Tarun J Tejpal
Tarun Tejpal is a journalist, publisher, and novelist. In a 26-year career, he has been an editor with the India Today and the Indian Express groups, and the managing editor of Outlook, India’s premier newsmagazine.
Tarun J Tejpal - Dilip Kumar’s Death: A legend lost by Indian Cinema
By Tarun J Tejpal
Tarun J Tejpal - Dilip Kumar’s Death: A legend lost by Indian Cinema
Tarun J Tejpal - He might well be the single most defining actor in Indian cinema — and now he’s gone. In an industry that saw seminal figures like Raj Kapoor, paradigm-shifting heartthrobs like Rajesh Khanna, cult figures like Dev Anand, and the towering presence of the actor called Amitabh Bachchan — not to mention the supersonic stardom of the triple-whammy called Khan, those who watched Dilip Kumar entirely invent a new technique of acting are unanimous that he remains unsurpassable for almost single-handedly redefining the craft. It’s why, when the stalwart passed away on 7th July 2021 in Mumbai at the age of 98, it feels like an age that has irrevocably passed.
