Fans Mourn Dilip Kumar Outside His Ancestral House In Peshawar

The Pakistan government has already Dilip Kumar's native house as a national heritage and completed all formalities to convert it into a museum in his name

A large group of people on Wednesday offered ghaibana Namaz-e-Janaza (funeral prayers in absentia) for legendary Indian actor Dilip Kumar at his ancestral house in Qissa Khawani Bazaar area of Peshawar in Pakistan. They also offered fateha (prayers) for the 98-year-old cinema icon and prayed for his eternal peace. Kumar was born on December 11, 1922 at his ancestral home in Qissa Khawani Bazaar area of Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. His original name was Yousuf Khan. Pakistan's top leadership, including President Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan, condoled Kumar's death, describing him as "an outstanding actor, a humble man, and a dignified personality". Kumar, India's enduring film legend through the decades, died at a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday after prolonged illness.