Lucknow: It was the 1960s and Lucknow struggled to keep his head on flood water when superstar Dilip Kumar set foot in the city to increase help.
Interests of actors who are interested in poetry and culture naturally make the way for Mushira to be held by the later literary circle.
Fundraising followed.
A visit to Lucknow didn’t stop here.
Over the next few decades, popular actors continue to return.
In his own words, “Lucknow Aakar Meri Zuban Mai Luknat Aa Jati Hai (coming to Lucknow and speaking in Urdu here bring a certain stutter to my tongue),” he had commented during a speech at the Charbagh Railway Stadium.
Peeking from the past: Dilip Kumar clicked on his visit to the city whose language and blessings were always interesting “in 1997, Dilip Saab was the main guest in Kaiserbagh Baradari.
He was involved in raising awareness about the Rights of the OBC community.
In 1998, through the Committee Hindi-Urdu Sahitya (Husac) award, he was awarded by Samman Awadh in Begum Hazrat Expensive Park with the Association with Lucknow Municipal Corporation, “said Poet Athar Prophet, who is the Secretary of the Conference of the Muslim OBC in Lucknow and Convener of Husac.
Remembering the days, the Prophet said, “His personality in such a way that most people who come to meet him will be fascinated and will not say a word.
Like others, I will also look at him.
He is a well-read person who has orders About English and Urdu literature.
“Food connoisseurs, it is a kebab tayday which is almost always on his plate when in Lucknow.
The owner often sent him to him in Mumbai too.
“Every time he is here, I was asked to bring kebabs and Paratha,” said Tundey Kababi Prougrietor Mohammad Usman.
“Once we have organized the Food Festival Awadhi in Mumbai and has invited him there.
Instead, he asked me to come to his house and bring a plate of kebab.
I stayed at his house for more than two hours, giving him a meal and also offered a name! “He added.
In the late 1970s, the actor wore a hat of a cricket at KD Singh Babu Stadium, raising money for the Minister of Assistance.
“Some actors are on his team named Team Dilip Kumar and on the other hand are women 11, women’s cricket association team,” recalled the Prophet.
Former Lucknow University Deputy Chancellor Prof.
Roop Rekha Verma also remembers the instance to meet actors.
“Shabnam Hashmi activists were in a hunger strike at Gandhi Statue against crime incidents in the city.
Dilip Ji came there to make Shabnam broke his hunger strike.
A few years later, at the Hindi-Urdu conference here, he entertained everyone with a funny anecdote His first where he had to portray a romantic scene.
Everyone is divided into the future of the portal, “he said.
Dilip & LKO: Combination of kebabs, philanthropy and poetry
