Amjad Khan (Hindi: अमजद खान, 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 iconic popularity for his villain roles in Hindi language films — he is most famous for playing the role of the Gabbar Singh in Sholay (1975).
Born in Hyderabad to Muslim parents. He was the son of legendary actor Jayant. He was the brother of fellow actor ...
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Amjad Khan (Hindi: अमजद खान, 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 iconic popularity for his villain roles in Hindi language films — he is most famous for playing the role of the Gabbar Singh in Sholay (1975).
Born in Hyderabad to Muslim parents. 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. His family hails from peshawar, pakistan.
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.
Before Amjad came to films he was a theatre actor. His first film was as a child artist at the age of 17...
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