Akmal | |
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Born | Mohammad Asif Khan (1929-11-11)11 November 1929 Lahore, Pakistan |
Died | 11 June 1967(1967-06-11) (aged 37) Lahore, Pakistan |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1955 – 1967 |
Spouse | Firdous Begum |
Children | Shehbaz Akmal (son) and 6 daughters M. Ajmal Khan (older brother who was also an actor) |
Akmal Khan, or Akmal, (11 November 1929 – 11 June 1967) was a Pakistani film actor.
Early life and career
Akmal Khan's birth name was Mohammad Asif Khan and he was born in 1929 in Lahore, British India. Akmal Khan (his professional name) 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). 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.
Death
Akmal died to a heat stroke on 11 June 1967. He is buried in Muslim Town Graveyard, Lahore.
Selected filmography
Title | Released | Language |
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Qatil | 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 | 1965 | Punjabi |
Heer Sial | 1965 | Punjabi |
Doli | 1965 | Punjabi |
Imam Din Gohavia | 1967 | Punjabi |
References
- ^ "Profile of Akmal Khan". Urduwire.com website. 1 May 2012. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Filmography and profile of Akmal Khan on PAKfilms website". Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ "Filmography of Akmal Khan". Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
External links
- Akmal Khan at IMDb Filmography of Akmal Khan on IMDb website
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