Legendary actor Dilip Kumar, best known as Tragedy King, is no more. Dilip Kumar died on Wednesday morning at Mumbai's PD Hinduja Hospital. He was 98.
The news of his demise is confirmed by Dr Jaleel Parkar, Pulmonologist, who was treating the veteran actor. Dilip Kumar's friend Faisal Farooqi has also shared the sad news on the former's Twitter handle."With a heavy heart and profound grief, I announce the passing away of our beloved Dilip Saab, few minutes ago. We are from God and to Him we return," Farooqi tweeted.
For the unversed, Dilip Kumar was admitted to the hospital a few days ago after he complained of breathlessness.
Meanwhile, as soon as the news of the veteran actor's death broke, celebrities, politicians and people from all walks of life took to social media to extend their condolences.
"Dilip Kumar Ji will be remembered as a cinematic legend. He was blessed with unparalleled brilliance, due to which audiences across generations were enthralled. His passing away is a loss to our cultural world. Condolences to his family, friends and innumerable admirers. RIP," Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote on Twitter.
"My heartfelt condolences to the family, friends & fans of Dilip Kumar ji. His extraordinary contribution to Indian cinema will be remembered for generations to come," Rahul Gandhi tweeted.
"End of an era… Om Shanti," Smriti Irani wrote on the micro-blogging site.
Celebrities like Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn, Manoj Joshi and others too mourned the loss of the first superstar of post-Independence India.
Take a look at the tweets here:
"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," Akshay Kumar wrote on Twitter.
"Words cannot do justice to describe your life and body of work, that very few can boast of! From Mughal-e-Azam to Saudagar, even my generation was spellbound by your magic on screen and over the audiences! RIP Dilip Saab! I’d rather not say more for any homage would be inadequate." Tusshar Kapoor tweeted.
"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," Ajay Devgn wrote on the micro-blogging site.
Speaking of Dilip Kumar`s contribution to Indian cinema, his career had spanned over six decades.He acted in over 65 films in his career and is known for his iconic roles in movies like 'Devdas' (1955), 'Naya Daur' (1957), 'Mughal-e-Azam' (1960), 'Ganga Jamuna' (1961), 'Kranti' (1981), and 'Karma' (1986). His last film was 'Qila', which was released in 1998. He is now survived by his wife and veteran actor Saira Banu.
