Akmal Khan

Akmal
Born Mohammad Asif Khan[1]
(1929-11-11)11 November 1929[1]
Lahore, Pakistan
Died 11 June 1967(1967-06-11) (aged 37)[2]
Lahore, Pakistan
Occupation Actor
Years active (1955-67)
Spouse(s) Firdous (wife)
Children Shehbaz Akmal (son) and 6 daughters
M. Ajmal Khan (older brother and also an actor)[2]

Akmal Khan, or Akmal, (born 11 Nov 1929, Lahore, Pakistan, died 11 June 1967) was a Pakistani film actor and singer.[1]

Early life and career

Akmal Khan got a start in the film world by first becoming a film make-up artist and then he was introduced as an actor by the renowned Pakistani film producer-director Anwar Kamal Pasha in his hit film Qatil (1955).[3] In 1956, he appeared as a lead actor in the Punjabi language film Jabroo (1956). This was a hit film and Akmal got his breakthrough into the Pakistani film industry from this film.[1] His most successful 'Golden Jubilee' film Malangi (1965) was the peak of his career. He died on 11 June 1967 at age 37 which was a shock to all his fans in Pakistan.[2]

Filmography

Title Released Language
Qatil[3] 1955 Urdu
Jabroo 1956 Punjabi
Dulla Bhatti 1956 Punjabi
Palkaan 1957 Punjabi
Bodi Shah 1959 Punjabi
Bacha Jamoora 1959 Punjabi
Rani Khan 1960 Punjabi
Muftbar 1961 Punjabi
Choorian 1963 Punjabi
Malangi[2] 1965 Punjabi
Heer Sial 1965 Punjabi
Doli 1965 Punjabi
Imam Din Gohavia 1967 Punjabi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 http://pakfilms.net/artists/details.php?pid=251, Profile of actor Akmal Khan on PAKfilms database website, Retrieved 30 Nov 2016
  2. 1 2 3 4 http://urduwire.com/people/Akmal-Khan_458.aspx, Profile of Akmal Khan on urduwire.com website, Retrieved 30 Nov 2016
  3. 1 2 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0244742/?ref_=nv_sr_8, Akmal Khan's debut film Qatil (1955) on IMDb website, Retrieved 30 Nov 2016

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