Akmal Khan

Akmal
Born
Mohammad Asif Khan

(1929-11-11)11 November 1929
Lahore, Pakistan
Died11 June 1967(1967-06-11) (aged 37)
Lahore, Pakistan
OccupationActor
Years active1955 – 1967
SpouseMalka Begum
ChildrenShehbaz Akmal (son) and 6 daughters
RelativesM. 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

Akmal Khan's birth name was Mohammad Asif Khan and he was born in 1929 in Lahore, British India. Akmal Khan (his professional name) first became a film make-up artist and was then 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 gave Akmal his breakthrough in the Pakistani film industry.

Death

Tombstone of Akmal's grave

Akmal died due to cardiac arrest on 11 June 1967. He is buried in Muslim Town Graveyard, Lahore.

Selected filmography

TitleReleasedLanguage
Qatil 1955 Urdu
Jabroo 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 1963 Punjabi
Malangi 1965 Punjabi
Heer Sial 1965 Punjabi
Doli 1965 Punjabi
Imam Din Gohavia 1967 Punjabi

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Filmography and profile of Akmal Khan on PAKfilms website". Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Filmography of Akmal Khan". Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2022.