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Akmal Khan

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Akmal
Born
Mohammad Asif Khan[1][2]

(1929-11-11)11 November 1929[2]
Died11 June 1967(1967-06-11) (aged 37)[1]
OccupationActor
Years active1955 – 1967
SpouseFirdous Begum
ChildrenShehbaz 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

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Akmal Khan's birth name was Mohammad Asif Khan and he was born in 1929 in Lahore, British India.[2] 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.[2][1]

Death

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Akmal died to a heat stroke on 11 June 1967. He is buried in Muslim Town Graveyard, Lahore.[1][2]

Selected filmography

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Title Released Language
Qatil 1955 Urdu
Jabroo[3] 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[1][2] 1963 Punjabi
Malangi[1][3][2] 1965 Punjabi
Heer Sial 1965 Punjabi
Doli 1965 Punjabi
Imam Din Gohavia[3] 1967 Punjabi

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Profile of Akmal Khan". Urduwire.com website. 1 May 2012. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Filmography and profile of Akmal Khan on PAKfilms website". Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Filmography of Akmal Khan". Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
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