Akmal Khan

Akmal Khan, or Akmal, (born 11 November 1929,[4] Lahore, Pakistan, died 11 June 1967) was a Pakistani film actor and singer.[2]

Akmal
Born
Mohammad Asif Khan [1]

(1929-11-11)11 November 1929[2] [3]
Lahore, Pakistan
Died11 June 1967(1967-06-11) (aged 37)[1]
Lahore, Pakistan
OccupationActor
Years active(1955-67)
Spouse(s)Malika begum (wife)
ChildrenShehbaz Akmal (son) and 6 daughters
M. Ajmal Khan (older brother and also an actor)

Early life and career

Akmal Khan 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).[5] 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

Akmal lost his life to hear stroke. He is buried in Muslim Town Graveyard, Lahore [6]

Selected filmography
TitleReleasedLanguage
Qatil[5] 1955 Urdu
Jabroo[7] 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[1][7] 1965 Punjabi
Heer Sial 1965 Punjabi
Doli 1965 Punjabi
Imam Din Gohavia[7] 1967 Punjabi
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References
  1. Profile of Akmal Khan on urduwire.com website Retrieved 22 December 2017
  2. "Filmography and profile of Akmal Khan on PAKfilms website". Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  3. "Filmography and profile of Akmal Khan on PAKfilms website". Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  4. "Profile of film actor Akmal Khan". Retrieved 22 December 2017.
  5. Akmal Khan's debut film Qatil (1955) on IMDb website Retrieved 22 December 2017
  6. "Akmal – A Punjabi Dalip Kumar". Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  7. Filmography of Akmal Khan on Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website Retrieved 22 December 2017
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