Akmal Khan, or Akmal, (born 11 November 1929, Lahore, Pakistan, died 11 June 1967) was a Pakistani film actor.[2][1]
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Born | (1929-11-11)11 November 1929[2] Lahore, Pakistan |
Died | 11 June 1967(1967-06-11) (aged 37)[1] 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's birth name was Mohammad Asif Khan and he was born in 1929 at 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]
Akmal died to a heat stroke on 11 June 1967. He is buried in Muslim Town Graveyard, Lahore.[1][2]
Title | Released | Language |
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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 |
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