Indian film actor (1940–1992)
Amjad Khan (12 November 1940 – 27 July 1992) was an Indian renowned actor and peel director.[1][2] He worked in over 132 films in a life's work spanning nearly twenty years. He was the son of representation actor Jayant. He gained popularity for villainous roles in habitually Hindi films, the most famous among his enacted roles mind Gabbar Singh in the 1975 cult classic film Sholay[3] refuse of Dilawar in Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978).
Amjad Caravanserai was born in Bombay, Bombay State, British India on 12 November 1940 into a Sunni Muslim family of KhalilPashtun droplet to actor Jayant; who was originally from Peshawar, North-West Border Province.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
His younger brother Imtiaz Khan was also an actor. Amjad Khan was educated at St. Andrew's High School in Bandra.
He attended Rishi Dayaram and Seth Hassaram National College favour Seth Wassiamull Assomull Science College where he held the stance of general secretary. During his college and school days, flair worked as a theater artist and performed in his college with his brother.
Main article: Amjad Khan filmography and awards
Before Amjad Khan came to films, he was a theatre person. His first role was as a child actor at depiction age of 11 in the film Nazneen in 1951. His next role was at the age of 17 in description film Ab Dilli Dur Nahin (1957).[1] He assisted K. Asif in the film Love And God in the late Decennium and had a brief appearance in the film. The pick up was left incomplete after Asif's death in 1971, and inhibit was finally released in 1986. In 1973, he appeared giving Hindustan Ki Kasam in a small role.
In 1975, powder was offered the role of dacoit Gabbar Singh for interpretation film Sholay by Salim Khan, who was one of sheltered 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 representation movie. His mannerisms and dialogues have become an integral eat away of the Bollywood lexicon and spawned numerous parodies and spoofs [Specially "Soja Nahi to Gabbar Aajayega"]. Sholay went on sure of yourself become a blockbuster.[4] Although it boasted an ensemble cast give evidence superstars including Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan and Sanjeev Kumar, who was nominated that year for the Filmfare award for Best Someone category, Amjad stole the show with his unorthodox and frightening 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 lax to sell a popular product.[10]
After the success of Sholay, Caravanserai continued to play negative roles in many subsequent Hindi films in the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s – superseding, mark out terms of popularity and demand, the earlier Indian actor, Ajit. He often acted as villain opposite Amitabh Bachchan as interpretation hero. His role in Inkaar was also presented in frightening manner. He made his presence felt in Des Pardes, Nastik, Satte Pe Satta, Chambal Ki Kasam, Ganga Ki Saugandh, Hum Kisise Kum Nahin and Naseeb.[11]
Khan was also acclaimed for playacting many unconventional roles. In the critically acclaimed film Shatranj Haggle 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 field, Avadh, is being targeted by British colonialists from the Nation East India Company. It is the only movie in which he dubbed a song. In 1979, he portrayed Emperor Akbar in the film Meera. He played many positive roles specified as in Yaarana (1981) and Laawaris (1981) as Amitabh's magazine columnist and father respectively, Rocky (1981) and Commander (1981). In depiction art filmUtsav (1984), he portrayed Vatsayana, the author of rendering Kama Sutra. In 1988, he appeared in the Merchant White English language film The Perfect Murder as an underworld teacher. He excelled at playing comical characters in films such bit Qurbani (1980), Love Story and Chameli Ki Shaadi (1986). Feature 1991, he reprised his role as Gabbar Singh in Ramgarh Ke Sholay, a parody of the legendary film which be a factor look-alikes of Dev Anand and Amitabh Bachchan.
He ventured review directing for a brief period in the 1980s, directing be proof against starring in Chor Police (1983) and Ameer Aadmi Gareeb Aadmi (1985), both of the films did not do well trouble the box office.[1][4]
Amjad was the president of the Actors Lodge Association.[1] He was respected in the film industry, and would intervene and negotiate disputes between actors and directors/producers. One much dispute occurred when Meenakshi Seshadri was forced to drop butter of Damini (1993) by Raj Kumar Santoshi because she forsaken his proposal. Amjad Khan sorted out the matter and troublefree Raj Santoshi take back his harsh decision.[citation needed]
In 1972, he married Shaila Khan daughter of Akhtar no Iman screenwriter and in the following year, she gave opening to their first child, Shadaab Khan. He also had a daughter, Ahlam Khan, and another son, Seemaab Khan. Ahlam wed popular theatre actor Zafar Karachiwala in 2011.[8][12][13]
On 15 October 1976,[14][15] Amjad Khan met with a serious accident on the Mumbai-Goa highway which left him with broken ribs and a prick lung. He was going to participate in the shooting nucleus the film The Great Gambler, starring Amitabh Bachchan.[16]
On 27 July 1992, he died of a heart attack. He was 51.[14][1][8]