Pune: Very few fans of the first Khan might know that Dilip Saab watched his epic Mughal-e-azam for the first time in the main theater of the Indian film and television (FTII) Institute in Pune, almost 18 years after Magnum Opus had been published.
“The road back in the summer of 1978, Dilip Kumar wanted to see 15 classics.
PK Nair, record archive from the Indian national film archive (NFAI), regulates film filtering in the main Theater of FTII.
15 The film chosen is his wife Saiira Banu’s Choice,” said Bhupendra KainThola, Director, FTII.
Then, for the next 15 days, Dilip Kumar saw a film every day at the Institute and Saira Banu was on his side when he witnessed Mughal-e-azam.
Then, the star was invited to be the main guest at the FTII convocation ceremony held on December 14, 1997.
Dr.
Mohan Agashe, then the Director of the Institute, and Mahesh Bhatt, Chair of the FTII, was also present.
Pookutty resul voice designer received its certificate from Director Director Mahesh Bhatt.
Also, it was seen later the Director of FTII Dr.
Mohan Agashe and Dilip Kumar (right) “FTII has a memory that has not been knocked out Indian entertainment for the past six decades, “said Kainthola.
Famous actor Dr.
Mohan Agashe shared a warm friendship with The Thespian.
“We wanted to invite him and Shashi Kapoor actor for the 100th show of our ‘Ghashiram Kotwal’ game in Mumbai.
The two actors have heard about the game and easily approved the invitation.
It was an unforgettable show for us.
Then, in 1976, in 1976 He came to Pune and he invited the whole group of theater academies to drink tea at the Turf Club.
He used to lose stay at a Turf club and had a favorite room there, “Agashe said, talking to Tii.
Agashe remembered that director Dr.
Jabbar Patel wanted to make a film titled O Babaja with Dilip Kumar.
“We used to meet for six seven months when working on the film was ongoing.
Unfortunately, this film has never been made but I remember Dilip Kumar used to improvise the scene to facilitate script writers.
Once our discussion lasted long enough.
Jabbar and I began to get nervous Because we have a playing performance that lined up.
Dilip Kumar asked us what was wrong.
When we told him about the show, he ran naked to Mercedes and drove us to the theater, “Remember Agashe.
Dilip Kumar understands Marathi and he knows a lot about Marathi Sangeet Rangbhoomi.
“He used to play Harmonium and hum Natyageet quite well,” Agashe said.
In 1997, when Agashe was the Director of FTII, the convocation ceremony was being detained after a long gap because the institution fused agitation by students.
“I invited Kumar’s bips because I wanted the meeting to memorable for students.
Unfortunately the students, created a commotion during their functions.
However, Dilip Kumar never lost his dignity and continued to provide a certificate.
During his speech, he told students that they were lucky that they had The opportunity to study here and he doesn’t have.
“Don’t wash your dirty linen in public, resolve the problem with management,” is the message, “said Agashe who then collaborated with him in Mashal’s film.