Akmal Khan
Akmal | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mohammad Asif Khan[1] 11 November 1929[2] [3] |
| Died | 11 June 1967 (aged 37)[1] |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | (1955-67) |
| Spouse(s) | Firdous Begum |
| Children | Shehbaz Akmal (son) and 6 daughters M. Ajmal Khan (older brother and also an actor) |
Akmal Khan, or Akmal, (born 11 November 1929,[4] Lahore, Pakistan, died 11 June 1967) was a Pakistani film actor and singer.[2]
Early life and career[]
Akmal Khan first became a film make-up artist and then he was introduced as an actor by the Pakistani film producer-director Anwar Kamal Pasha in his film Qatil (1955).[5] 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.[2][1]
Death[]
Akmal lost his life to hear stroke. He is buried in Muslim Town Graveyard, Lahore[6]
Selected filmography[]
| Title | Released | Language |
|---|---|---|
| Qatil[5] | 1955 | Urdu |
| Jabroo[7] | 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[1][7] | 1965 | Punjabi |
| Heer Sial | 1965 | Punjabi |
| Doli | 1965 | Punjabi |
| Imam Din Gohavia[7] | 1967 | Punjabi |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Profile of Akmal Khan on urduwire.com website. Retrieved 22 December 2017
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Filmography and profile of Akmal Khan on PAKfilms website". Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Filmography and profile of Akmal Khan on PAKfilms website". Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Profile of film actor Akmal Khan". Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Akmal Khan's debut film Qatil (1955) on IMDb website. Retrieved 22 December 2017
- ^ "Akmal – A Punjabi Dalip Kumar". Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Filmography of Akmal Khan on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website. Retrieved 22 December 2017
External links[]
- Akmal Khan at IMDb Filmography of Akmal Khan on IMDb website
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