Hyderabad, July 7 -- Over the course of a glittering career that lasted for more than half a century-55 years to be precise- Bollywood's legendary thespian Dilip Kumar acted in some of the most memorable films ever to hit the Indian screens.

His films like Devdas (1955), Naya Daur (1957), Madhumati (1958), Mughal-E-Azam (1960), and many more blockbusters still enthrall film buffs.

But not many people are aware that Dilip Kumar once turned down the offer to act in Hollywood's epochal film Lawrence Of Arabia directed by the famous David Lean. The film, which was released in 1962, went on to win no less than seven Oscars including Best Film and Best Director for David Lean in 1963. It had the honour of being nominated in 10 categories and ...