The
Cine
And
TV
Artistes'
Association
(CINTAA)
issued
a
condolence
message
expressing
grief
at
the
demise
of
legendary
Bollywood
actor
Dilip
Kumar
on
Wednesday.
The
98-year-old
actor
passed
away
on
July
7th
and
was
laid
to
rest
with
full
state
honours
in
Mumbai
in
the
presence
of
close
family
members.
CINTAA
paid
a
tribute
to
the
late
actor
in
a
long
statement,
hailing
his
body
of
work
and
for
his
immeasurable
contribution
to
the
field
of
cinema.
Titled
'Homage
to
Dilip
Kumar
Saab’,
the
message
read,
“We
have
woken
this
morning
to
the
most
grief-stricken
news
that
our
beloved
Dilip
Saab
is
no
more.
Wish
he
was
alive
for
few
more
years
to
achieve
the
much-deserved
centenary
mark,
but
Gods
will
was
otherwise.
His
body
may
have
left
us
but
his
body
of
work
will
remain
immortal.
An
institution
by
himself
he
enthralled
the
audiences,
world
over,
through
many
generations.
Though
he
was
symbolized
as
a
tragedy
king
in
reel
life,
in
reality
he
was
an
epitome
of
humanity
who
only
wished
happiness
to
everyone.
Vacuum
created
now
is
hard
to
be
refilled.
A
legendary
actor
par
excellence,
his
professional
and
personal
philanthropic
contributions
to
the
fraternity
is
beyond
any
quantum
of
measurements.
Recipient
of
many
awards
including
the
1st
Filmfare
&
the
prestigious
Dadasaheb
Phalke.
We
are
sure
his
cherished
award
would
have
been
the
immense
love
&
affection
he
received
from
millions.
A
well-crafted
journey
spanning
many
decades,
he
truly
loved
his
craft
of
being
an
ACTOR
FIRST."
The
statement
further
read,
"For
us
at
CINTAA
&
CAWT,
the
sadness
is
indomitable
even
to
express
through
our
words.
His
contribution
to
our
association
&
Trust
was
extremely
noteworthy
and
his
voice,
wisdom
&
opinions
truly
mattered
to
us.
His
unparalleled
virtue
was
that
he
always
embraced
the
spirit
of
brotherhood.
A
teacher
and
a
true
master.
As
we
now
pray
for
his
soul
to
rest
in
eternal
peace,
we
express
our
heartfelt
condolences
to
his
family
and
Saira
ji
in
particular.
We
aren't
saying
adieu
because
Dilip
Saab
will
stay
in
our
hearts
forever.”