100 years of Dilip Kumar: An archetypal performer who created his own school of acting

**EDS: FILE PHOTO; TO GO WITH STORY** Mumbai: In this Monday, June 10, 2014 file photo Bollywood veteran actor Dilip Kumar with wife Saira Banu, actors Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan attends a book launch function, in Mumbai. (PTI Photo)(PTI12_10_2022_000222B) *** Local Caption ***

Punjab Junction Weekly Newspaper / 12 December 2022

New Delhi,

Phenomenon, instinctually natural performer, polyglot, and one who could harmonise mind, voice and body on screen — this is how colleagues, film historians and cinema enthusiasts remember Dilip Kumar on his birth centenary Sunday.

Kumar was not only suave and soft, elegant and enchanting, but his performing skills continue to be respectfully emulated by leading actors and thespians of Indian cinema.

He never studied the art and craft of acting in any drama or film school, but his presence on screen had a certain rhythm, poise and movement derived from his own method of acting.

  • Chief Editor- Jasdeep Singh  (National Award Winner)