Dilip Saab’s Peshawar home gets national heritage status

To pay their tributes to legendary Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar on his 90^thbirthday yesterday, the Pakistan government has announced that his ancestral Peshawar home will be preserved as a national heritage. Minister for Culture, Mian Iftikhar Hussain informed it at the veteran actor’s birthday party held for the first time in his ancestral city. Though, Dilip Kumar, who was born as Mohammad Yusuf Khan, decided not to celebrate his birthday this year due to death of his close friends like Yash Chopra and Rajesh Khanna, a small party was organised by Peshawar’s Cultural Heritage Council (CHC) which was attended by prominent personalities, including film stars, journalists, lawyers, and culture lovers, leading Pakistani daily The News reported.

Dilip Kumar and his wife Saira Bano attended the event and thanked Peshawarites for their love and respect. Saira said, “Where Kumar is now is only because of the prayers and love of this city”. DilipSaabasked the residents of the city to remember him in their prayers. The CHC said the function was aimed at cementing ties between the two neighbouring countries.