Legendary actor Dilip Kumar passes away at 98; TV celebs mourn the loss

The legendary actor Dilip Kumar passed away on Wednesday (July 7) morning at 7:30 am. He was 98 and was hospitalised a few days ago at Hinduja Hospital, Khar, Mumbai. Actors consider him to be an institution of acting and are deeply grieving the loss. Television actors like Ronit Roy, now-politician Smriti Irani, Rajesh Khattar, and many others expressed their sadness through their tweets.

Remembering his meeting with Dilip Kumar, Ronit Roy shared a photo and wrote, "Rest In Peace Yusuf Sahab/ Dilip Sahab. Will never forget the Hot brun pao and butter..(sic)"

Smriti Irani called his death to be the end of an era. She also shared a photograph of the cult actor and wrote, "End of an era… Om Shanti (sic)"

Shweta Tiwari shared an old picture of Dilip Kumar 'saab' and wrote, "��������������"

Kapil Sharma shared a picture with Dilip Kumar and Saira Bano from one of their meetings and wrote, "#omshanti #ripdilipkumar ji �� #legend #dilipkumar (sic)"

Rajesh Khattar is also taken aback and wrote how much bigger fan he is of the actor. Khattar wrote, "Thank You Sir for the cinema you created the magic you spread & the joy you brought into the lives of millions of your fans over decades, you are an institution in acting to be followed for all the times to come, your footprints are embedded in #indiancinema for posterity, you live forever in our hearts .. Rest in Eternal Peace ���� #dilipkumar #myidol #fanforever (sic)"

Arjun Bijlani wrote, "End of an Era … RIP DILIP SAAB … ��"

Mohsin Khan, who considers Dilip Kumar to be his inspiration and posted a picture and expressed sadness.

Bharti Singh posted a black-and-white picture of 'tragedy king' and wrote, "The legend RIP"

Arrti Singh shared a collage of the evergreen actor's various expressions and wrote, "U will be missed always. There can be no one like you (sic)"

The young brigade of actors, who consider Dilip Kumar to be their idol is grief-struck. Mouni Roy wrote, "End of an era… rest in peace, light & greatness sir… �� ��♥️ HARI OM (sic)"

Karishma Tanna prayed for his soul to rest in peace

Anushka Sen is also mourning the loss of this departed soul

Dilip Kumar has received some prestigious awards like Padma Bhushan (1991) Nishan-e-Imtiaz (1998) Dadasaheb Phalke award (1994) Padma Vibhushan (2015). Dilip Kumar is also listed in the Guinness World Records for winning the maximum number of awards by an Indian actor.

He has noted films like Mughal-e-Azam, Naya Daur, Ganga Jamuna, Saudagar, Madhumati, Aan, Shaheed, Devdas, Aadmi, Udan Khatola, Kranti, Vidhata, Shakti, Karma, Gopi, Daag, Jugnu, Kohinoor, Azaad, and an innumerable list of blockbuster films that are still cherished by the audience and are treated as evergreen.