Readers are aware that Dilip Kumar was discovered by legendary actress of the 30’s and 40’s Devika Rani and founder of Bombay Talkies film studio in the early 30’s.
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Dilip Kumar’s father was a fruit seller in Mumbai. In his father’s absence Dilip Kumar used to assist his father. One day Devika Rani happened to see him and was overwhelmed by his charismatic personality. She offered him her card and asked to meet her in office. Dilip Kumar was excited. However Dilip Kumar’s first encounter to meet the actress turned futile. How read on….
In an interview Dilip Kumar narrated, ”Those days, the Bombay Talkies office was located at Malad while I lived in Bandra. At ten thirty in the morning, I landed up at the Bombay Talkies office, hoping to catch Devika Rani before she got busy but imagine my shock, when I realized it was a Sunday, and the office was closed! I felt so foolish wasting a day on the visit, that I had no intentions of returning the following day.”
He continued, ”Next day in the morning, I was consumed with this urge to go out and try my luck, one last time. The time though, I was sure that if nothing came of it, I would forget all about Devika Rani, films and excitement and concentrate on what I knew best, my business. But that was not to be because this time when he met Devika Rani, she straight away offered him a role in her movie and rest is history.
