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Amjad Khan, born 12 November 1940 in Mumbai, was an Indian actor, film director and director who held citizenship of British Raj, the Dominion of India and India. His father was Jayant and his sibling was Kruttika Desai. He began his career in 1965, practised Islam, and received a Filmfare Award. He spoke Hindi.
Khan died of heart failure on 27 July 1992 in Mumbai.
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Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Amjad Khan ( 12 November 1940 – 27 July 1992) was an acclaimed Indian actor and director. 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 unforgettable Gabbar Singh in the 1975 classic Sholay and of Dilawar in Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978). Description above from the Wikipedia article…
Known for
- Aatank — Alphonso1996
- Rudaali — Thakur Ramavtar Singh1993
- Dil Hi To Hai — Maharaj Vikram Garg1992
- Virodhi1992
- Waqt Ka Badshah1992
- Aasmaan Se Gira — Alien Ruler1992
- Love — Guruji1991
- Ramgarh Ke Sholay — Gabbar Singh1991
- Brahmarshi Vishwamitra — Veerabahu1991
- Yaara Dildara — Inspector De De1991
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Key facts
- Born
- Amjad Zakaria Khan , ( 1940-11-12 ) 12 November 1940, Peshawar , Northwest Frontier Province , British India
- Died
- 27 July 1992 (1992-07-27) (aged 51), Bombay, Maharashtra , India
- Alma mater
- St. Andrew's High School , R. D. National College , University of Bombay
- Occupations
- Actor film director
- Years active
- 1951–1992
- Known for
- Sholay (1975)
- Notable work
- Gabbar Singh
- Spouse
- Shehla Khan
- Children
- 3 (including Shadaab Khan )
- Father
- Jayant
- Relatives
- Imtiaz Khan (brother), Akhtar ul Iman (father-in-law), Zafar Karachiwala (son-in-law)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Dominion of India
- Place of birth
- Mumbai
- Place of death
- Mumbai
- Father
- Jayant
- Sibling
- Kruttika Desai
- Occupation
- film director
- Languages spoken
- Hindi
- Religion
- Islam
- Award
- Filmfare Awards
- Field of work
- film actor
- Image
- امجد خان.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1940-11-12
- date of death
- 1992-07-27
- cause of death
- heart failure
- start of work period
- 1965-00-00
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Amjad Khan (12 November 1940 – 27 July 1992) was an Indian actor and film director. He worked in over 132 films in a career spanning nearly twenty years. He was the son of the actor Jayant. He gained popularity for villainous roles in mostly Hindi films, the most famous among his enacted roles being Gabbar Singh in the 1975 film Sholay and of Dilawar in Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978).
Early life and education
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