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Amjad Khan (, ; 12 November 1940 – 27 July 1992) was an acclaimed
Indian actor and
director He worked in over 130 films in his film career spanning nearly twenty years. He enjoyed popularity for his
villain roles in
Hindi language films—he is most famous for playing the role of the
Gabbar Singh in
Sholay (1975). and of Dilawar in 1978 classic
Muqaddar Ka Sikandar.
Early life
Born in
Hyderabad to
Muslim parents from
Ghazni Afghanistan. He was the son of legendary actor
Jayant. He was the brother of fellow actor
Imtiaz Khan and Inayat Khan who only acted in one film. In 1957, he was cast in the movie
Ab Dili Dur Nahin, as a child artist.
Khan did schooling at St Theresa's High School,
Bandra. He attended
R D National College, Bandra and was the General Secretary - the highest elected student body representative. He had already gained a reputation of being a heavyweight "dada" and was feared and respected.
Career
Before Amjad came to films he was a theatre actor. His first film was as a child artist at the age of 17 in the film
Ab Dilli Dur Nahin (1957). He had assisted
K. Asif in the film
Love and God in the late 1960s and had also made a brief appearance in the film which would have been his official film debut. But the film was left incomplete after
K. Asif's death in 1971 and it ended up releasing in 1986. In 1973 he made his debut in
Hindustan Ki Kasam.
In 1975 he was offered...
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