When I entered the trade, there have been three massive stars – Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand and Dilip Kumar. While each Raj Kapoor and Dev Anand additionally directed and produced the movies, Yusuf Sahab did neither. He was a really dedicated actor. Everyone within the trade talked about how significantly he took his work – from the script to the portrayal of his character. According to Satyajit Ray, Dilip Kumar was the last word methodology actor. His appearing continues to be very related at the moment. They have not aged in any respect with time.
Yusuf Sahab had a superb command over the Urdu language. His dialogue supply was very distinctive. No one has been in a position to absolutely grasp a single approach. He may hypnotize anybody with that voice. Gulzar sahib used to say that it’s good to speak to him in Punjabi. He made the language so poetic and interesting.
He introduced loads of nuance to his efficiency. He had a really profitable and safe profession for over 50 years. His dedication in the direction of his work was phenomenal.
As an individual, Yusuf Sahab was very respectful and type. I keep in mind as soon as he was invited because the chief visitor at a Suigetsu occasion. He gave such an exquisite speech. Full of knowledge and humour. Viewers could not get sufficient of him. He did not reveal something about himself, however he did attempt to study all in regards to the Japanese artwork of flower arranging.
His eldest sister was the pinnacle of the household. And Yusuf Sahab lived along with his sisters and brothers. It was a really heat and welcoming home.
Yusuf Sahab didn’t give precedence to commerce over artwork. He at all times made one movie at a time. He was very a lot cherished not solely in India but in addition within the subcontinent.
I used to be very blissful to work with him in Dastaan. He was a really beneficiant actor and by no means made me really feel insufficient. I’ve at all times needed to work with him, and thank God, I bought an opportunity.
When my husband handed away, he wrote me a phenomenal handwritten letter. I’ll at all times cherish it. Yusuf Sahab was a legend, an establishment in himself. We had so much to study from him.
The movie trade was fairly cohesive at the moment. We will all come collectively on these points which have affected the cine employees or actors or the movie trade as an entire. Automatically, we are going to select Yusuf sahab or Raj Kapoor to steer. Often we used to fulfill at Yusuf Sahab’s home and he was a pleasant host. He and Raj Kapoor weren’t solely nice actors however in addition they cared about all the movie trade.
I keep in mind how we used to get collectively for fundraising occasions and cricket matches for the Chief Ministers and the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund. From one such occasion, there’s a cute image of Tiger with younger Rishi Kapoor as an umpire. Credit to Yusuf sahab and Raj Kapoor, there was loads of solidarity among the many movie group, and I look again on these days with nice fondness.
Yusuf Sahab was a bit reclusive. I have never seen him at events, however I keep in mind going to his home and what a stunning house it was. It had a phenomenal verandah the place all of us used to sit down. He was at all times sort to me as a result of he knew that I used to be a buddy of Saeeda and Ehsan. I used to be in contact with Saira (Dilip Kumar’s spouse Saira Banu) when she was out and in of the hospital lately. Saira has been so dedicated to Yusuf Sahab they usually share a protracted and fantastic partnership. Yusuf sahib was truly “Kohinoor”. He was not solely the “titan” of the Indian movie trade but in addition a superb human being. His magnetic legacy will stay on ceaselessly.
(As informed to Priyanka Sharma)
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
