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Mehmood Ali (29 September 1932 – 23 July 2004), popularly known simply as Mehmood, was an Indian actor, singer, director and producer best known for playing comic roles in Hindi films.[1][2][3]

Mehmood Ali
Mehmood in 1955
Born	(1932-09-29)29 September 1932 Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died	23 July 2004(2004-07-23) (aged 71) Dunmore, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation	Actor singer film producer director
Children	Pucky Ali, Lucky Ali, Macky Ali, Kizzy Ali, among others
Parent	Mumtaz Ali (father)
Relatives	Meena Kumari (sister-in-law). Also see Ali-Amrohi family

During his career of more than four decades, he worked in over 300 Hindi films. He is known as India's national comedian.[2][4] Mehmood received 25 Nominations for filmfare awards, 19 for 'Best Performance in a Comic Role', while the awards started in 1954, awards for the best comedian category started only in 1967. Prior to that Mehmood also received 6 nominations for 'Best Supporting Actor'.

Early life

Mehmood Ali was born on 29 September 1932. He was the second of the eight children, and eldest son to Latifunnisa and film and stage actor/dancer Mumtaz Ali, who was a huge star of the 1940s and 1950s cinema in Bombay. Mehmood had an elder sister and six younger siblings. His sister, Minoo Mumtaz, was also a successful dancer and character actress in Bollywood movies. His youngest brother, Anwar Ali, is also an actor as well as a producer of such movies as Khud-daar and Kaash.[3][4]

Career

Early career

As a child, he worked in Bombay films like Kismet. He later had a number of odd jobs, selling poultry products and working as a driver for director P. L. Santoshi. Santoshi's son, Rajkumar Santoshi, would later cast him in the film Andaz Apna Apna (1994). Many of Mehmood's film songs were sung by Manna Dey.[3]

Mehmood reportedly taught table tennis to actress Meena Kumari. After marrying legendary actress Meena Kumari's younger sister Madhu in the early 1950s and becoming a father by having a son, Masood, he decided to act to earn a better living starting with a small break as a killer in the film C.I.D. (1956 film). He started off by doing small, unnoticed roles in films like the peanut seller in Do Bigha Zameen and Pyaasa. He later went on to act in lead roles as well, but he was more appreciated for his comedy, some of which was in the Hyderabad region's Urdu accent. Mehmood knew exactly how to tickle the film viewers' funny bone. He was really good at playing the film hero's friend, who would help him out of sticky situations with his street-smart ways.[3]

Besides actress Shubha Khote, he also teamed up with fellow comedian, I. S. Johar and actress Aruna Irani.[3]

Later career

In the late 1970s, Mehmood's popularity began to decline as other comedy actors like Jagdeep, Asrani, Paintal, Deven Verma and Kader Khan shot to prominence. Between 1990 and 1999, he made a handful of movies, but most of them were either shelved or made no impression. He acted as Johnny in Rajkumar Santoshi's Andaz Apna Apna (1994)– his last known film as an actor.

Death

On 23 July 2004 , Mehmood died in his sleep in the American state of Pennsylvania, where he had gone for treatment of cardiovascular heart disease after suffering from poor health over several years. His fans were able to pay homage to him at Mehboob Studio in Bandra, Mumbai.[2][3][4]

Legacy

One of his sons, Lucky Ali (Maqsood Ali), is a singer and composer who has also appeared in films. Mehmood was one of the most respected and loved entertainers in the Indian film fraternity. A performer of such caliber that leading men back in the day used to reject films because their presence used to diminish in films if they starred with Mehmood.[3]

He was the one who introduced Amitabh Bachchan into the commercial cinema space. Mehmood saw potential in Amitabh and put him in films like Bombay To Goa (1972) which was a success. Mehmood later on in an interview said that he has forgiven Amitabh. He also gave a break to the music director R. D. Burman whose first independent film as music director was Chhote Nawab (1961) and to Rajesh Roshan with his own production Kunwara Baap (1974 film).[3]

Famous American actor, Gregory Peck said Mehmood was too handsome to be a comedian.[5]

Filmography

Year	Film	As	Notes
1943	Kismet	Young Shekhar	Childhood Version of Ashok Kumar
1945	Sanyasi	Banke
1951	Nadaan	Bus Conductor[1]
1952	Maa
1953	Do Bigha Zamin	Peanuts Seller
1954	Nastik	Vinod's Henchman
1954	Naukri	PickPocket, Rowdy @1hr.38 min of flim
1956	C.I.D.	Sher Singh
1956	Mem Sahib	Hardeep Kumar
1957	Baarish	Ramu's Neighbour
1957	Pyaasa	Vijay's Brother
1957	Ek saal	Doctor
1958	Parvarish	Ramesh Singh
1958	Howrah Bridge
1959	Qaidi No. 911	Anand
1959	Kaagaz Ke Phool	Special Appearance	In the song "San San San Woh Chali Hawaa"
1959	Chhoti Bahen	Mahesh	Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor [Nominated]
1960	Mian Biwi Razi
1960	Manzil	Shankar Paanwala
1960	Shriman Satyawadi	Kishore
1961	Chhote Nawab	Leading Role	Mehmood provided famous music director R. D. Burman his first break in this film
1961	Pyaase Panchhi	Mahesh
1961	Sasural	Mahesh	Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor [Nominated]
1962	Rakhi	Kasturi	Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor [Nominated]
1962	Dil Tera Deewana	Anokhe	Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
1963	Hamrahi	Mahesh
1963	Ghar Basake Dekho	Sunder	Nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor.
1963	Godaan	Gobar
1963	Kahin Pyaar Na Ho Jaaye
1963	Bharosa	Platform M. P. P. S.
1963	Grahasti	Jaggu
1964	Mama Ji	Madari	Punjabi Punjabi Movie
1964	Zindagi	Jaggu
1964	Ziddi	Mahesh
1964	Beti Bete	Mahesh 'Munna'
1964	Shabnam	Khan Mustafa / Zingarro
1964	Chitralekha	Brahmachari Shwetant
1964	Sanjh Aur Savera	Prakash
1965	Johar-Mehmood in Goa	Rahim Mohammed Salauddin
1965	Do Dil	Bahadur Singh
1965	Namasteji
1965	Gumnaam	Butler	Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor [Nominated]
1965	Bhoot Bungla	Mohan Kumar	Produced and directed by Mehmood
1965	Neela Aakash	Madanlal
1965	Bahu Beti	Mahesh
1965	Kaajal	Bhola
1966	Pyar Kiye Jaa	Atma	Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role
1966	Mohabbat Zindagi Hai	Manglu
1966	Biwi Aur Makan	Sitaram Pandey
1966	Pati Patni	Pashupati
1966	Love in Tokyo	Mahesh
1966	Daadi Maa	Mahesh
1967	Chandan Ka Palna	Mahesh Chandra Mukhopadhyay
1967	Mehrban	Madhu
1967	Gunahon Ka Devta
1967	Patthar ke Sanam	Hariya Kumar
1968	Padosan	Master Pillai	with Sunil Dutt, Saira Banu and Kishore Kumar. Mehmood jointly produced this film with N. C. Sippy
1968	Ankhen	Mehmood
1968	Neel Kamal	Girdhar Gopal Agarwal
1968	Do Kaliyan	Mahesh
1968	Izzat	Mahesh
1968	Sadhu Aur Shaitaan	Bajrang	Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role [Nominated]
1969	Meri Bhabhi	Shambhu	Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role [Nominated]
1969	Badi Didi	Madan
1969	Waris	CID Inspector Rajan / Ram Kumar No. 3 & his mother (Double Role)	Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role[3]
1970	Humjoli	Shivram / Balram / Parshuram (Triple Role)	Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role [Nominated]
1970	Jawab	Bajrangi
1970	Mastana	Satya	Credit as Mahmood
1971	Main Sunder Hoon	Sunder	Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role [Nominated]
1971	Lakhon Me Ek	Bhola
1971	Paras	Munna Sarkar	Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role
1971	Johar Mehmood in Hong Kong	Mahesh
1971	Naya Zamana	Mahesh
1971	Mere Apne
1972	Bombay To Goa	Khanna (Bus Conductor)	Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role [Nominated]
1972	Garam Masala	Rajkumar Suraj Kumar
1973	Do Phool	Pavitra Kumar Rai "Puttan" / Mani (Double Role)	Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role [Nominated]
1973	Jugnu	Mahesh
1974	Pocketmaar	Sunder
1974	Kunwara Baap	Mahesh	Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role [Nominated]. Mehmood also introduced music director Rajesh Roshan in this film
1974	Ujala Hi Ujala	Saraswati
1974	Badla	Hippie
1974	Duniya Ka Mela		Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role [Nominated]
1975	Salaakhen	Abdul Rehman
1975	Vardaan		Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role
1975	Qaid	Bajrangi	Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role [Nominated]
1976	Ginny Aur Johnny
1976	Jai Bajrang Bali		Shakun
1976	Sabse Bada Rupaiya		Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role Nominated
1977	Amaanat	Mahesh
1977	Aafat	Mahesh
1977	Thief of Baghdad
1978	Des Pardes	Anwar
1978	Ek Baap Chhe Bete	Mahesh
1979	Janta Hawaldar
	Nauker	Dayal	Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role [Nominated]
1980	Khanjar	Jagat
1980	Lootmaar
1980	Man Pasand	Popat
1982	Suraag	Father of prospective bride
1982	Khud-daar	Jagan	Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role [Nominated]
1986	Ladies Hostel	Mahesh Bhatta	Kannada film with B. Sarojadevi in lead role
1987	Majaal	Shrichand Titarmare
1988	Faisla	Jaggu
1993	Shreemaan Aashique	Menaka's Father	Special Appearance in Last Scene of film
	Khal-Naaikaa	Gangaram
1994	Juaari	Anita's Father
	Chaand Kaa Tukdaa	Babumashay
	Andaz Apna Apna	Johnny (Wah-Wah Productions)
1995	Guddu
1996	Dushman Duniya Ka	Bakrewale Baba
1998	Ghar Bazar

Awards

Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award – Won 1963 Dil Tera Diwana[6]

Filmfare Best Comedian Award – Won 1967 Pyar Kiye Jaa[6] 1970 Waris[6] – Ram Kumar #3/Mother (double role) 1972 Paras – Munna Sarkar 1975 Vardaan[6]

Filmfare Best Comedian Award – Nominated 1967 Love in Tokyo – Mahesh 1968 Mehrban 1969 Neel Kamal – Girdhar Gopal Agarwal 1969 Sadhu Aur Shaitaan – Bajrang/Ram 1970 Meri Bhabhi – Shambu 1971 Humjoli – Shivram 1972 Main Sunder Hoon – Sunder 1973 Bombay to Goa – Khanna, Bus Conductor 1974 Do Phool – Pavitra Kumar Rai 'Puttan'/Mani 1975 Duniya Ka Mela 1975 Kunwara Baap – Mahesh/Rickshaw Walla 1976 Qaid – Bajrangi 1977 Sabse Bada Rupaiya – Neki Ram 1980 Nauker – Dayal 1983 Khud-Daar – Jaggan

See also

• Mehmood Ali Family
• List of Hindi film clans

References

External links

• Filmography of Mehmood on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website
• Mehmood at IMDb

Further reading

• Zaveri, Hanif. Mehmood, a Man of Many Moods, Popular Prakashan, 2005. ISBN 81-7991-213-2

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Mehmood (Hindi: .mw-parser-output .Deva{font-size:120%}@media all and (min-width:800px){.mw-parser-output .Deva{font-size:calc(120% - ((100vw - 800px)/80))}}@media all and (min-width:1000px){.mw-parser-output .Deva{font-size:100%}}मेहमूद, Mehmūd; * 23. September 1932 in Bombay; † 23. Juli 2004 in Pennsylvania, USA; bürgerlicher Name: Mehmood Ali) war indischer Schauspieler, Playbacksänger und Filmproduzent. Er war bekannt für seine komischen Rollen in indischen Filmen. Mehmood hat bei über 300 Filmen in drei Jahrzehnten mitgewirkt.

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