Sachin Pilgaonkar remembers his co-star, says Dilip Kumar was a Bollywood thespian

Actor filmmaker Sachin Pilgaonkar shared his fondest memory with Bollywood's legendary actor Dilip Kumar who passed away in Mumbai on Wednesday morning. Sachin has worked in two of Dilip Kumar films - Dastaan and Bairaag.
Remembering the 'Tragedy King', Pilgaonkar says, "He was a Bollywood thespian. He inspired so many people with his amazing body of work. I met him last on his 92nd birthday bash that was organised at his residence.I went up to him to greet him, and Saira aapa helped him recollect who I was and my connect with him. He was a legend in true sense."
Talking about the quality of the Bollywood superstar that has inspired him, he says, "I feel his ability to go slow and not rush. We must take it easy in life and not rush over things is what I learnt from him."

Taking to his social media, he shared his fondest memory, he posted a video footage shot on Kumar's 92nd birthday. Pilgaonkar wrote, "A legend, Yusuf Saab.Truly a huge loss. I think we all hoped for him to be a healthy , happy 100. Maybe God decided that instead of the suffering with ill health , better to take him away with a smile. My prayers & love with Saira Aapa who stood by him strongly through all these years & truly was the epitome of love. As a child actor, I played his younger self in a film called ‘Dastaan’ and the second film was ‘Bairaag’ where he played my father and I had the opportunity to work with him which was a huge honour . In 1976, I had performed in a Filmfare function award function and that night at 2 am, we got a call on the landline. My father picked up. It was Dilip Saab who asked to speak to me. I will never forget that moment when he told me that he had enjoyed the dance performance and I remember his words clearly “ Tum apne dance keliye jaane jaoge” . I didn’t know what he meant then but in 2005 , when Supriya and I won Nach Baliye , I remembered his words. This gesture from a legend like him is something I will always cherish, (sic)."