Mourning the death of screen icon Dilip Kumar, film personalities including Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn and Manoj Bajpayee said the actor’s passing away at the age of 98 on Wednesday was the end of an era for the Indian cinema. The actor was admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) of the Hinduja Hospital, a non-COVID-19 facility, since Tuesday. Born as Yusuf Khan, Kumar was known to generations of film-goers as the “tragedy king”.Taking to Twitter, Bachchan said Kumar was an “institution” in himself and he leaves behind an indelible mark on Indian cinema. Dilip Kumar Dies at 98: Lata Mangeshkar Mourns the Loss of Her ‘Yusuf Bhai’, Says ‘It’s End of an Era’.
“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 (prayers) for peace of his soul and the strength to the family to bear this loss. Deeply saddened,” he wrote. Akshay Kumar tweeted that the legendary actor’s passing away has left a huge void in the film industry. “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,” he posted on Twitter. Dilip Kumar Funeral: Actor’s Mortal Remains Taken Home; His Last Rites to Take Place at 5 PM Today.
Sharing a picture with Dilip Kumar, Devgn wrote he was devastated with his death and offered condolences to his wife, veteran actor Saira Banu. “Shared many moments with the legend…some very personal, some on stage. Yet, nothing really prepared me for his passing away. An institution, a timeless actor. Heartbroken. Deepest condolences to Sairaji,” Devgn wrote. Bajpayee tweeted that Dilip Kumar will always remain irreplaceable. “No one like you! Have a great journey from here on master… Rest in peace,” the “Family Man” actor wrote.
South star Chiranjeevi said he remembers Kumar as someone who “enthralled the world for several decades”. “An era comes to an end in the Indian film industry. Deeply saddened by the passing of legend #DilipKumar Saab. One of the greatest actors India has ever produced, an acting institution & a national treasure.” Popular Telugu actor Jr NTR tweeted, “Dilip Kumar Saab’s contribution to the growth of Indian cinema is priceless. Rest in Peace sir. You will be missed.”
“One of the greatest actors the world has ever known has left us. A giant tree has fallen. I pray for the soul of legend #DilipKumar sahab. I also pray today’s generation learns about and celebrates him. He is forever,” tweeted actor Siddharth. Suniel Shetty said with Kumar’s death, the Indian cinema has lost its “brightest star”. “Today marks the end of an era, as we lost the brightest star of Indian Cinema. You will always live in our hearts Dilip Sahab,” he said.
John Abraham tweeted, “Rest in peace, Sir! #DilipKumar”
Raveena Tandon said Kumar leaves a “gap that can never be filled”. “A true Giant ,a kind loving soul to the very end. #DilipKumar” she added. Sunny Deol tweeted, “End Of An Era! #DilipKumar Sahab! You will always be missed.” Filmmaker Hansal Mehta remembered Kumar as one of the “greatest” actors and wrote, “There will never be another Dilip Kumar.” “Legends don’t go anywhere. They just change the stage. #RipDilipKumar sir,” Sood tweeted. Subhash Ghai, who worked with Dilip Kumar in films like “Karma” (1986) and “Saudagar” (1991) said the actor’s passing away was the “saddest day” of his life.
Celebs Mourn the Loss of Legendary Actor Dilip Kumar
Amitabh Bachchan
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
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
Ajay Devgn
Shared many moments with the legend…some very personal, some on stage. Yet, nothing really prepared me for his passing away. An institution, a timeless actor. Heartbroken.
Deepest condolences to Sairaji??#DilipKumar pic.twitter.com/Il8qaMOOhf
— Ajay Devgn (@ajaydevgn) July 7, 2021
Manoj Bajpayee
No One like you !!! Have a great Journey from here on Master ….सादर नमन ? Rest in Peace ??? https://t.co/nTv3cwV2wg
— manoj bajpayee (@BajpayeeManoj) July 7, 2021
Chiranjeevi
An Era comes to an END in the Indian Film Industry.Deeply Saddened by the passing of LEGEND #DilipKumar Saab. One of the GREATEST Actors India has ever produced,an Acting Institution & a National Treasure. Enthralled the world for several decades.May his soul Rest in Peace. pic.twitter.com/f5Wb7ATs6T
— Chiranjeevi Konidela (@KChiruTweets) July 7, 2021
Jr NTR
Dilip Kumar Saab’s contribution to the growth of Indian cinema is priceless. Rest in Peace sir. You will be missed
— Jr NTR (@tarak9999) July 7, 2021
Raveena Tandon
A legend passes away, a gap that can never be filled, A true Giant ,a kind loving soul to the very end. #DilipKumar Omshanti ?????
— Raveena Tandon (@TandonRaveena) July 7, 2021
Suniel Shetty
Today marks the end of an era, as we lost the brightest star of Indian Cinema. You will always live in our hearts Dilip Sahab. Rest in Peace! #DilipKumar pic.twitter.com/oPgxkGVWkL
— Suniel Shetty (@SunielVShetty) July 7, 2021
Sunny Deol
End Of An Era!
#DilipKumar Sahab!
You will always be missed ? pic.twitter.com/wYBdC29qzP
— Sunny Deol (@iamsunnydeol) July 7, 2021
Taapsee Pannu
And he ascends towards the heaven. What a legacy! ??
— taapsee pannu (@taapsee) July 7, 2021
Nimrat Kaur
Rest in the highest realms of glory Sir….thank you for driving our cinema towards the echelons of excellence.
#RIPDilipKumar pic.twitter.com/rpfktQjpS6
— Nimrat Kaur (@NimratOfficial) July 7, 2021
Subhash Ghai
And era has gone
His name is #DILIPKUMAR
He Will be remembered in golden pages in the history of indian cinema for centuries to come ?
RIP saheb ?? pic.twitter.com/nf82Uj6deL
— Subhash Ghai (@SubhashGhai1) July 7, 2021
“Dilip saheb Yusuf bhai gone. My personal loss of my most precious idol. No words,” Ghai tweeted. Taapsee Pannu wrote on Twitter, “And he ascends towards the heaven. What a legacy!” Nimrat Kaur, noting Dilip Kumar’s humongous body of work of more than five decades. “Rest in the highest realms of glory Sir….thank you for driving our cinema towards the echelons of excellence. #RIPDilipKumar,” Kaur wrote. Kumar, born Yousuf Khan and often known as the Nehruvian hero, did his first film “Jwar Bhata” in 1944 and his last “Qila” in 1998, 54 years later. The five-decade career included “Mughal-e-Azam”, “Devdas”, “Naya Daur”, and “Ram Aur Shyam”, and later, as he graduated to character roles, “Shakti” and ‘”Karma”.
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