Legendary actor Dilip Kumar might have decided to skip a grand celebration of his birthday on Friday in solidarity with Chennai flood victims, but he celebrated his 93rd birthday by walking down memory lane in the virtual world with his well-wishers
Dilip Kumar shares memories on Twitter on his 93rd birthday
Legendary actor Dilip Kumar might have decided to skip a grand celebration of his birthday on Friday in solidarity with Chennai flood victims, but he celebrated his 93rd birthday by walking down memory lane in the virtual world with his well-wishers.
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Inundated by birthday greetings, the cinema icon responded to the 'messages and photographs' posted by his admirers on Twitter and thanked them “for all the beautiful adjectives and greetings”.
And when one user posted his wedding photograph with his wife and actress Saira Banu, the thespian mentioned that the image makes him filled with joy. He shared: “Thank you. This photograph with Saira always brings joy.”
The star of many films like "Devdas", "Ganga Jamuna", "Madhumati" and "Ram aur Shyam" started a live chat session on the micro-blogging site with a post that read: “Will now share with you some messages and photographs that have come to me on this screen. Your photographs and more memories”.
Through a string of tweets while sharing the messages by his admirers, Dilip Kumar returned the good wishes with expressions like “God bless you”, “Thank you for such love” and “My salams to your 'old' grandmother”.
A very happy 93rd Birthday Yusuf Khan Saab. We wish you a long&healthy life. @TheDilipKumar #HappyBirthdayDilipKumar pic.twitter.com/T0M8eEb1Ao
— Dilip Kumar Fan Club (@Amirmurt) December 10, 2015
My salams to your "old" grandmother! https://t.co/ENAJEHlKr1
— Dilip Kumar (@TheDilipKumar) December 11, 2015
Thank you for sharing this photo of my Amma... https://t.co/PBuSckDnKB
— Dilip Kumar (@TheDilipKumar) December 11, 2015
@faisalMouthshut @TheDilipKumar Happy Birthday Yusuf Uncle. Hope you remember this picture with Fazal Halim(Dbl Mia pic.twitter.com/8qlsDHEuhh
— Junaid Halim (@jhalim52) December 10, 2015
@TheDilipKumar Happy Birthday Sir! U are an excellent actor. Sending your first pic. at Bombay Talkies. pic.twitter.com/DBCtVJ1DVy
— Vandana (@Vb930) December 11, 2015
@faisalMouthshut @TheDilipKumar found a very rare picture of Dilip Kumar Saab with his friend Pran playing cricket. pic.twitter.com/8bpVD3Cm0u
— Dilip Kumar Fan Club (@Amirmurt) December 11, 2015
"Sweetheart." Such a beautiful word. Thank you https://t.co/p1BGkyyF58
— Dilip Kumar (@TheDilipKumar) December 11, 2015
The wishes were not restricted to India, but came from across the globe. When one user from Singapore wished the star “happy birthday”, he posted: “My love for all of you in #Singapore.”
My love for all of you in #Singapore https://t.co/KzL6WtYtUe
— Dilip Kumar (@TheDilipKumar) December 11, 2015
Dilip Kumar, whose real name is Yusuf Khan, became a name to reckon with in the 1950s and 1960s, due to his performances in films like "Aan", "Daag", "Mughal-E-Azam" and "Leader". After working for about six decades, he bid adieu to the arclights in 1998. His last movie was "Qila".