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Amjad Khan was an Indian actor and film director in Bollywood. He was born on 12th November 1940 in Bombay to Jayant aka Zakaria Khan and Qamar Khan. He had two brothers, Imtiaz and Inayat. He completed his schooling at St. Andrew's High School, Bandra, Bombay. H...
Amjad Khan was an Indian actor and film director in Bollywood. He was born on 12th November 1940 in Bombay to Jayant aka Zakaria Khan and Qamar Khan. He had two brothers, Imtiaz and Inayat. He completed his schooling at St. Andrew's High School, Bandra, Bombay. He completed his post-graduation in Philosophy from R.D. National College, Mumbai. During his college and school days, he worked as a theatre artist and performed in his college with his brother. He made his Bollywood debut as a child actor in the film Nazneen in 1951. As an adult, he made his Bollywood debut with Hindustan Ki Kasam in 1973. But he got a major breakthrough with his role of 'Gabbar' in Sholay. He also acted in several other films, such as Inkaar, Des Pardes, Satte Pe Satta, Hum Kisise Kum Nahin, Shatranj Ke Khiladi, etc. He has also worked as an assistant director and a director. As an assistant director, he worked on the film Love and God. As a director, he worked in Chor Police and Ameer Aadmi Gareeb Aadmi. Amjad was the President of the Actors Guild Association. In 1972, he married Shaila Khan and in the following year, she gave birth to their first child, Shadaab Khan. He also had a daughter, Ahlam Khan, and another son, Seemaab Khan. In July 1992, at 51, he died of a heart attack. He won several awards for his acting.