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Dilip Kumar

Dilip Kumar

Actor · Died July 7, 2021, aged 98 · Peshawar

The Laurence Olivier of Bollywood. Mohammed Yusuf Khan, known professionally as Dilip Kumar, was an Indian film actor and philanthropist, best known for his work in Hindi cinema. Referred as "The Tragedy King" and "The First Khan," he has been credited for bringing the method acting technique to Indian cinema.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
December 11, 1922
Died
July 7, 2021 (aged 98)
From
Peshawar
Works as
Actor
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 64 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 29% in 30 days

What are Dilip Kumar's films like?

Across their 15 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 80th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
44%
Bonds
28%
Power
14%
Society
8%
Self
3%
Survival
2%
Revenge7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this themePower2 titles, browse their movies with this themeClass2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 4 · Dark 9

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 3

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 6 · Intense 9

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 0 · Shifting 12 · Whiplash 3

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 8 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 12 · Full focus 1

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 8

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

16 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 12 of 16 analyzed roles.

Hero
12 of 16
Mentor
2 of 16
Shapeshifter
1 of 16
Shadow
1 of 16
Show the 16 roles
  • Heroas Badal in Arzoo (1950)
  • Heroas Jai Tilak in The Savage Princess (1952)
  • Heroas Kashi in Uran Khatola (1955)
  • Heroas Shankar in Naya Daur (1957)
  • Heroas Marcus in Yahudi (1958)
  • Shapeshifteras Marcus (as Moshe) in Yahudi (1958)
  • Heroas Ratan Lal in Paigham (1959)
  • Heroas Kundan S. Prasad in Sunghursh (1968)
  • Heroas Ashwini Kumar in Shakti (1982)
  • Mentoras Ashwini Kumar in Shakti (1982)
  • Mentoras Vinod Kumar Malhotra in Mashaal (1984)
  • Heroas Mohan Kumar in Duniya (1984)
  • Heroas Vishwa Pratap Singh aka Rana (Dada Thakur) in Karma (1986)
  • Heroas Brahm Dutt in Izzatdaar (1990)
  • Heroas Judge Amarnath Singh in Qila (1998)
  • Shadowas Jagannath Singh in Qila (1998)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Melancholic
11
Romantic
6
Triumphant
3
Hopeful
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Dilip Kumar's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Dilip Kumar's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

64 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Arpan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Qila(1998)

    as Jagannath Singh/Judge Amarnath Singh

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Saudagar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Veer Singh

  • Nargis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Actor

  • Izzatdaar(1990)

    as Brahm Dutt

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Kanoon Apna Apna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Collector Jagatpratap Singh

  • Karma(1986)

    as Vishwa Pratap Singh

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Dharm Adhikari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Dharamraj

  • Duniya(1984)

    as Mohan Kumar

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Mashaal(1984)

    as Vinod Kumar

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Mazdoor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Dinanath Saxena

  • Shakti(1982)

    as DCP Ashwini Kumar

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Vidhaata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Shamsher Singh / Sobhraj

  • Wafa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Writer

  • Kranti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Sanga/Kranti

  • Bairaag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Kailash / Bholenath 'Bhola' / Sanjay

  • Sagina (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Sagina Mahato

  • Naya Din Nai Raat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Narrator (uncredited)

  • Phir Kab Milogi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Teja Singh

  • Dastaan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    as Diwan Anil Kumar / Sunil Kumar / Vishnu Sahay

  • Anokha Milan(1972)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sagina Mahato (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Sagina Mahato

  • Where the River Padma Flows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Actor

  • Gopi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Gopiram "Gopi"

  • Sunghursh(1968)

    as Kundan S. Prasad / Bajrangi

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Aadmi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    as Rajesh / Raja Saab

  • Ram Aur Shyam(1967)

    as Ram/Shyam

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Paari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    as Guest appearance

  • Dil Diya Dard Liya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)

    Director · as Shankar / Rajasahab

  • Leader (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    as Vijay Khanna

  • Gunga Jumna (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Producer · Writer · as Gungaram

  • Kohinoor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Rajkumar Dhivendra Pratap Bahadur Chandrabhan

  • Mughal-e-Azam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Prince Salim

  • Paigham(1959)

    as Ratan Lal

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Madhumati (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    as Anand / Deven

  • Yahudi(1958)

    as Marcus

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Musafir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    as Raja Sr.

  • Naya Daur(1957)

    as Shankar

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Devdas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Devdas Mukherjee

  • Insaniyat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Mangal

  • Azaad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1955)

    as Azaad / Abdul Rahim Khan / Kumar

  • Uran Khatola(1955)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Amar(1954)

    as Advocate Amarnath

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Footpath (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Noshu

  • Shikast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    as Ram Singh

  • Sangdil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    as Shankar

  • Daag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Actor

  • The Savage Princess(1952)

    as Jai Tilak

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Tarana (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Dr. Motilal

  • Hulchul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Kishore

  • Deedar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    as Shyamu

  • Babul (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Ashok

  • Arzoo(1950)

    as Badal

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Jogan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    as Vijay

  • Andaz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    as Dilip

  • Shabnam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Actor

  • Anokha Pyar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Ashok

  • Mela (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Mohan

  • Shaheed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Ram

  • Ghar Ki Izzat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    as Chander

  • Jugnu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    as Suraj

  • Milan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    as Ramesh

  • Pratima (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    as Rajan

  • Jwar Bhata (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    as Jagdish

Career shape

Star power in the 80th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 64 titles from 1944 to 2016.

Biggest box office

Naya Daur (1957)

$441K worldwide

Highest rated

Naya Daur (1957)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Amar (1954)

Film career

  • 1955Screen debut· Devdas
  • 1955First top-billed film· Devdas

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting63 of 64: 61 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thDirecting1 of 64: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting2 of 64: 1 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 64: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1940s10 · acting1950s21 · acting1960s9 · 9 acting · 2 crew1970s9 · acting1980s10 · 9 acting · 1 crew1990s4 · acting2010s1 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Dilip Kumar's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 16; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 65th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

18thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th8
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · actor

Qila (1998)

80th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Naya Daur (1957)

Midcredits 95th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 80/100 in their films, across 11 reviewed titles; fans 85, detractors 55. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Dilip Kumar work with?

People who share at least 2 of Dilip Kumar's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Naushad shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors