Awards and Popularity
Dilip Kumar is widely considered to be one of the greatest actor in the history of Hindi cinema. Kumar holds the Guinness World Record for winning the maximum number of awards by an Indian actor. Shahrukh Khan said, "No one can copy him and idiots like me try to copy him." He has received many awards throughout his career, including 8 Filmfare Best Actor awards and 19 Filmfare nominations. He was honoured with the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993,
Dilip Kumar was appointed Sheriff of Mumbai (an honorary position) in 1980, the Government of India honored Kumar with the Padma Bhushan (a third highest civilian award) in 1991 and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1994. The Government of Andhra Pradesh honored Kumar with NTR National Award in 1997. The Government of Pakistan conferred Kumar with Nishan-e-Imtiaz (a highest civilian award in Pakistan) in 1997. He was honored with CNN-IBN Lifetime Achievement Award in 2009.
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