Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary General, has condoled theloss of Bollywood star Dilip Kumar. He had a large international following.
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Stephane Dujarric, Guterres's Spokesperson, saidWednesday that "We send our deep condolences for his family and hislegions of supporters throughout the world."
It was a Pakistani journalist that mentioned the actor'spassing to Dujarric in his daily briefing, a sign of Dilip's influence beyond India.
The fandom of Dilip Kumar spread beyond South Asia,especially to the Middle East, Africa and Eastern Europe.
The actor, now 98, was born in preindependence Peshawar,which is now in Pakistan. He starred in more than 60 movies during his 54-yearcareer in movie production.
He was buried in Mumbai on Wednesday. He was laid to repose inSantacruz, Juhu with all state honors.
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