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Amjad Khan (12 November 1940 – 27 July 1992) was an Indian actor and film director. [2] [3] He worked in over 132 films in a career spanning nearly twenty years.
Before coming to films, Amjad was a theatre actor. When he was only 11 years old, he appeared as a Child Actor in the film Nazneen (1951) and after that, Amjad made appearances in minor roles with father Jayant in a few films. While studying in college, Amjad was the General Secretary of the Student Union.
Amjad Khan was a renowned Bollywood actor and film director, widely popular for his performance as Gabbar Singh in Sholay (1975). He went to both R. D. National College and St. Andrew's High School in Bandra.
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- Hyderabad, Hyderabad State, British India
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- Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Amjad Khan was a renowned Bollywood actor and film director, widely popular for his performance as Gabbar Singh in Sholay (1975). He went to both R. D. National College and St. Andrew's High School in Bandra.
- November 12, 1940
- July 27, 1992
Nov 12, 2021 · Though Amjad Khan lost the the Best Supporting Actor Filmfare Award to Shashi Kapoor for Deewaar, Sholay did for him what films rarely manage to do for an actor — made him a de facto star overnight.
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Jul 27, 2023 · As the suave, gum-chewing, wisecracking police officer who even has a go at the drums in the chartbusting Laila main Laila, Amjad Khan has a memorable entry with the now-iconic line: ‘Mera naam Khan hai, Amjad Khan’, which he follows up with the uber-cool: ‘Is pistol mein teen goliyan hain, kitni khaoge?’
Nov 12, 2018 · For Bollywood, that villain was often Amjad Khan — the iconic Gabbar Singh from Sholay (1975). Khan’s two-decade career included over 130 films, many regarded as Bollywood classics. On what would have been his 78th birthday, here’s a look at the man who became synonymous with villains in the Mumbai film industry.
