Superstar used to forget dialogues after seeing Meena Kumari, Dilip Kumar remained 36, became an actor on the insistence of a friend- CMB College

Superstar used to forget dialogues after seeing Meena Kumari, Dilip Kumar remained 36, became an actor on the insistence of a friend

New Delhi. The actor of Hindi cinema who never became the number 1 hero. But he always stood out for his dialogue delivery and outspokenness. Many of his interesting stories still amaze people today. This superstar, who was seen in a superhit film with Waheeda Rahman, used to forget dialogues while watching Meena Kumari. Let’s find out what is its name.

That iconic actor of the 60s-70s was none other than Rajkumar, known for his energetic performances and explosive dialogues. Rajkumar was a man who lived life on his own terms. People have not forgotten his dialogues even today. Did not work with Dilip Kumar for 33 years after a dispute with Dilip Kumar during the shooting of a film. He was also very impressed by Meena Kumari’s beauty. So much so that he used to forget his dialogues after seeing her.

The actor was on his knees apologizing, Rajesh Khanna kicked him, such a rift, they never worked together again.

A friend’s insistence made him an actor
Rajkumar never wanted to pursue a career in acting. Due to his height and personality, a friend of his advised him to pursue a career in acting. However, he completely denied this. On his friend’s insistence, he did a photoshoot but never thought he would become an actor. His friend sent that photo of the actor to the director. The director is overjoyed to see Rajkumar and calls him for a look test. It was only after this that he got his first opportunity in the 1952 film Rangili.

The figure of 36 belonged to Dilip Kumar
Rajkumar and Dilip Kumar were first seen together in the 1958 film Paigam. In the film, Rajkumar played the role of his elder brother and Dilip Kumar played the role of the younger brother. In a scene where Rajkumar slaps Dilip Kumar and that slap hits Dilip Sahib very hard and he feels that Rajkumar did it on purpose. After this one scene, the two did not work together in a film for 33 years. However, after 33 years, both were seen together in the film Saudagar.

Rajkumar had a unique status in the film industry.

Seeing Meena Kumari, she used to forget the dialogues
Meena Kumari was loved by people in the film industry. Rajkumar was also one of his admirers. Rajkumar worked with Meena Kumari in the film ‘Pakeeza’. Rajkumar was so impressed with Meena Kumari that he would forget her dialogues whenever he saw her during the shoot. Many a times the director of the film and Meena Kumari’s husband Kamal Amrohi was also seen looking at Meena Kumari. However, he did not like this. This was the reason why he did not cast Meena Kumari and Rajkumar in any film again.

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