Dilip Kumar Receives Living Legend Lifetime Award; Joins Facebook

The veteran actor shared a video with wife Saira Banu.
Suresh Mathew
Bollywood
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Dilip Kumar with Saira Banu. (Photo courtesy: Twitter)
Dilip Kumar with Saira Banu. (Photo courtesy: Twitter)
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Veteran actor Dilip Kumar was presented with the Living Legend Lifetime Award by the Punjab Association on Tuesday. The legendary star, whose presence on social media is kept going via his Twitter handle @TheDilipKumar, first tweeted, “Mr. Ranbir Singh Chandok and Mr. Anand of the Punjab Association visited me today.”

He then went on to share this picture of him holding his award along with wife Saira Banu by his side.

Dilip Kumar holding his Living Legend Lifetime award with Saira Banu. (Photo courtesy: Twitter)

Dilip Kumar posted the news about receiving the award by tweeting, “God is kind. Humbled at receiving the Living Legend Lifetime Award from Punjab Association this afternoon.”

The 94-year-old actor’s Twitter account is reportedly handled by his wife, and it is used to update Dilip Kumar’s friends and fans about him. All the tweets that go out from his account are made in first person.

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But now he has also joined Facebook. He shared a video of sharing a cup of tea with wife Saira. Watch the video here:

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Published: 12 Apr 2017,08:52 AM IST

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