Dilip Kumar

Considered to be one of the greatest Indian actors of all time, Dilip Kumar has starred in a variety of films throughout his long and varied career. He became known as ‘the King of Tragedy’, before opting to play more light-hearted heroic types in films such as 1955’s Azaad.

After taking a hiatus from acting in the late 1970s he returned during the 1980s and continued working until 1998 when he retired. Must-see films: Mughal-e-azam (1960), Madhumati (1958)