Born in Peshawar, arrested for an anti-British speech, got into films against his parent's wishes, raised money for charity, loved, lost, loved again & married. Loved cricket, served parliament. And was a peerless actor Dilip Kumar's story is so woven into our nation's fabric! - Joy Bhattacharjya
The Substance and the Shadow:
What else can be given rather than 5 stars.It is the autobiography of the best actor our film industry have ever had.The book took the reader to a wonderful voyage of Yousuf Sahab's life.What a great actor and person he is. Long Live Dilip Kumar. - Harsh Sharma Mar 22, 2015
read this book to know what a legend Mr.Dilip Kumar is..i personally think that it is more of a biography because,with due respect,Dilip sahab's memory and recall are not fully functional for the past many years..anyways it is a very well written book and after reading it i think that Dilip Sahab deserves a Bharat Ratna for sure!! --Tabish Mar 1, 2015
Autobiography gives you an insight to the persons life. Many known and many unknown facts. The struggle, the sacrifice, the love of the family, the mistakes committed in life, the efforts put in to get the desired results, the humane side of the person and the suffering undergone in life - all these - helps the reader to know the individual. A good inspiring book. --S.M.A.Millath Dec 19, 2014
The Substance And The Shadow: An Autobiography is the autobiography of the veteran actor, Yousuf Khan, popularly known as Dilip Kumar. This book consists of various interesting anecdotes from the life of Dilip Kumar, the legend who captured many hearts with his prolific performances.
Dilip Kumar, arguably the greatest Indian actor to have ever blazed the silver screen, is an icon in every sense of the term. His journey in movies is nothing short of a roller-coaster ride. This book covers his whole journey right from his struggling days to his meetin