When Dilip Kumar revealed his feelings for Madhubala in his autobiography: ‘Must admit I was attracted to her’ | Bollywood

Dilip Kumar and Madhubala have been one of many most-loved {couples} onscreen within the 50s period of Bollywood. Having romanced one another in movies resembling Mughal-e-Azam, Amar and Sangdil, the actors have been additionally in love in actual life.

In his e-book, Dilip Kumar: The Substance and the Shadow, the actor candidly talked about his equation with Madhubala. He wrote, “Was I in love with Madhubala because the newspapers and magazines reported at the moment? As a solution to this oft-repeated query straight from the horse’s mouth, I have to admit that I used to be drawn to her each as a effective co-star and as an individual who had a few of the attributes I hoped to search out in a girl at that age and time.”

Dilip Kumar and Madhubala met in 1951 once they first starred collectively in Taran. He wrote in his e-book, “We had viewers admiring our pairing in Tarana and our working relationship was heat and cordial. She, as I stated earlier, was very sprightly and vivacious and, as such, she might draw me out of my shyness and discretion effortlessly. She stuffed a void that was crying out to be stuffed – not by an intellectually sharp lady however a spirited lady whose liveliness and allure have been the best panacea for the wound that was taking its personal time to heal.”

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Dilip Kumar additionally elaborated on the onscreen chemistry between him and Madhubala. The couple was seen collectively in a number of movies, together with the epic saga, Mughal-e-Azam. He wrote, “Nargis and Raj might carry up the sentiments demanded of them and, consequently, they did their scenes with ease. I used to be in a position to attain that ease with Madhubala in Tarana (1951), which has remained, for a lot of causes, one of many movies I might depend among the many memorable ones I’ve executed within the early years of my profession. She was a vivacious artiste and was so instantaneous in her responses that the scenes turned riveting even once they have been being filmed. The scenes would transfer at a brisk velocity once we rehearsed a couple of instances and once we went for the ultimate take. And that was as a result of she was an artiste who might hold tempo and meet the extent of involvement demanded by the script.”

Dilip Kumar died Wednesday morning, following extended sickness. He had been admitted to a Mumbai hospital final month after he complained of breathlessness.