Dilip Kumar, known as one of the biggest superstars of the Hindi film industry, has his name etched in history. Dilip Kumar was born Muhammad Yusuf Khan in December 1922. Dilip Kumar said that it was his father’s fear that led him to change his name from Yusuf Khan to Dilip Kumar. At that time, two or three names were suggested: Yusuf Khan, Dilip Kumar or Basudev. In his autobiography, Dilip Kumar: The Substance and the Shadow, Dilip Kumar wrote that his screen name was suggested to him by Devika Rani, one of the producers of Jwar Bhata, his debut film.