Like his yesteryear namesake, Dilip Kumar is a legend. But, only his talents are on display in the Mumbai local rather than on the big screen. Kumar, who is around 85 years old, entertains train passengers by playing the mouth organ. With the money that people offer for his music, Kumar helps the hungry. Kumar claims that this has been his daily routine for the last 45 years.

On Saturday, mid-day travelled with Kumar on the local to see him carry out his noble expedition. We met Kumar at Churchgate station on Saturday morning. Kumar told us that he was a graduate of BSc, with a first class, from a prominent South Mumbai college. He then went on to complete his engineering from a college in Hyderabad. "In 1971, my father passed away and, around that time, I was playing the mouth organ for Bollywood films. However, I was hardly making any money," he said.