Amjad Khan Birthday, Real Name, Age, Weight, Height, Family, Facts, Death Cause, Contact Details, Wife, Children, Bio & More
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
REAL NAME
Amjad Zakaria Khan
NICK NAMES
Amjad
POPULAR NAMES
Gabbar Singh
BIRTHDAY
BORN ON DAY
Tuesday
BIRTHPLACE
Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India
DIED AT AGE
51 Years 8 Months 15 Days
DEATHDATE
July 27, 1992
DEATHPLACE
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
CAUSE OF DEATH
Congestive heart failure
NATIONALITY
PROFESSION
ZODIAC
SCORPIO
ALSO NOTED FOR
Director
FEATURES
Dark brown eyes and black hair
Physical Stats
CHEST
N/A
BICEPS
N/A
WAIST
N/A
HEIGHT
5'10''(feet & inches)
1.778 meters
177.8 cm
WEIGHT
120 kg
264 lbs
Amjad Khan Family Members
Amjad Khan Marriage, Affairs and Children
SPOUSE
Shaila Khan (1972-1992)
Child(ren) of Amjad Khan and Shaila Khan
Fame & Address
DEBUT
Nazneen (Film 1951)
FAMOUS FROM/AS
Sholay as Gabbar Singh (Film 1975), Famous Dialogues:- "Kitne Aadmi the?", "Ab Tera Kya Hoga Kalia?"
Education, Net Worth & More
RELIGION
Islam
SCHOOLING FROM
St.Andrew's High School, bandra, Bombay (Now Mumbai)
QUALIFICATION
Post-Graduate in Philosophy
FAVOURITE ACTOR
Amitabh Bachchan, Amrish Puri
FAVOURITE ACTRESS
Madhubala
FAVOURITE SINGER
R. D. Burman, Kishore Kumar
INTERESTS
Driving, Listening to Music, Playing Badminton
More Information
Career of Amjad Khan
He started his career with theatre and his first on-screen role was in the film "Nazneen". He gained recognition with his character Gabbar Singh in the film "Sholay". He played the negative character in the film like Nastik, Satte Pe Satta, Dada, Hum Kisise Kum Nahin, and Naseeb. He also appeared on positive roles in the films like Yaarana and Laawaris. He appeared as a comedian in the films like Qurbani, Love Story, and Chameli Ki Shaadi. Overall he was a versatile actor and suit every character he was assigned to.
Some Lesser Known Facts About Amjad Khan
- Did Amjad Khan takes alcohol? No.
- Was Amjad Khan in the habit of Smoking? Yes.
- Very few of us know that our famous villain Amjad Khan appeared in the films like Nazneen, Ab Dilli Dur Nahin and Maya as a child artist before appearing as Gabbar Singh in the film "Sholay".
- He was not the first choice for the role of Gabbar Singh. Danny Denzongpa turned down the role due to a scheduling conflict. The makers of the film were in doubt if he can play such a strong character but he came out as a rising star and put a life in the character.
- He read the book "Abhishapta Chambal" written by Jaya Bachchan's father Taroon Kumar Bhaduri to play the role of a dacoit so that there will be no chance of any mistake.
- He also appeared in an advertisement promoting Britannia Glucose Biscuits as his famous character Gabbar Singh.
- He survived from a major accident at the Mumbai-Goa highway when he was going for filming the movie "The Great Gambler". He suffered several injuries but recovered. The drug used to save him started showing side effect and his weight increased to double. This led to heart failure at the age of 51 and he died in 1992. Many of his movies were released after his death.
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