Dilip Kumar Dies At 98: Salman Khan Pays Tribute, Says ‘Best Actor Indian Cinema Has Ever Seen And Will Ever See’

Dilip Kumar passed away on Wednesday morning. The entire film fraternity has been paying homage to the thespian. Read what Salman Khan said.

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Dilip Kumar Dies At 98: Salman Khan Pays Tribute, Says ‘Best Actor Indian Cinema Has Ever Seen And Will Ever See’
Tributes have been pouring in since morning for the legendary actor Dilip Kumar, who passed away this morning. Right from megastar Amitabh Bachchan to Akshay Kumar, stars have mourned the sad demise. Salman Khan also is in deep shock. The Sultan actor took to Twitter to offer his deepest condolences.  He shared a photo of himself posing with the late actor.

Salman tweeted, “Best actor indian cinema has ever seen and will ever see … #RIP Dilip Saab.” In the throwback photo, Salman can be holding Dilip Kumar’s arm with respect.

Saira Banu had mentioned in an interview with ETimes that celebs like Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, and Salman Khan have always kept in touch with her and Dilip Kumar.

Take a look at Salman Khan’s Tweet below:

Earlier expressing his grief, Amitabh Bachchan had tweeted, “An institution has gone .. whenever the history of Indian Cinema will be written , it shall always be 'before Dilip Kumar, and after Dilip Kumar' .. My duas for peace of his soul and the strength to the family to bear this loss .. Deeply saddened.”

He added, “An epic era has drawn curtains... Never to happen again..”

Akshay Kumar had written, “To the world many others may be heroes. To us actors, he was The Hero. #DilipKumar Sir has taken an entire era of Indian cinema away with him. My thoughts and prayers are with his family. Om Shanti.”





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