Along with Dilip Kumar’s wife Saira Banu, the book launch was attended by a host of Bollywood celebrities here last night.
The book, titled ‘Substance and Shadow’, is authored by Uday Tara Nayar, a close family friend of the Bollywood thespian. It chronicles the life of Kumar right from his childhood, career, the ups and downs in his life, his family and more.
“This evening is special and we hope everyone likes his biography. I am feeling great today. It is a dream come true to me. Everyone will know about his childhood, growing up years and you will hear it from him. For the first time he has spoken about it,” Banu told reporters here.
Aamir recited a poem penned by Prasoon Joshi and few actors came on stage to share their experiences about the veteran actor.
“It is a big day and I am big fan of Yusuf (Dilip Kumar) sahab. It is a memorable day. He is such an inspirational figure to me right through my career. I have learnt so much from him. Every time I watch his work I feel am discovering him each time. I am thrilled to be here,” Aamir said.
“I am looking forward to read the book where we will get to know about his life, his experiences and it will be an opportunity for me to learn something from this,” he said.
The event was hosted by filmmaker Karan Johar and was attended by Bollywood personalities like Jeetendra, Vaijayanti Mala, Zeenat Aman, Danny Denzongpa, Javed Akhtar, Salim Khan, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Dharmendra, Madhuri Dixit, Priyanka Chopra, Subhash Ghai, Raju Hirani, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Riteish Deshmukh, Kiran Rao among others.