• Born and brought up as Yusuf Khan.
• His first film was Jwar Bhatta (1944).
• Was known as 'Tragedy King' because of the tragic roles performed successfully in Andaz (1949), Deedar (1951) and Devdas (1955).
• His performance in 'Mughal-e-Azam' (1960) was a big hit.
• Ram aur Shyam, Ganga Jamuna, Shakti, Vidhata are some of his best acted films.
• Has married Beauty Queen Saira Banu in 1966, when he was aged 44 and she aged 22.
• Has received Eight Filmfare Awards for the Best Actor.
• Received Dada Saheb Phalke Award in 1995 and Nishan-e-Imtiaz, the highest civilian award conferred by the Government of Pakistan, in 1998.

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