Did You Know Dilip Kumar Was Supposed To Play Abhishek Bachchan's Father In His 'First' Film Aakhri Mughal?

Dilip Kumar Death: The veteran actor was supposed to play Abhishek Bachchan's on-screen father in his debut film.

Mumbai: Veteran actor Dilip Kumar, fondly known as Bollywood’s ‘Tragedy King’, passed away on Wednesday (July 7) morning. Several tinsel town celebs including Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan and Akshay Kumar offered condolences to Saira Banu and his family.  SRK, Ranbir Kapoor and Karan Johar went to Dilip's residence to meet grieving Saira Banu.

Abhishek Bachchan shared a heartfelt post to express his grief over the demise of Dilip Kumar. He revealed that the ‘Naya Daur’ actor was supposed to play his father in his debut film titled ‘Aakhri Mughal’. The film couldn't see the light of day due to unknown reasons. 

The ‘Bunty Aur Babli’ actor said that his father Big B asked to ‘cherish the opportunity of working’ with Dilio Kumar. He wrote, “My first film was to be “ Aakhri Mughal “. Dilip sahab was to play my father in the film. I clearly remember my father telling me that it took him over a decade to have the honour of sharing screen space with his idol. And here I was given that opportunity in my debut film. He told me to cherish this opportunity and to learn and observe as much as I could by watching the master at work. A film in which I get to work with my idol’s idol!! How lucky was I? Sadly the film never got made and I never had the honour of being able to say that I've been in a film with the great Dilip Kumar Ji.” 

“Today, an entire era of cinema came to an end. Thankfully many generations will be able to watch and learn but most importantly enjoy and respect the immense talent of Dilip sahab through his movies. We thank you for blessing us with your work, wisdom, talent and love. Rest in peace. My deepest condolences to Saira Ji and the family,” Abhishek added. 

Dilip Kumar was laid to rest at Juhu’s cemetery amid full state honours on Wednesday evening. Several people gathered outside his residence to catch the last glimpse of the ‘Mughal-e-Azam' actor before his funeral.  

Talking about Abhishek Bachchan, the actor was last seen in the ‘Big Bull’, which premiered directly on Disney+Hotstar in April 2021. He will now entertain the audience in ‘Dasvi’. 

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