name	Dilip Kumar
occupation	Actor, Producer, Director, Politician
birth date	December 11, 1922
birth place	Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India
other names	Dilip Sahaab
spouse	Saira Banu (1966-present)
years active	1944–1998 (retired)
birth name	Yusuf Khan
residence	Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
religion	Islam }}

Dilip Kumar, born Muhammad Yusuf Khan on 11 December 1922, is an Indian actor and a former Member of Parliament. He is commonly known as "Tragedy King", and is described as "the ultimate method actor" by Satyajit Ray.

Starting his career with ''Jwar Bhata'' in 1944, Kumar's career has spanned five decades and over 60 films. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest actors in the history of Hindi cinema. Kumar was the first actor to receive a Filmfare Best Actor Award and holds the record for the most number of Filmfare Awards won for that category with Shahrukh Khan; eight wins. He starred in films of a variety of genres such as the romantic ''Andaz'' (1949), the swashbuckling ''Aan'' (1952), the dramatic ''Devdas'' (1955), the comical ''Azaad'' (1955), the historical ''Mughal-e-Azam'' (1960) and the social ''Ganga Jamuna'' (1961).

In 1976, Kumar took a five-year break from film performances. In 1981, he returned with a character role in the film ''Kranti'' and continued his career playing central character roles in films such as ''Shakti'' (1982), ''Karma'' (1986) and ''Saudagar'' (1991). His last film was ''Qila'' in 1998. The Government of India honoured him with the Padma Bhushan in 1991 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994 for his contributions towards Indian cinema. Dilip Kumar has acted with actress Vyjayanthimala the most, where they both had acted seven films together including the former's home production ''Gunga Jumna'' resulting great on-screen chemistry and alleged affair between them.

Early life

Dilip Kumar was born as Muhammad Yusuf Khan on 11 December 1922, in Peshawar, British India (now in Pakistan). He was born to a Hindko speaking Peshawari family. His father, Lala Ghulam Sarwar, was a fruit merchant who owned orchards in Peshawar and Nashik in Maharashtra, India. The family relocated to Bombay (now Mumbai) in the late 1920s. Dilip Kumar started working as a canteen supplier in Pune circa 1940.

In 1943, actress Devika Rani, and her second husband Svetoslav Roerich spotted Khan in Aundh military canteens, Pune. and helped Khan's entry into the Bollywood film industry. Hindi author Bhagwati Charan Varma gave him the screen name Dilip Kumar and offered him the leading role in his film ''Jwar Bhata'' (1944).

Career

His first film with Nisar Bhai and Hamed Bhai ''Jwar Bhata'' was released in 1944 which went unnoticed. His first major hit was the 1947 film ''Jugnu''. He went onto appear in many hit films including ''Mela'' (1948), ''Andaz'' (1949), ''Deedar'' (1951), ''Devdas'' (1955), ''Yahudi'' (1958) and ''Madhumati'' (1958). These films established his screen image as the "Tragedy King". Together with Raj Kapoor and Dev Anand he was the biggest star in Bollywood in the 1950s. He starred alongside Raj Kapoor in ''Andaz'' (1949) and Dev Anand in ''Insaniyat'' (1955). He formed popular on-screen pairings with many of the top actresses at the time including Nargis, Kamini Kaushal, Meena Kumari, Madhubala and Vyjanthimala.

Depressed after playing many tragic roles his psychiatrist suggested he take on ligher roles which he played in films such as ''Aan'' (1952), ''Azaad'' (1955) and ''Kohinoor'' (1960). In 1960 he portrayed Prince Salim in the historical film ''Mughal-e-Azam'' which as of 2008 was the second highest grossing film in Hindi film history.

In 1961 he produced and starred in ''Ganga Jamuna'' in which he and his real-life brother Nasir Khan played the title roles. This was the only film he produced. In 1962 British director David Lean offered him the role of Sherif Ali in his 1962 film ''Lawrence of Arabia'', but Kumar declined the part. The role eventually went to Omar Sharif, the Egyptian actor. His next film ''Leader'' (1964) was below average at the box office. In 1967 Dilip Kumar played a dual role of twins separated at birth in the hit film ''Ram Aur Shyam''. His career slumped in the 1970s with films like ''Dastaan'' (1970) and ''Bairaag'' (1976), the latter in which he played triple roles failing at the box office. He took a five year hiatus from films from 1976 to 1981.

In 1981 he returned with the multi-starrer ''Kranti'' which was the biggest hit of the year. He went onto play character roles in hit films including ''Shakti'' (1982), ''Vidhaata'' (1982), ''Mashaal'' (1984) and ''Karma'' (1986). In 1991 he starred alongside veteran actor Raaj Kumar in ''Saudagar'' which was his last successful film. In 1993 he won the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award. In 1996 he was attached to make his directorial debut with a film titled ''Kalinga'' but the film was shelved. In 1998 he made his last film appearance in the unsuccessful film ''Qila'' where once again he played dual roles as an evil landowner and his twin brother investigating his death. His films ''Mughal-e-Azam'' and ''Naya Daur'' were fully colorized and re-released in 2004 and 2008 respectively.

Films refused

Dilip Kumar was very choosy, and turned down lead roles in many films which eventually were released to great box office success, including ''Lawrence of Arabia'', ''Pyaasa'', ''The Rains Came'' and ''Sangam''.

Voices

During his Bollywood career, Dilip Kumar was most often voiced by Mohammed Rafi. Others who provided his voice were:

Talat Mahmood

Mukesh (until 1958), who was also the main voice of Kumar's competitor Raj Kapoor.

Kishore Kumar was chosen to playback the song "Saala Main To Saab Bangaya" for the film ''Sagina''.

Public life

Kumar has been active in efforts to bring the people of India and Pakistan closer together. He has been a member of the upper house of Parliament since 2000.

He was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994. In 1998 he was awarded the ''Nishan-e-Imtiaz'', the highest civilian award conferred by the government of Pakistan. He is the second Indian to receive the award. At the time of the Kargil War, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray demanded Kumar return his ''Nishan-e-Imtiaz'', arguing that "He must return ''Nishan-e-Imtiaz'' following that country's blatant aggression on Indian soil." Kumar refused, saying:

"This award was given to me for the humane activities to which I have dedicated myself. I have worked for the poor, I have worked for many years to bridge the cultural and communal gaps between India and Pakistan. Politics and religion have created these boundaries. I have striven to bring the two people together in whatever way I could. Tell me, what does any of this have to do with the Kargil conflict?"

Personal life

Kumar married actress and beauty queen Saira Banu in year 1966 when he was aged 44 and she was 22. His brothers are Nasir Khan, Ehsan Khan and Aslam Khan. Kumar's younger brother Nasir Khan was also an actor and appeared opposite him in ''Ganga Jamuna'' (1961) and ''Bairaag'' (1976).

Dilip Kumar on Twitter

Around September 10, 2011 it surfaced that the health of Dilip Kumar is worsening. Some incredible tweets even mistakenly spread news of his death. Later Dilip Kumar's wife Saira Banu, made a public statement that the actor is good in health and in high spirits. Finally, Dilip Kumar launched his Twitter account. His first tweet was on his 89th Birthday on 11 Dec. 2011. His tweets are eloquent and inspirational.

Legacy and awards

Dilip Kumar is widely considered to be one of the greatest actors in the history of Hindi cinema. Kumar holds the ''Guinness World Record'' for having won the maximum number of awards by an Indian actor. He has received many awards throughout his career, including 8 Filmfare Best Actor awards and 19 nominations. He was honoured with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993. The Government of India honoured him with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994 — the highest award for cinematic excellence in India. In 1980, he was appointed Sheriff of Mumbai, an honorary position. In 1991, he was awarded Padma Bhushan from the Government of India. In 1997, Kumar was awarded, ''Nishan-e-Imtiaz'', a high civilian award conferred by the Government of Pakistan.

He received in 1997 the NTR National Award. He was also awarded CNN-IBN Indian of the Year - Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009. From some years large section of his fan and people in general are demanding Bharat Ratna for Kumar.

Filmography

!Year	!Film	!Role	!Awards
1944		Jagdish
1945
		Ramesh
	Sooraj
		Ram
	Mohan
''Ghar Ki Izzat''	Chanda
''Anokha Pyar''	Ashok
		Manoj
	Dilip
		Vijay
	Ashok
	Badal
		Motilal
	Kishore
	Shamu
	''Sangdil''	Shankar
	Shankar	Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award
''Aan''	Jai Tilak
	''Shikast''	Dr. Ram Singh
	Noshu
1954		Amarnath
	''Udan Khatola''
	Devdas	Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award
		Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award
		Shankar	Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award
	''Yahudi''	Prince Marcus
''Madhumati''	Anand/Deven	Nomination, Filmfare Best Actor Award
1959	''Paigham''	Ratan Lal	Nomination, Filmfare Best Actor Award
			Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award
''Mughal-E-Azam''	Prince Salim
1961	''Gunga Jumna''	Gunga	Nomination, Filmfare Best Actor Award
1964		Vijay Khanna	Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award
1966	''Dil Diya Dard Liya''	Shankar/Rajasaheb	Nomination, Filmfare Best Actor Award
1967	''Ram Aur Shyam''	Ram/ Shyam	Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award
	''Sunghursh''		Nomination, Filmfare Best Actor Award
''Sadhu aur Shatan''
	Rajesh/ Raja Saheb	Nomination, Filmfare Best Actor Award
	''Sagina Mahato''
	Gopi	Nomination, Filmfare Best Actor Award
		Anil/ Sunil
''Anokha Milan''
			Nomination, Filmfare Best Actor Award
''Phir Kab Milogi''
1976	''Bairaag''		Nomination, Filmfare Best Actor Award
1981	''Kranti''	Sanga/Kranti
	''Vidhaata''	Shamsher Singh
	Ashvini Kumar	Winner, Filmfare Best Actor Award
1983	''Mazdoor''	Dinanath Saxena
		Mohan Kumar
''Mashaal''	Vinod Kumar	Nomination, Filmfare Best Actor Award
	''Dharam Adhikari''
	Vishwanath Pratap Singh, alias Rana
1989	''Kanoon Apna Apna''	Collector Jagat Pratap Singh
	''Izzatdaar''	Brahma Dutt
''Aag Ka Dariya''
1991		Thakur Veer Singh	Nomination, Filmfare Best Actor Award
1998		Jaganath/Amarnath Singh

References

External links

Dilip Kumar Twitter Account

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Name	Syed Haider Abbas Rizvi
Honorific-suffix	Member of Parliament
Constituency mp
Parliament
Majority
Term start
Term end
Predecessor
Successor
Birth date	February 02, 1969
Birth place	Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Partner
Children	3 One son and two daughters
Residence	Islamabad, Pakistan
Alma mater	University of Karachi, PakistanUniversity of Detroit
Occupation	Member National Assembly MNA and Deputy Parliamentary Leader of MQM
Profession	Engineering Management Consultant
Committees	(A)National Security (B) Public Accounts(C)Rules,Business,Procedures & Privliges (D) Foreign Affairs (E) Kashmir
Religion	Shiite Islam
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Syed Haider Abbas Rizvi (), (born,February 2, 1969 in Karachi) is the deputy parliamentary leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement in the National Assembly of Pakistan.

Education

Rizvi has B.Eng. in Chemical Engineering from Ned university of engineering and technology, which he received in 1990. He completed his M.Sc. degree in Applied Chemistry in 1992 from the University of Karachi and M.Sc. Chemical Engineering in 1998 from University of Detroit, U.S.A. He is an Engineering Management Consultant by profession. He is also qualified as a lead Auditor for ISO 9000, Lead Auditor for ISO 14000 and has attended a wide range of management training courses .

Personal life

Married with a son and two daughters, he has travelled to the Siberia, Romania, Georgia, Tanzania, Estonia and Ivory Coast. His interests include reading Urdu literature, writing Urdu poetry, playing cricket and chess. He is a member of Young Parliamentarians Forum (YPF) Pakistan.

References

External links

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name	Najam Sethi (نجم سیٹھی)
birth date	1944
birth place	Lahore
education	MA
occupation	Journalist/News Anchor
spouse	Jugnu Mohsin
children	Ali Sethi and Mira Sethi
religion	Islam
credits	Editor-in-Chief [The Friday Times]
url	http://www.najamsethi.com/ }}

Born in November 1944, Najam Sethi () is an award winning Pakistani journalist, editor, and media personality, is the editor-in-chief of The Friday Times, a Lahore based political weekly, and previously the editor of Daily Times and Daily Aajkal newspapers. Currently, he does a current-affairs program on Geo TV, Pakistan's most popular private news channel. He also owns Vanguard, a publishing house and a chain of bookstores.

He has been awarded the 2009 Golden Pen of Freedom, the annual press freedom prize of the World Association of Newspapers. He and his publications have been in conflict with Pakistani governments on many occasions. He was part of the "London Group" of Pakistani leftists that supported an uprising in Balochistan in the 1970s.

In May 1999, he was imprisoned for one month without trial. However, he was released after an international outcry.

He served in President Farooq Leghari's interim cabinet as Adviser on Political Affairs and Accountability after the fall of Benazir Bhutto's second government. On November 25, 2009, in an email sent to Daily Times online edition subscribers, Sethi announced his resignation from The Daily Times. In addition to himself, Khaled Ahmed (Contributing Editor), Ejaz Haider (Op-Ed Editor) and other senior staff also resigned.

See also

List of Pakistani journalists

External links

Najam Sethi's Official website

References

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birth name	Zahida Malik, Veena Malik
birth place	Rawalpindi, Pakistan
nationality	Pakistani
occupation	Actress, Model
years active	2000 – present
parents	Mohammad Ali Malik, Zeenat Malik }}

Veena Malik (Urdu: وينا ملک, born Zahida Malik) is a Pakistani actress, model and comedienne. Over a span of ten years, she has worked with news channels and in movies.

Early life

Veena Malik was born in Rawalpindi in the province of Punjab, to Ali Malik, and his wife, Zeenat Malik. . She holds a BA in Sociology, Psychology and Persian.

Career

Films

Before starting her career off as an actress, Malik worked as a comedian for several television shows and series. She made her acting debut alongside Shaan and Zara Sheikh in Askari's ''Tere Pyar Mein'' (2000), which was a box office hit. She played a supporting role in the film and was barely acknowledged. However, she appeared in a supporting role in Javed Sheikh's ''Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa'' (2002).

In 2003, Malik appeared in Indo-Pak cross venture Punjabi film ''Pind Di Kuri'' which failed to do so well, however, the film turned out be the first Indo-Pak venture film with a budget of approximately 70 million rupees. She also appeared in Askari's ''Sassi Punno'' (2003) alongside Sana and Moammar Rana, however the film failed to do well at Lahore's cinemas and further screenings had stopped in cinemas after a week of its release. She then appeared in Rafique's ''Jageer''.

In 2005, she appeared in a short Punjabi film ''Bau Badmash'' (2005) which did not garner any recognition due to the lack of big stars. She then appeared in Reema Khan's ''Koi Tujh Sa Kahan'' (2005) which was a commercial success in Pakistan.In 2007, she won her first Lux Style Award for being the most stylish celebrity on the red carpet.

In 2008, Malik appeared in Rafique's Punjabi film, ''Mohabbatan Sachiyan'', alongside ex-fiancee Babrik Shah and newcomers Maria Khan and Adnan Khan. The film went on to become a commercial success. The same year, she appeared in Raza's ''Kabhi Pyaar Na Karna'' in a supporting role, but the film was a flop. Her last film of 2008 was Altaf's ''Ishq Beparwah'', which also failed to impress the audience.

In 2010, she worked in Rafique's ''Main Jeena Tere Naal'', and Beyg's debut comedy film ''Miss Duniya''.

Television

In 2002, she was called by Prime TV to host a show called ''Prime Gupshup'' for them ushering a new direction for her comedic skills and she improvised on the hour-long show occasionally mimicking actors.

She hosted the Geo TV show ''Hum Sub Umeed Say Hain'', in which she was hailed for her comedic parodies.

In 2007, she graced the red carpet event of the Lux Style Awards and was awarded as being the ‘''most stylish celebrity on the carpet''’.

In October 2010, Malik appeared in the Indian television reality show ''Bigg Boss'' Season 4. She was evicted two weeks before the finals, and was one of the final six contestants out of the original fourteen who had participated. Malik was also part of the finale of the show. After her Bigg Boss stay, she was mentioned in the media as the voice of liberal muslims, including leading dailies, ''Daily Times'', ''Express Tribune'', and ''The Australian''. Sabbah Hajim, from the Haji Amina Charity Trust in Jammu and Kashmir, writing in the magazine ''Tehelka'', when comparing her with liberal rector of Darul Uloom Deoband, Ghulam Mohammad Vastanvi said, "these two newly public figures might teach Muslims to stop feeling eternally outraged."

In February 2011, Veena Malik became part of the Cricket World Cup reality show in Delhi, India, called "Big Toss." Big Toss was a reality game show with contestants and Malik as the captain of one team, against Rakhi Sawant and her team.

In March 2011, Malik engaged in a passionate debate with a mufti, who claimed she had engaged in immoral behaviour as a contestant on ''Bigg Boss'', even though he admitted to not having watched the show. Malik countered pointing out the double standards of Pakistani media against women among other rebuttals.

FHM Images

Controversy resulted in Pakistan over a nude image of Malik on the cover of FHM magazine India edition in which she had "ISI" written on her upper arm – the initials of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence spy agency. Malik says she was topless but did not pose completely nude, and has sued the magazine over the images.

Other works

Malik has worked as a representative at the World Health Organization for two years. She also sponsors a child at the SOS Children's Village, an NGO based in Pakistan working with orphaned children.

Filmography

Amina ''Yeh Dil Aap Ka Huwa'' Sana ''Pind Di Gashti'' ''Koi Tujh Sa Kahan'' ''Kabhi Pyar Na Karna'' ''Gali Gali Mein Chor Hai''

Year !! Film !! Role !! Language !! Notes
2000	''Tere Pyar Mein''	|	Urdu
rowspan=2	2002	|		Urdu
''Sassi Punno''	|	Urdu
2003	|		Punjabi language>Punjabi
rowspan=2	2005	|		Urdu
''Kyun Tum Say Itna Pyar Hai	Kyun Tum Se Itna Pyar Hai''	|	Urdu
rowspan=3	2008	|		Urdu
''Mohabbataan Sachiyaan	Mohabbatan Sachiyan''	|	Punjabi language>Punjabi
''Ishq Beparwaah''	|	Punjabi language>Punjabi
rowspan=7	2012	|	Chhanno	Hindi	Special appearance in song "Chhanno"
''Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya''
Dal Mein Kuch Kala Hai
Mumbai 125 KM
Zindagi 50-50
All U Need... LOVE
Mr. Money

Television

Herself ''Miss Duniya''

Year !! Show !! Role !! Language !! Channel
2008	''Hum Sub Umeed Se Hain''	|	Urdu	Geo TV
2009	|	Herself	Urdu	Dunya News

Reality television

;As Contestant

! Year	Show	Place	Channel
2010	''Bigg Boss (season 4)''	6th Place Evicted Day 83
	''Bigg Toss Reality Game Show''	Runner-up	India TV
''Superstud''	Guest	UTV Bindass
2012	''Veena Ka Vivaah''	Herself as Bride	NDTV Imagine

References

External links

Official Website

Veena, Vida, Vici''Express Tribune''

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