When Dilip Kumar Countered Indira Gandhi Over “Nothing Hindustani About Hindustani Films”
New Delhi: The matchless thespian of Hindi cinema, he is still remembered for his understated, yet intense roles of brooding and star-crossed lovers, a smitten Mughal Crown Prince, a rustic simpleton-turned-outlaw, boisterous pranksters, dutiful policemen, and many more, yet Dilip Kumar’s most significant performance came in a private interaction when he — politely — rebuked…