Producers' community tried to boycott her. One such disputeĪgreed to play a mother role and later backed out. He would intervene and negotiateĭisputes between actors and directors/producers. 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.Īmjad was the president of the Actors Guild Association. 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 excelled at playing comical characters in films such as Qurbani (1980), Love Story, and Chameli Ki Shaadi (1986). In 1988 he appeared in the Merchant-Ivory English film The Perfect Murder as an underworld don. In the art film Utsav (1984), he portrayed Vatsayana, the author of the Kama Sutra. He played many positive roles in films such as Yaarana (1981) and Laawaris (1981) as Amitabh's friend and father respectively.
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It is the only movie in which he dubbed a song. 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. Khan was also acclaimed for playing many unconventional roles. Satta', 'Dada', 'Chambal Ki Kasam', 'Ganga Ki Saugandh', 'Hum Kisise Kam He made his presence felt in 'Des Pardes', 'Nastik', 'Satte Pe His role in 'Inkaar' was also presented in terrifying
He often acted as villain opposite Amitabh BachchanĪs the hero. – superseding, in terms of popularity and demand, the earlier IndianĪctor, Ajit. Roles in many subsequent Hindi films in the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s Pasand"), the first incidence of a villain being used to sell a popularĪfter the success of Sholay, Khan continued to play negative He later appeared in advertisements as Gabbar SinghĮndorsing Britannia Glucose Biscuits (popularly known as "Gabbar Ki Asli Even to this day people fondly remember his dialogues and Who was nominated that year for the Filmfare award for Best ActorĬategory, Amjad stole the show with his unorthodox and eerie dialogueĭelivery. Although it boasted an ensemble cast of superstars including Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan and Sanjeev Kumar, His mannerisms and dialogues have become an integral part of Bollywood lexicon and spawned numerous parodies and spoofs. Singh is considered by many to be the first depiction of pure evil in Indian Cinema. In preparation for the role, Amjad read Abhishapth Chambal, a book on Chambal dacoits written by Taroon Kumar Bhaduri (actress Jaya Bhaduri'sįather). 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 1973 he made his debut as an adult in Hindustan Ki Kasam. Left incomplete after Asif's death in 1971, and it ended up releasing inġ986. In the late 1960s and had a brief appearance in the film. He made appearances in minor roles with father Jayant in a few films. His next role was at the age of 17 in the film Ab Dilli Dur Nahin (1957). His first role was in the film Nazneen (1951). He attended R D National College where he was the general secretary, the highest elected student body representative.īefore Amjad Khan came to films he was a theatre actor. Khan was educated at St.Andrew's High School, in Bandra, Mumbai. His family was originally from the city of Peshawar, in modern day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ( Pakistan). His brothers are actors Imtiaz Khan and Inayat Khan who acted in one film.
He enjoyed popularity for his villainous roles in Hindi films, the mostįamous being the iconic Gabbar Singh in the 1975 classic Sholay and of Dilawar in Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978).Īmjad Khan was born in Adezai, a small village of Peshawar, British India, to legendary actor Jayant.
He worked in over 130 films in a career spanning nearly twenty years. Peshawar, North West Frontier Province, British IndiaĪmjad Zakaria Khan (12 November 1940 – 27 July 1992) was an Indian actor and director.