Bollywood icon Dilip Kumar struggled with family pressure and poverty before he made it big on silver screens as one of Indian cinema's finest stars.
Along with Dev Anand and Raj Kapoor, he was one of the three big names who dominated the golden age of Indian cinema from the 1940s to the 1960s, enjoying a career spanning more than 50 years and nearly 60 films.
Because of his brooding good looks, tousled hair and deep voice, Kumar was nicknamed 'The Tragedy King' as he played the lead in some of the Indian film industry's most commercially successful films of the period, earning him iconic status.
But although a Bollywood legend, he missed out on international fame after turning down the chance to play Sherif Ali in David Lean's 1962 classic Lawrence of Arabia. The part went to an Egyptian actor, Omar Sharif.
Dilip Kumar was born Yusuf Khan on December 11, 1922 in Peshawar, then part of British-ruled India. His father was a fruit merchant who took his family to India's entertainment capital in the 1930s.
Here is a glimpse at his life in pictures:
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