Dilip Kumar leapt like a child on seeing the toy train!

Dilip Kumar, who turned 92 on Thursday, was shooting for Sagina Mahato in Darjeeling years back.
Tapan Sinha advised the thespian to shed his method acting for a particular shot. Dilip Kumar obeyed and leapt like a child in joy as a toy train passed by. Canning the shot in one take, Tapan Sinha exclaimed, ���Well done Yusuf!"
Bengal has always had a special place in Dilip Kumar's heart.A discovery of director Amiya Chakraborty, Dilip Kumar shared excellent rapport with Nitin Bose, Bimal Roy and Hrishikesh Mukherjee. Not only did they extract memorable performances from Dilip Kumar, they inspired him to get acquainted with Bengali culture. Dilip Kumar developed a special liking for the works of Bankim Chandra, Tagore and Sarat Chandra. He improved his Bengali diction and learnt to speak fluent Bengali, taking the guidance of novelist and screenplay writer Nabendu Ghosh. Dilip Kumar's debut in Bengali cinema was with Paari in 1963. Director Jaganath Chattopadhyay cast Dilip Kumar, Dharmendra, Abhi and Pranati Bhattacharya in this film based on Jarasandha's work. Shot in the Andaman prison, Dilip Kumar was jailer Vijay Upadhyay in Paari. His entry was in the second half. Viewers were enthralled as he affectionately spoke to Pranati Bhattacharya in Bengali. His dialogue delivery was low key with two perfect modulations.
When he rubbed shoulders with Suchitra Sen in Devdas, both were peerless. Dilip Kumar matched Suchitra in each expression, never overacting. He still considers Suchitra a beauty and an outstanding actress. He never saw Pramathesh Barua's Devdas prior to shooting his own. Later, after viewing the earlier Devdas, he confessed that Pramathesh Barua was indeed superior to him. He strongly wanted to work with Satyajit Ray.
No one will forget Dilip Kumar offering his namaskar to Chhabi Biswas, Pahari Sanyal and Ajay Kar at the premiere of Footpath and Madhumati. According to him, ���Uttam was the best of our entire lot. A truly clean person." Mahanayak himself felt that Yusufda was the ultimate method actor.
��� Ranjan Das Gupta