Late Dilip Kumar, the ‘Tragedy King of Bollywood’, had donned many hats.
Besides being an iconic actor, he was a director too. Yes, you heard this right!
Not many people know about late Dilip Ji’s unreleased Bollywood directorial– ‘Kalinga’ (1996). Apparently, the movie was almost 70% ready but got shelved eventually for unknown reasons and never saw the day of light.
The film featured the ‘Devdas’ actor, along with Jackie Shroff, Amjad Khan, Raj Babbar, Shilpa Shirodkar, and others.
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Now, calling late Dilip Ji’s dream project ‘Kalinga’ an encyclopedia for filmmakers, producer Sangeeta Ahir assured everyone to complete the shelved project.
Talking to a daily, Sangeeta stated, “It is so unfortunate that we lost Sahab although he was quite ailing. It would have been wonderful if he would have been there because it was his dream project. He did not do any other project after he started making ‘Kalinga’. He was so devoted and dedicated to the film. This was his dream. Let’s see if we could release this some time soon.”
Continuing further, Sangeeta added, “We have to figure out how we can present it to some filmmakers because it is not just a film which has only commercial value. It’s much more than that. As the title suggests it had a story connecting with all and needs to reach the right audience.”
“’Kalinga’ will see the light of the day. This is Dilip Sahab’s dream project and the whole industry will be looking forward to it,” the producer concluded.
The veteran actor had also directed 2 Tamil films– ‘Abhirami’ (1992) & ‘Chinna Madam’ (1994) and co-directed the 1966 Hindi movie ‘Dil Diya Dard Liya’ with Abdur Rashid Kardar.