Mumbai: Legendary actor Dilip Kumar passed away on July 7, 2021. The actor succumbed to age-related health issues and was admitted to the hospital on June 30, after the actor complained of breathlessness. As soon as the news of his death broke out, celebrities including Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgn and many others mourned the loss of the ‘Tragedy King’ of the Hindi film industry.
Late Irrfan Khan’s on Babil shared a heartfelt for Dilip Kumar and also revealed the ‘Maqbool’ actor’s reaction when he received a signed book of Dilip Kumar’s autobiography from the legend himself.
Babil shared a picture of the signed book and wrote, “I was at our farmhouse, preparing for ‘Qala’ when I got the news, how ashamed I was to have not been able to do this in time, for the death of a man that inspired Baba and I for uncountable ages. I didn’t have any telecommunication network and I literally rushed back to Mumbai just to be able to pay tribute to the master.”
The ’Qala’ actor further continued, “Baba used to watch Dilip saab in complete Awe, and trust me there were very very few instances when Baba would feel awe-struck, the great Dilip saab was one to demand that from him through his irreplaceable charm and subtlety. I remember the first time I fell in love with Dilip saab, it was ‘Andaz’. His portrayal of the immensely complicated emotion that he had to project in the song ‘Toote na dil Toote na’ , I knew I was in love. I am so grateful that we as a family had a chance to be mesmerised by him together.”
Babil ended his heartfelt note by writing, “Thank you so much Dilip Saab, you were way ahead of your time. | When we received this copy of his Autobiography signed by him, baba and I were a little overwhelmed, in the best way. To touch these pages. I cannot explain how it feels. May your soul travel into a world that you wished for when all the fame and money became clear as an illusion, and the true purpose of evolution started to dawn on your being. May you travel safe and peacefully. Thank you for your immense contribution to the craft of applying honesty to ‘acting’ .I don’t want to cry right now.”
Meanwhile, on a related note, Babil Khan is all set to make his Bollywood debut with the Netflix movie ‘Qala’ which features ‘Bulbbul’ actress Tripti Dimri in a lead role. ‘Qala’ has been produced by Anushka Sharma.
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