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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. Ahlam married popular theatre actor Zafar Karachiwala in 2011.
In 1972, he married his childhood friend Shehla. A marriage that almost didn’t happen because Shehla’s father, Akhtar-ul-Iman (a noted writer), wanted her to study further. In 1975, he was offered the role of Gabbar Singh in the film Sholay. Initially, he was rejected by Javed Akhtar for his dark voice.
Amjad Khan. Actor: Sholay. Amjad Khan was a renowned Bollywood actor and film director, widely popular for his performance as Gabbar Singh in Sholay (1975). He went to both R. D. National College and St. Andrew's High School in Bandra.
- November 12, 1940
- July 27, 1992
Apr 8, 2018 · THE LOVE STORY. What charmed Shehla most about Amjad was his self-confidence. Something he wooed her with. Their romance had all the ingredients of a Hindi movie – love, drama, opposition and...
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Amjad Khan. Actor: Sholay. Amjad Khan was a renowned Bollywood actor and film director, widely popular for his performance as Gabbar Singh in Sholay (1975). He went to both R. D. National College and St. Andrew's High School in Bandra.
- January 1, 1
- Hyderabad, Hyderabad State, British India
- January 1, 1
- Bombay, Maharashtra, India
In 1972, he married Sheila Khan, and the following year, she gave birth to their first child, Shadaab Khan, who acted in a few films. He also had a daughter Ahlam Khan and another son Seemaab...
Amjad Khan was an Indian actor and film director who worked in over 132 films in a career spanning nearly twenty years and was the first film Ab Dilli Dur Nahin known as the famous villain Gabbar Singh in Sholay.