Songs picturised on dilip kumar autobiography

Bollywood legend Dilip Kumar, feted largely as Hindi cinema's 'Tragedy King', enjoyed a stardom that was buoyed by more than just that image.

Among many facets that define his legendary status are the songs filmed on him.

The 1950s and 1960s were considered the golden era of Hindi film music. Mohammad Rafi, the reigning male voice of the era, was Dilip Kumar's voice of choice mostly, though the thespian lip-synced to many gems by Manna Dey and Mukesh, too.

There was no official demarcation, but the three titans who comprised the Bollywood triumvirate of the era -- Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor and Dev Anand -- are musically often identified with Mohammed Rafi, Mukesh and Kishore Kumar respectively, as the playback voices that came closest to their on-screen persona.

In fact, so overwhelming was the association that Rafi's voice had with Dilip Kumar on screen that long after the lege