kumar on the post.
“All Pishoris like me who love pink shirts, have breathed a sigh of relief that the most famous Pishori alive leads the pack himself”, he expressed.
All Pishoris like me who love pink shirts, have breathed a sigh of relief that the most famous Pishori alive leads the pack himself 👌 https://t.co/SxxY62OVSS
— Mohammad Taqi (@mazdaki) March 2, 2021
While expressing his admiration for the legendry actor, the columnist praised Dilip’s choice of color and linked it with the preference of all belonging from Peshawar as the Tragedy King was born in the same city but his family relocated to Mumbai in the 1930s.
Dilip started his acting career in the 1940s and gave many hits to Bollywood industry including ‘Mela’, ‘Andaz’, ‘Daag’, ‘Insaniyat’, ‘Ganga Jamuna’, ‘Devdas’ etc.
With his low-key, naturalistic acting style, he excelled in a wide range of roles. In addition to his acting, he was noted for his good looks, deep voice, and fine accent.
He bagged many awards including Filmfare Award for lifetime achievement, Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Nishan-e-Imtiaz by Pakistan, IIFA Award, and many Filmfare Awards for best actor.
Despite his age, Kumar is leading a healthy life with minor health issues.
The couple has kept their fans abreast through social media in recent years mostly run by Saira Banu.
— Dilip Kumar (@TheDilipKumar) November 26, 2020