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The triumvirate of Dilip Kumar, Dev Anand and Raj Kapoor can be safely said to have contributed most to the Indian cinema than any other Stars.
Their films had a poignant yet gripping way of storytelling that they used effectively to address issues of the time, be it Guide, Awara of Naya Daur. They had a mysterious element to their work that made it so lasting and impactful.
When we are talking about Dilip Kumar and acting it’s almost a futile exercise, but one still can’t resist appreciating his ways. I had earlier talked about how he went for the strenuous training of Sitar just for a Song, but it’s not every time that he needed the training to get under the skin of the characters. Even to get over a character he’d needed help, Devdaas stands evident.
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Talking of which, the Devdaas saga would be an entirely different spiel in itself, rightfully counted amongst the best screen performances of the Indian Cinema. The man literally drank himself to glory. Depression episode after that and title Tragedy King is out there for all. He’s donned comic capers equally well; Azad convinces us so.
What better validation than to have been called the “Ultimate Method Actor” by most celebrated and respected maker of the country?
In a career spanning over 6 decades, he has done not more than 65 films. The fact becomes even more interesting to highlight in the times when actors somehow seem to take pride in doing 100-150 films, completely disregarding the average quality of the movies.