AMJAD KHAN (12 November 1940 – 27 July 1992)
The iconic Gabbar Singh of Sholay was born in Adezai, a small village of Peshawar, British India, to legendary actor Jayant.Not many people know that Sholay was not his first film.His first film was
Nazneen (1951).Where he played a small role as a child actor.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.
After the success of Sholay, Khan continued to play negative roles in many subsequent Hindi films. 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'.
The iconic Gabbar Singh of Sholay was born in Adezai, a small village of Peshawar, British India, to legendary actor Jayant.Not many people know that Sholay was not his first film.His first film was
Nazneen (1951).Where he played a small role as a child actor.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.
After the success of Sholay, Khan continued to play negative roles in many subsequent Hindi films. 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'.
Later on he played many Positive roles 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.
He was taken by Satyajit Ray to play the role of Wazid Ali Shah for his hindi film Shatranj Ke Khiladi. 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).
He also ventured into directing for a brief period in the 1980s directing and also starring in Chor Police (1983) and Ameer Aadmi Gareeb Aadmi (1985) but both films failed to do well at the box office.
Amjad khan singing in film Yaarana
He died in 1992 after suffering from heart failure at the age of 52. Several of the films he had completed were released after his death,last film released in 1996,in fact 3 pictures released that year.
Some of Amjad Khan Rare Pictures
Some of Amjad Khan Rare Pictures
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