Bollywood Tragedy King Dilip Kumar dies aged 98

Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar received a Lifetime Achievement award (Gurinder Osan/AP, File)

Bollywood icon Dilip Kumar, hailed as the Tragedy King and one of Hindi cinema’s greatest actors, has died aged 98.

The Tragedy King title came from Kumar’s numerous serious roles and, in several, his character died as a frustrated lover and a drunkard.