'Dilipsaab was an interesting mix of spontaneity and stylised acting.'
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'It was Kishoreda who suggested to Sulakshanadidi that she should become an actress and sing her own songs in her films. This transformed her life and career.'
'Look after your own mother before looking after your neighbour's mother.' 'I don't believe in starving my own mother and feeding sweets to the neighbours.'
'It was not a love affair, it was much more.'
Kamal Haasan, who wrote the original story and idolised Dilip Kumar, wanted to remake Thevar Magan in Hindi with Dilipsaab and himself as father and son.
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Subhash K Jha remembers Dilip Kumar on the screen legend's first death anniversary, July 7.
'When the Shakti team had their meals, Dilisaab would squat with us and say, "Bhai mujhe bhi khilao".'
'So I started talking to him in Marathi and everything really changed.' 'There was this spark in his eyes and he smiled.' 'It's unbelievable that a man can be so charming with a single smile at 90.'
'I am sure he will get it now.' 'In our country, we value our most valuable people after they are gone.'
'He was a very generous co-star. And a very stylish man.'
'Dilip Sahib has been that Iconic guiding light not only for my life but for all those generations who have stepped forward in their lives exemplified by his gracious presence and personality.'
'One small twitch of his eye could convey more than a thousand words.'
'Our onscreen chemistry was always special.'
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'I have admired his performances. To me, they have remained beyond fault.'
'I would like to feel that he had a special place in his heart for me as I do in my heart to this day.'
'You cannot change destiny. I have no regrets in life.'
During rehearsals, when Dilip Kumar improvised, Gulshan Grover was quick to point out that he had got the lines wrong.
Many film personalities paid rich tribute on social media, and many more visited his home in Pali Hill, Bandra, northwest Mumbai, to offer their condolences to Dilipsaab's wife, Saira Banu.
'... their love was jinxed.' 'His celluloid path to his partner's heart was seldom smooth; it had to contend with greedy relatives and indecisive sweethearts, who were more ready to sacrifice than woo and wed.'
'It was heartbreaking. We couldn't see him like that.'
As Dilip Kumar was laid to rest, Bollywood came forward to say their last goodbyes.
'I don't consider acting to be a contest or a game of one-upmanship and I was far from happy with all the talk of Dilip Kumar Versus Me.'
Dilip Kumar, India's enduring film legend through the decades, died at a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday, July 7, after a prolonged illness, his family and doctors treating him said.
As Dilip Kumar passes away in the ages, Sukanya Verma feels a deep gratitude for the enormous legacy he's left behind.
'I'm very upset with Dilipsaab for retiring 40 years too early.' Kamal Haasan talks about his idol Dilip Kumar.
'To hear this was heartbreaking.' 'Imagine a stalwart like Surekhaji having to audition like a newcomer!'
'If ever annoyed, Dilip Kumar openly spoke out his mind.' 'He abhorred abusive language and never expected it from others around him.'
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''This body is mine. And bearing its burden has become quite a task,' Dilip Kumar once told Subhash K Jha.'
'I guess if I was chosen to be his wife, I must be special.'
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'Dilipsaab touched something deep within me as an actor,' says Kamal Haasan in his tribute.
The legend was accompanied by wife Saira Banu as they made their way out of the Lilavati hospital.
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