The 1950s and 1960s were considered the golden era of Hindi film music. Mohammad Rafi, the reigning male voice of the era, was Dilip Kumar's voice of choice mostly, though the thespian lip-synced to many gems by Manna Dey and Mukesh, too.
Governor Biswa Bhusan Harichandan prayed to Lord Jagannath for the wellbeing of Kumar's immortal soul and extended his condolences to the bereaved family members.
"Dilip Kumar Ji will be remembered as a cinematic legend. He was blessed with unparalleled brilliance, due to which audiences across generations were enthralled," the tweet read.
Dilip Kumar died on Wednesday morning at Mumbai's PD Hinduja Hospital. He was 98. The news of his demise is confirmed by Dr Jaleel Parkar, Pulmonologist, who was treating the veteran actor.
This is the second time this month that the veteran actor has been admitted to hospital. He was hospitalised on June 6 after experiencing breathlessness.
The megastar's spokesperson on Wednesday took to the evergreen actor's official Twitter account and updated everyone about his health, saying 'a successful pleural aspiration procedure' was performed on the ailing patient.
The Raj Kapoor's ancestral haveli at Ander Shaher Bazaar will be bought for Rs 15 million and Dilip Kumar's house in Mohalla Khudadad will be acquired for Rs 8.56 million.
When Bollywood legend Dilip Kumar turned 98 on Friday, several Bollywood bigwigs shared warm greetings on social media. A very special wish came from another legend, melody queen Lata Mangeshkar.
