Dilip Kumar: An Auteur Actor

Dilip Kumar has been praised for his sublime dialog delivery, restrained gestures, and measured controlled underplay of emotions in tragic stories as well light-hearted comedies. His debut 1944 with Jwar Bhata (Ebb Tide) met less-than-flattering reviews. So did the next three films until 1948 film, Jugnu (Firefly), which brought him recognition success. Unlike contemporaries such Raj Kapoor Dev Anand, who propelled their careers by launching own production companies, relied on talent, unique approach to characterization, immersion projects he undertook. In course career that spanned six decades, made only 62 films. However, work is a textbook other actors followed. Not bring respectability profession had shunned upper classes India “pimps prostitutes,” but also elevated film-acting filmmaking an academic discipline, making worthy title ‘Professor Emeritus Acting’. Rooted theoretical framework Howard S. Becker’s “production culture” “doing things together,” this paper discusses Kumar’s acting, character development, level involvement commitment each projects. The author article argues more than creative control producer or director, it artistic main shape great works art cinema. demonstrated repeatedly.