Ebook: Dilip Kumar: the substance and the shadow

An authentic, heartfelt and compelling narrative - straight from the horse's mouth - that reveals for the first time numerous unknown aspects of the life and times of one of the greatest legends of all time who stands out as a symbol of secular India. Dilip Kumar (born as Yousuf Khan), who began as a diffident novice in Hindi cinema in the early 1940s, went on to attain the pinnacle of stardom within a short time. He came up with spellbinding performances in one hit film after another - in his almost six-decade-long career - on the basis of his innovative capability, determination, hard work a.;Foreword -- Introduction: a dream come true -- Chapter 1. Birth -- Chapter 2. The matriarch and her brood -- Chapter 3. Escapades and adventures -- Chapter 4. Off to Bombay: a new chapter begins -- Chapter 5. The growing up years -- Chapter 6. The Poona interlude -- Chapter 7. The return of the prodigal -- Chapter 8. The turning point -- Chapter 9. Lights, camera, action! -- Chapter 10. New aspirations, new experiences -- Chapter 11. Between the personal and the professional -- Chapter 12. Reel life versus real life -- Chapter 13. Madhubala -- Chapter 14. Devdas, Naya Daur and beyond -- Chapter 15. On the domestic front -- Chapter 16. The travails of film making: Gunga Jumna and after -- Chapter 17. The woman in my life -- Chapter 18. The big day -- Chapter 19. Celebrations galore -- Chapter 20. Colleagues and friends -- Chapter 21. Taking care of Saira -- Chapter 22. The husband-wife team -- Chapter 23. A new role: taking up noble causes -- Chapter 24. 'The second innings' -- Chapter 25. Family matters -- Filmography and awards -- Acknowledgements -- Reminiscences. Raihan Ahmed ; Shabana Azmi ; V. Babasaheb ; Amitabh Bachchan ; Jaya Bachchan ; Moin Beg ; Mahesh Bhatt ; Chandrashekhar ; Yash Chopra ; Farida Dadi ; Dharmendra ; Sitara Devi ; M. Asif Farooqui ; Subhash Ghai ; Dr Shrikant Gokhale ; Kamal Haasan ; Farida Jalal ; Anil Kapoor ; Rishi Kapoor ; Aamir Khan ; Ayub Khan ; Salim Khan ; Manoj Kumar ; Hema Malini ; Mumtaz ; Lata Mangeshkar ; Ram Mukherjee ; Nanda ; Nimmi ; Bakul Patel ; Pyarelal (personal dhobi) ; Veera Rao ; Waheeda Rehman ; Harish Salve ; Sayesha ; Shaheen ; Salim Sharifee ; Dr R.C. Sharma ; Ramesh Sippy ; Sharmila Tagore ; Mani Talati ; Vyjayantimala ; Zoha -- Photographs.