Pakistan group asks for Dilip Kumar’s birthplace to be restored
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In Peshawar, Pakistan, the Saragarhi Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee requested the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) government to restore the ancestral home of actor Dilip Kumar.
Sunny Singh, president of the committee, visited the house in Mohalla Khudadad and noted its poor condition. The building, where Dilip Kumar was born as Muhammad Yusuf Khan on December 11, 1922, is considered an important part of Peshawar’s history and attracts fans who are often disappointed by its state of decay.
Singh and other activists plan to observe Dilip Kumar’s birth and death anniversaries at the house, and they hope restoration will be completed before his birthday on December 11. The property was designated a national heritage site in July 2014 and slated to become a museum, but plans stalled and the building continued to deteriorate, a report from June 2025 indicated the upper portion had collapsed.
Dilip Kumar himself maintained a connection to his childhood home, visiting it during a trip to Peshawar and expressing his fondness for the place. The committee believes preserving the house will connect future generations to the actor’s legacy and Peshawar’s cultural heritage.
