Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh writes a condolence letter to inconsolable Saira Banu, calls Dilip Kumar 'The First Khan' of Indian cinema

Dilip Kumar died at a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday morning and was laid to rest with full state honours in the evening. He was 98.

New Delhi: Dilip Kumar was one of the greatest actors in the history of Indian cinema who will remain a "prince'' in the minds of generations of Hindi film lovers, former prime minister Manmohan Singh said on Thursday in a letter to the legendary actor's wife Saira Banu condoling his demise. Dilip Kumar died at a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday morning and was laid to rest with full state honours in the evening. He was 98. The actor, who portrayed the brooding, intense romantic in classics such as 'Mughal-e-Azam' and 'Devdas', is survived by his wife Saira Banu.