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AMJAD KHAN ,NO ONE FORGET KABBAR SINGH BORN ON 1940 NOVEMBER 12

AMJAD KHAN ,NO ONE FORGET KABBAR SINGH 
BORN ON 1940 NOVEMBER 12


Amjad Zakaria Khan (12 November 1940 – 27 July 1992) was an Indian actor and director.[1] He worked in over 130 films in a career spanning nearly twenty years. He enjoyed popularity for his villainous roles in Hindi films, the most famous being the iconic Gabbar Singh in the 1975 classic Sholay[2] and of Dilawar in Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978)

Amjad Khan
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Native nameامجد خان
अमजद ख़ान
BornAmjad Zakaria Khan
12 November 1940
Hyderabad, India
Died27 July 1992 (aged 51)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationFilm actor, director
Years active1965–1992
Known forGabbar Singh
ReligionIslam
Early life[edit]

Amjad Khan was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, to legendary actor Jayant.[3] His brothers are actors Imtiaz Khan and Inayat Khan who acted in one film.

Khan was educated at St.Andrew's High School, in Bandra. He attended R D National College where he was the general secretary, the highest elected student body representative.


Career[edit]


Before Amjad Khan came to films he was a theatre actor. His first role was in the film Nazneen (1951). His next role was at the age of 17 in the film Ab Dilli Dur Nahin (1957).[4] He made appearances in minor roles with father Jayant in a few films. He assisted K. Asif in Love And God in the late 1960s and had a brief appearance in the film. The film was left incomplete after Asif's death in 1971, and it ended up releasing in 1986. In 1973 he made his debut as an adult in Hindustan Ki Kasam.

In 1975 he was offered the role of dacoit Gabbar Singh for the film Sholay by Salim Khan who was one of its writers. In preparation for the role, Amjad read Abhishapth Chambal, a book on Chambal dacoits written by Taroon Kumar Bhaduri (actress Jaya Bhaduri's father). Amjad shot to stardom with the movie. His portrayal of Gabbar Singh is considered by many to be the first depiction of pure evil in Indian Cinema. 


His mannerisms and dialogues have become an integral part of Bollywood lexicon and spawned numerous parodies and spoofs. Sholay went on to become a blockbuster. Although it boasted an ensemble cast of superstars including Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan and Sanjeev Kumar, who was nominated that year for the Filmfare award for Best Actor category, Amjad stole the show with his unorthodox and eerie dialogue delivery. Even to this day people fondly remember his dialogues and mannerisms. He later appeared in advertisements as Gabbar Singh endorsing Britannia Glucose Biscuits (popularly known as Gabbar Ki Asli Pasand), the first incidence of a villain being used to sell a popular product.[5]

After the success of Sholay, Khan continued to play negative roles in many subsequent Hindi films in the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s – superseding, in terms of popularity and demand, the earlier Indian actor, Ajit. He often acted as villain opposite Amitabh Bachchan as the hero. His role in 'Inkaar' was also presented in terrifying manner. He made his presence felt in 'Des Pardes', 'Nastik', 'Satte Pe Satta', 'Dada', 'Chambal Ki Kasam', 'Ganga Ki Saugandh', 'Hum Kisise Kam Nahin', and 'Naseeb'.





Khan was also acclaimed for playing many unconventional roles. In the critically acclaimed film Shatranj Ke Khiladi (1977) (based on the novel of the same title) by Munshi Premchand and directed by Satyajit Ray, Khan played the helpless and deluded monarch Wajid Ali Shah, whose kingdom, Avadh, is being targeted by British colonialists from the British East India Company. It is the only movie in which he dubbed a song. He played many positive roles in films such as Yaarana (1981) and Laawaris (1981) as Amitabh's friend and father respectively. 



In the art film Utsav (1984), he portrayed Vatsayana, the author of the Kama Sutra. In 1988 he appeared in the Merchant-Ivory English film The Perfect Murder as an underworld don. He excelled at playing comical characters in films such as Qurbani (1980), Love Story, and Chameli Ki Shaadi (1986). In 1991, he reprised his role as Gabbar Singh in Ramgarh Ke Sholay, a parody of the legendary film which included look-alikes of Dev Anand and Amitabh Bachchan.

He ventured into directing for a brief period in the 1980s directing and starring in Chor Police (1983), which was a success, and Ameer Aadmi Gareeb Aadmi (1985) which failed to do well at the box office.

Amjad was the president of the Actors Guild Association. He was respected in the film industry. He would intervene and negotiate disputes between actors and directors/producers. One such dispute occurred when Dimple Kapadia agreed to play a mother role and later backed out. The entire film producers' community tried to boycott her. Amjad intervened on behalf of the Actors Guild.


Personal life[edit]


In 1972, he married Shehla Khan and in the following year, she gave birth to their first child, Shadaab Khan, who acted in a few films. 



He also had a daughter, Ahlam Khan, and another son, Seemaab Khan. Ahlam married popular theatre actor Zafar Karachiwala in 2011.[6]

Death[edit]


In 1978, Amjad Khan had a severe accident on the Mumbai-Goa highway which left him with broken ribs and a punctured lung. He was going to participate in shooting of film The Great Gambler starring Amitabh Bachchan. Due to the serious injuries he also almost spilled into a coma, but fortunately, he recovered soon. 


The drugs Khan was administered during his operation caused him to gain a lot of weight, which led to further health complications. As a result of his increasing weight, he died in 1992 after suffering from heart failure at the age of 51. Several of the films he had completed were released after his death, until 1996. His funeral procession passed from his house in Pali Hill to the Muslim Burial in Bandra East.






Filmography[edit]

YearFilmRoleNotes
1951Nazneen
credited as Amjad, child artist
1957Ab Dilli Dur NahinLachhu
1961Maya
1973Hindustan Ki Kasam

1975SholayGabbar SinghNominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
1976Charas

Ginny Aur Johnny

1977AafatShera
Aakhri Goli

Chakkar Pe ChakkarAvdhut
Hum Kisise Kum NaheenSaudagar Singh
Kasam Khoon KiBhajirao
Palkon Ki Chhaon MeinNattu
ParvarishMangal Singh
Ram BharoseBhanupratap
Shatranj Ke KhiladiWajid Ali Shah
1978Apna KhoonKhan
BesharamDigvijay Singh/Dharamdas
BandieKanchan V. Singh
BhookhThakur Harnam Singh
Des PardesBhoot Singh/Avtar Singh
Ganga Ki SaugandThakur Jashwant Singh
Heeralal PannalalPanther
InkaarRaj Singh 'Kidnapper'
Kasme VaadeJuda, the HunchbackGuest appearance
Khoon Ki PukaarZalim Singh/Sardar
Muqaddar

Muqaddar Ka SikandarDilawar
Phool Khile Hain Gulshan GulshanKalandhar
Ram Kasam

Sawan Ke Geet

1979AhsaasPradeep Rai Choudhry
Atmaram

Chambal Ki Raani

DadaFazlu
Do ShikaariZorro
Hamare TumhareMr. Chaudhary, Sonia's Father
Hum Tere Aashiq HainThakur Shamsher Singh
Lok ParlokRam Shastri/Boston Strangler/
Raman Raghav/Ram Ghulam

MeeraBadshah Akbar
Mr. NatwarlalVikram Singh
Raakhi Ki SaugandhJagganath 'Jagga'/Yahwar Pahwar Khan
Sarkari Mehmaan

SuhaagVikram Kapoor
1980Bombay 405 MilesVeer Singh
Chambal Ki Kasam

JwalamukhiDaku Sher Singh
KhanjarPrince/Swamiji
Lahu Pukarega

LootmaarVikram
Pyaara Dushman

QurbaniInspector Amjad Khan
Ram BalramSuleiman Seth
Yari DushmaniBirju
1981Anusandhan

Barsaat Ki Ek RaatKaliram H. Sahu
Chehre Pe ChehraKanhus, Martha's brother
CommanderCommander Singh
DhuaanSunil's boss
Gehra Zakhm

Hum Se Badkar KaunChandan/Bholaram
Jail YatraKuldeep
KanhaiyaaMadhav Singh
Paanch Qaidi

KaaliaShahani Seth/Jaswant
Katilon Ke KaatilBlack Cobra
Khoon Ka Rishta

Ladies TailorNawab Amjad Khan
LaawarisRanvir Singh
Love StoryHavaldar Sher Singh
Maan Gaye UstaadMunna/Shera
NaseebDamu (Damodar)
Plot No. 5

Professor PyarelalRonnie/Ranjit Singh/Gomes
RockyRobert D'Souza
ShamaDargah devotee
Waqt Ki DeewarThakur Ranvir Dayal Singh
YaaranaBishan
Zamane Ko Dikhana HaiSharif Khan/Sharafat Ali/Karamat Ali/
Salamat Ali/Wajahat Ali

1982Satte Pe SattaRanjit Singh
BaghawatMaharaj Durjan Singh/
Maharaj Vikram Singh

DaulatJoseph D'Souza/Tripathi
Desh PremeeThakur Pratap Singh
Dharam KantaChandan Singh/Jwala Singh
Insaan

SamraatRanbir
Teesri AankhJabbar Singh
Taqdeer Ka Badshah

Teri Maang Sitaron Se Bhar DoonMohammed 'Sultan Bhai'/
Sultan Singh Rathod

1983Achha BuraMohammad Sher Khan/
Kamalrup Chaurasiya 'Shera'

Bade Dil WalaBhagwat Singh (B.K.)/
Dr. Joshi

Chor PoliceBarkhi Khan
HimmatwalaSher Singh Bandookwala
Hum Se Hai ZamanaIqbal/Thakur's son
Humse Na Jeeta KoiBheema Singh
Jaani DostHari/Nooruddin/Harry
MahaanVikram Singh
NastikTiger
1984Bindiya ChamkegiInspector Vijay A. Kumar
Dhokebaaz

Kaamyaab

Tere Mere Beech Mei
A film by Dada Kondke
Maati Maange KhoonThakur Balram Singh
Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho!Kundan Kapadia
Pet Pyaar Aur Paap

UtsavVatsyayan
1985Ameer Aadmi Gharib AadmiAkram
Ee Lokam Ivide Kure ManushyarAbbasMalayalam film
Ek Daku Saher MeinSurjan Singh
Ek Se Bhale DoBalram/Bhima
Maa KasamChakradhari
Mera SaathiRam Kumar's play character
MohabbatGamma Pehalwan
Pataal BhairaviVishvanath Chanchal
1986Andheri Raat Mein Diya Tere Haath MeinSultan
Chameli Ki ShaadiAdvocate Harish
JeevaSardar
Love and GodKais' family servant
Mohabbat Ki KasamBaseera Singh
Nasihat

Pahunchey Huwe Log

Peechha KarroBrigadier
Simhasanam
Telugu film
SinghasanKupateshwarSimhasanam in Telugu
Vikram
Tamil film
ZindaganiBhola
1987Ahsaan

Insaniyat Ke DushmanPratap Singh
Jaago Hua Savera

Maashuka

Sitapur Ki GeetaThakur Pratap Singh
1988Bees Saal BaadBhavani Baba
Do Waqt Ki RotiTantia Bheel/Purshottam
Inteqam

KabrastanNepolean D'Costa
KanwarlalJohn Jani Janardhan
MaalamaalSuleiman Dada
Paanch FauladiDilawar Khan, Fauladi No. 5
QatilBadshah Akram Khan
The Perfect MurderLala Heera Lal
1989DostSher Singh
Khuli KhidkiDr. A.K. Jayant
Meri ZabaanInspector Malpani/
Arjun Vaswani

NaqabNawab Dada Sarkar
SantoshQaidi No. 333
1990Lekin...Shafi Ahmed Sidiqqui
Maha-SangramBada Ghoda
Pati Patni Aur TawaifSulaiman Dildar
1991LoveGuruji
Izzat

Ramgarh Ke SholayGabbar Singh
Yaara Dildara

1992Aasmaan Se GiraAlien ruler
Dil Hi To HaiMaharaj Vikram Singh
Ele, My FriendOmar
Saali Adhi Ghar Waali

Waqt Ka Badshah

VirodhiJudge
1993Bechain

In CustodyBabu's MusicianEnglish Film
RudaaliThakur Ram Avtar, Lakhsman's father
Bannada Gejje
Kannada film starring V Ravichandran
Prema Yuddham
Telugu film starring Nagarjuna Akkineni
1994Do FantooshBajrang
1995Anokhi Chaal

1996AatankAlphonso
Hukumnama

Sautela BhaiThakur Narayandas


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