In a display of admiration towards 바카라Abhinay Samrat바카라 Dilip Kumar, megastar Amitabh Bachchan shared how the former was offered three screen names, calling him an extraordinary artist and human being.
Born as Mohammed Yusuf Khan, Dilip Kumar was credited with pioneering method acting in cinema. With a career spanning over five decades, he holds the most dominant box-office record for a star in Hindi cinema.Â
In the episode 32 of the quiz-based reality show 바카라Kaun Banega Crorepati바카라 season 15, host Amitabh Bachchan welcomed Pinki, a homemaker from Hisar, Haryana, to the hot seat.Â
For the 12th question for the amount of Rs 12,50,000, she was asked: Which of these names was one of the options suggested to Yusuf Khan as his screen name before he took up the name Dilip Kumar?
The options given were - Akbar, Shah Jahan, Babur and Jahangir.Â
Amitabh said: 바카라I'm the biggest fan of Dilip Kumar. But even I don't know, about this.바카라Â
The contestant decided to quit as she was not sure of the answer. The correct answer was Jahangir.Â
Amitabh said: 바카라Dilip Kumar's real name is Yusuf Khan as we just mentioned. When he was signed for a film, he was told that he would, need a screen name.바카라Â Â
바카라Devika Rani, a distinguished actress and Bhagwati Charan Verma, he was a distinguished writer and poet and is known to date, they gave him three options - Vasudev, Dilip Kumar, and Jahangir. Dilip Sahab didn't choose Jahangir. However, after many years, in a film called 바카라Mughal-e-Azam', he played the role of Jahangir,바카라 said Amitabh.Â
The actor went on to say: 바카라I'm a big fan of Dilip Kumar I've always believed that when the history of Indian cinema will be written, it will be Before Dilip Kumar and After Dilip Kumar.바카라Â
The contestant then said: 바카라Also, another thing will be mentioned, Sir. Something more will be written. Before Amitabh Bachchan and After Amitabh Bachchan.바카라Â
To this Amitabh replied: 바카라I'm nothing compared to him. He was an extraordinary artist and human being. What do I say? To praise him, I'll have to take up an entire show.바카라Â
바카라Kaun Banega Crorepati 15바카라 airs on Sony.
