Dilip Kumar’s fandom spread across the world beyond South Asia and especially into the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean.
The 98-year-old actor’s, who was born in pre-Independence Peshawar that is now in Pakistan, starred in over 60 films during his 54-year movie career and also produced movies.
He died on Wednesday in Mumbai. He was laid to rest with full state honours in Santacruz, Juhu.