Amjad Khan (actor)

Amjad Khan
Amjad Khan in 1982
Born
Amjad Zakaria Khan

(1940-11-12)12 November 1940
Died27 July 1992(1992-07-27) (aged 51)
Alma materSt. Andrew's High School
R. D. National College
University of Bombay
Occupations
Years active1951–1992
Known forSholay (1975)
Notable workGabbar Singh
SpouseShehla Khan
Children3 (including Shadaab Khan)
FatherJayant
RelativesImtiaz Khan (brother)
Akhtar ul Iman (father-in-law)
Zafar Karachiwala (son-in-law)
Minhaj Akhtar Hossain (Grandson)

Amjad Khan (12 November 1940 – 27 July 1992) was a renowned Indian actor and film director. He worked in over 132 films in a career spanning nearly twenty years. He was the son of the actor Jayant. He gained popularity for villainous roles in mostly Hindi films, the most famous among his enacted roles being Gabbar Singh in the 1975 film Sholay and of Dilawar in Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978).