Dilip Kumar playlist: A trip down memory lane with the thespian's songs

Bollywood legend Dilip Kumar feted largely as Hindi cinemas Tragedy King enjoyed stardom that was buoyed by more than just that image Among many facets that define his legendary status are the songs filmed on him The 1950s and 1960s were considered the golden era of Hindi film music Mohammad Rafi the reigning male voice of the era was Dilip Kumars voice of choice mostly though the thespian lipsynced to many gems by Manna Dey and Mukesh tooThere was no official demarcation but the three titans who comprised the Bollywood triumvirate of the era Dilip Kumar Raj Kapoor and Dev Anand are musically often identified with Mohammed Rafi Mukesh and Kishore Kumar respectively as the playback voices that came closest to their onscreen personaIn fact so overwhelming was the association that Rafis voice had with Dilip Kumar on screen that long after the legendary singer passed away the thespians songs were recorded by Rafis clone Mohammad Aziz in films like Karma and SaudagarIn fact Dilip Kumar Rafi and the late legendary composer Naushad were a trio who are credited with a series of unforgettable film albums in the golden era notably Gunga Jumna Ram Aur Shyam Dil Diya Dard Liya Kohinoor Aadmi Deedar Leader Mela Amar Uran Khatola Aan and SunghurshAlso readDilip Kumar no more film fraternity mourns thespians deathWriting about Dilip Kumars memorable songs in Hindi films could fill up an entire book We pick up a few that would take you down memory lane to the time when the Bollywood thespian reigned the silver screen with his charmUde Jab Jab Zulfein TeriThe song features in the 1957 film Naya Daur Composed by OP Nayyar the peppy number is sung by Mohammed Rafi and Asha Bhosle The song picturised on Dilip Kumar and Vyjayanthimala captured a lively facet of the persona of the actor widely called Tragedy KingYeh Desh Hai Veer Jawaano KaSung by Mohammed Rafi and Balbir the song featured in Naya Daur which released in 1957 Picturised on Dilip Kumar the song continues to be one of the biggest patriotic anthems that Bollywood has ever createdDil Tadap Tadap KeThe song is from the film Madhumati which released in 1958 and features Dilip Kumar alongside Vyajanthimala The number was sung by Mukesh and Lata Mangeshkar and composed by Salil ChowdhurySuhana Safar Aur Yeh Mausam HaseenThe song was from the 1958 film Madhumati and was picturised on Dilip Kumar The song was written by Salil Choudhury and sung by Mukesh The track captured the love for mountains and the weather as Dilip Kumars character took a stroll on the hillsMadhuban Mein RadhikaThe endearing composition is from the 1960 film Kohinoor It defines the musical image of Dilip Kumar composed by Naushad and voiced by Rafi The lyrics were penned by Shakeel BadayuniTere Husn Ki Kya Tareef KarunOne of the most romantic songs from the 1960s the song was from the film Leader which released in 1964 The film featured Dilip Kumar opposite Vyjayanthimala The song was sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammed RafiSaala Main Toh Saahab Ban GayaThe song featured in the 1974 film Sagina and is a rare number recorded for Dilip Kumar in the voice of Kishore KumarThe music is composed by SD Burman and the film stars Dilip Kumar with his wife Saira Banu and Aparna SenNain Lad Gayi HaiThe song was from the 1961 superhit Gunga Jumna produced by Dilip Kumar himself and directed by Nitin Bose The song was penned by Shakeel Badayuni composed by Naushad and sung by Mohammad Rafi The film stars Dilip Kumar and VyjayanthimalaDil Diya Hai Jaan Bhi DengeThe song is from the 1986 Subhash Ghai directorial Karma a multistarrer pop patriotic action drama that also featured Nutan Anil Kapoor Jackie Shroff Naseeruddin Shah Sridevi Poonam Dhillon and Anupam Kher The song became a popular Bollywood anthem upon the films release It is composed by LaxmikantPyarelal on the lyrics of Anand BakshiImli Ka BootaThe popular number is from the film Saudagar which released in 1991 The foottapping track defines the onscreen friendship between Dilip Kumar and Raaj Kumars characters The song composed by LaxmikantPyarelal has Mohammad Aziz singing for Dilip KumarAlso readAmitabh Bachchan on Dilip Kumars passing An epic era has drawn curtainsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever