Today, on October 30, Dalip Tahil turns 73. For most Hindi film fans, the actor's face immediately brings to mind a certain Bollywood prototype – the rich, arrogant father figure who often dwells in the morally grey zone. Think 'Baazigar', 'Ishq', 'Raja', 'Darr', or 'Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke'. In the nineties especially, when producers needed to make the corrupt and wealthy patriarchal figure look uber-cool on screen, all they
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