Dilip Kumar's best friend was Raj Kapoor as they were childhood friends both were born in Peshawar of British India before independence of India.
Dilip Kumar was well known as Tragedy King in the Bollywood film industry because of his well appreciated films were immensely tragic, wherein helpless men were portrayed in tragic situations which had inveterate emotional depth which influenced the audience as if they are in the real life situation. Through the films like Devdas his name became a part and parcel of movie lovers as they found realistic performance in the entertainment field.
The profound intimacy between Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor began well before they stepped into the film field right from their childhood as they were born and brought up in the same place.
The legendary actor Dilip Kumar's first inspiration to enter into the acting field was actor Motilal, he admired him and addressed him as his own elder brother , Moti Bhayya. He also got inspired by Hollywood actors Paul Muni and Marlin Brando.
He had perhaps never thought that he would become a noted film star in the history of Indian cinema as before he became an actor he was working in British Army Canteen in Mumbai and he was also selling dry fruits for his livelihood.
When time started manifesting his real artistic potential he was first noticed by already well known personality Devika Rani, a leading actress, film maker of that time and her husband Himanshu Rai, who trained their eyes to identify his talents and gave him a chance to act in their own company. The name of their company was famous Bombay Talkies. Dilip made his acting debut with Jwar Bhata in 1944.
Dilip Kumar's had his own inborn acting skills which is also called as method of acting which not only gave him successful career but also motivated many popular actors in Bollywood like Manoj Kumar, Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan, Aamir Khan, Mamoothy, Nawazuddin Siddhique, Naseeruddin Shah and many others.
During the time when it was before independence of India and also during the period of independence there was a sort of unity among all Indians and we can find that there was a kind of harmony in the whole India but there was healthy competition and they also made the films which gave good messages to the audience.