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Semi-protected edit request on 7 July 2021- Please edit his age he was 98 years old not 88

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42.110.144.93 (talk) 10:18, 7 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 10:42, 7 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The article does say 98. Did it say 88 at any point? Jay ^(Talk) 14:21, 7 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 7 July 2021

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Dilip kumar belonged to a hindko speaking family from the awan tribe. 39.62.191.88 (talk) 11:32, 7 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Usedtobecool ☎️ 12:22, 7 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Nationality

MB, in your edit summary you state, rmv redundant per WP:INFONAT. Nationality can be inferred from county of birth. British India to Dominion of India is not a nationality change as if someone moved to a different county and became a citizen there. This is not critical info for the infobox. However, his nationality is notable to the infobox since he was born in Peshawar, which is in present-day Pakistan, not present-day India. KyloRen3 (talk) 06:32, 8 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

KyloRen3, It seems you are expecting readers to know Peshawar is in present-day Pakistan (which you can't tell by just looking at this infobox) and then need to be told they are not Pakistani. I would advocate adding |nationality=Pakistani in an an infobox where someone was born in an area of British India that became Pakistan (and was a citizen there). In a case where someone was born in an area of British India that became India (and was a citizen there), then nationality should not be mentioned because it just bloats the infobox. This case is neither of those - and any discussion of this is missing from the article. The article says he was born in Peshawar, and schooled in a boarding school in Maharashtra. So how did he become Indian? I guess he just stayed there after finishing school. MB 01:33, 9 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

MB, that would just be inaccurate. He was an Indian citizen who was born in a part of British India which became Pakistan, read this obituary for reference. Partition allowed people to choose which country they wanted to be a citizen of, his family decided to stay in India and that was enough to make him a citizen. There are many other people like him, including one former Prime Minister. The infobox should probably specify his nationality as Indian due to his birthpace being outside present day India. Tayi Arajakate _Talk 01:49, 9 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed with Tayi. KyloRen3 (talk) 04:09, 9 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Filmography

The article lacks a comprehensive filmography of Dilip Kumar films. At the occasion of his passing, this lack of filmography should be tackled at least with his notable films. werldwayd (talk) 03:18, 11 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

There is a separate article for the same, Dilip Kumar filmography, which has been mentioned using {{further}} in Dilip Kumar § Career. Kylo Ren III (talk ☎️) 05:18, 11 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 7 August 2021

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Dear I want to register an Edit Request in this Article, as there is a lot of misinformation about Dilip Kumar e.g. his belongingness and the cast he belongs to. Even his and his father's original names are entered wrong.

Regards, Aadil gha (talk) 07:09, 7 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not done Hi Aadil gha, thanks for making an edit request, do you have any reliable citations to back up your claims? If you do, feel free to ping me with these citations and point out what exactly is wrong in the article and how I can change it. Justi yaya 09:44, 7 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

How can Balraj Sahni inspired by dilip kumar??

. 2409:4051:4E91:514F:ABBA:B562:D815:45BD (talk) 11:09, 14 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 7 July 2022

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(he has won 3 Filmfare awards consecutively (which was later equalled by Abhishek Bachchan).

This statement was wrong...only dilip kumar won 3 Filmfare awards consecutively...not amitabh bachchan

he has won 3 Filmfare awards consecutively (which was later equalled by Abhishek Bachchan).

This article was wrong ..only dilip kumar won 3 Filmfare awards consecutively...not amitabh bachchan Rahul1922 (talk) 06:01, 7 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. MadGuy7023 (talk) 08:26, 7 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Image

The former infobox image was deleted because it lacked of permission. I think that this image can be used for the lead. 83.53.73.141 (talk) 18:29, 18 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]