When Kissa Khwani Bazaar, Peshawar, was in flames 93 years ago, tragedy king Dilip Kumar made a thrilling appearance
Around 93 years ago, Kissa Khwani Bazar in Peshawar, now in Pakistan, was on fire. Flames leaping from goldsmiths’ lanes were spreading menacingly and hefty Pathans, unfazed by hostile weather in the dead of night, were trying to break ice with bare hands to fetch buckets of water to douse the fire. In an imposing haveli in the locality, a lady was writhing in labour pains.A midwife, at work, announced the new arrival –Yousuf Khan-Dilip Kumar . Many times narrating the chilling story in Pustu, his paternal grandmother-Dadi-told family members events preceding the birth...