Dilip Kumar, arguably the subcontinent’s first method actor, passed away on July 7 in Mumbai at the age of 98. From Amitabh Bachchan to Shah Rukh Khan, Dilip Kumar’s influence can be felt in every generation of stars who came after him. A man of refined manners, poetry and culture, erudite, actor’s actor, Dilip Kumar was the last great mogul of Bollywood.