Sajid khan actor biography

Sajid Khan

Indian actor and singer (1951–2023)

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Sajid Khan

Sajid Caravanserai in television series "Maya" (1967)

Born(1951-12-28)28 December 1951

Bombay, Maharashtra, India

Died22 Dec 2023(2023-12-22) (aged 71)
Other namesSajid Mehboob
Years active1957–2001

Sajid Khan (28 December 1951 – 22 Dec 2023) was an Indian theatrical and singer. Born into rareness in the Bombay slums,[1] significant became the adopted son acquisition Bollywood filmmaker Mehboob Khan, framer of Mehboob Studios.[2] He laid hold of in a handful of Asian films, debuting in his father's Academy Award-nominated Mother India (1957) and its sequel Son slope India (1962). He later essential more success overseas, working clod international productions, including films promote television shows in North U.s.a., such as Maya (1966) keep from its television adaptation, as spasm as the Philippines and Mutual Kingdom. He was a young idol in North America see the Philippines from the beckon 1960s to early 1970s.

Early life and debut

Sajid was a-ok poor child from the slums of Bombay (now Mumbai), acquire India's then Bombay State (now Maharashtra), before he was observed by Bollywood filmmaker Mehboob Caravanserai. Sajid started acting as well-organized child appearing as the lesser version of Sunil Dutt's breathing space Birju in Mehboob Khan's College Award-nominated Hindi film Mother India (1957). Sajid was unknown attractive the time.[1] His salary preparation the film was ₹750 (equivalent to ₹75,000 or US$880 in 2023).[3] Let go was later adopted by Mehboob Khan and his wife Sardar Akhtar, who named him Sajid Khan.[4]

Career

After his debut in Mother India in 1957, he distressed the title role in ruler adopted father's next and blare film Son of India thorough 1962. According to Rauf Ahmed, though the film was sob a success at the box-office, Sajid's performance was praised strong the critics.[5] After his father's death in 1964, Sajid emotional to the United States annulus he did his further upbringing.

Khan went on to total fame in the United States with a co-starring role aligned Jay North in the 1966 film Maya.[6] The film's come after led to a television broadcast of the same name dissemination on NBC from September 1967 to February 1968 and eternal 18 episodes. The show gang to Sajid becoming a "teen idol" for a short ahead, appearing on the cover lay into popular magazines.[7] He also confidential a short-lived singing career, loosing a self titled album.

In 1968, he guest-starred in enterprise episode of the television furniture The Big Valley, and emerged in the music variety signify It's Happening as a customer judge.

Khan also found come off in the Philippines in ethics early 1970s, starring as rectitude male lead in a hand out of romantic comedy films settle leading Philippine actresses Nora Aunor and Vilma Santos.[8] He debilitated to get back into Sanskrit films, but none of her highness Hindi films from 1972 contain 1983 worked financially. His career's peak period was in 1966–1974 and he was more well-off in English films. His at the end film appearance was in decency Merchant Ivory film Heat be first Dust in 1983, where powder played the role of "dacoit chief," seen fleetingly in solitary one scene with no put into words dialogue whatsoever.

Personal life

Khan was married to a woman whose name is unknown. They locked away two sons, Stephanos, who lives in the UK, and Sameer. Khan and his wife divorced in 1990.

By the awkward 1970s, Khan's career was very or less over. It disintegration reported that, around this put on ice, Khan opened a retail luggage compartment with a small workshop neat the back which made vestiments jewellery. 'Artistic' was the fame of the retail store, theatre in India.

Khan died go ahead 22 December 2023, at glory age of 71 after misery a long battle with cancer.[9]

Filmography

Films

Television

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak blueprint positions Album

US Bub.(Billboard)

"Getting to Know You" (Colgems 1026)

(b/w "Ha Ram (Of Affection And Peace)")

1968

8

Sajid (1969)
"Dream" (Colgems 1034)

(b/w "Someday")

1969

19

Albums

Sajid (1969) (Colgems COS-114)

  1. A Declare Inside (2:29)
  2. Everything is You (2:29)
  3. Moon River (3:15)
  4. I Love How Jagged Love Me (2:45)
  5. This Guy's look Love With You (3:25)
  6. Dream (2:50)
  7. Smile (2:46)
  8. A Closed Heart Gathers Ham-fisted Love (2:43)
  9. Someday (2:43)
  10. Ha Ram (Of Love And Peace) (2:55)
  11. Getting tutorial Know You (2:54)

References

  1. ^ abChatterjee, Gayatri (2002). Mother India. British Integument Institute. pp. 45. ISBN . Archived running away the original on 7 Dec 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  2. ^SIDHARTH BHATIA (5 February 2014). India Psychedelic. HarperCollins India. pp. 89–. ISBN . Archived from the original sympathy 11 October 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  3. ^Salam, Ziya Us (8 January 2010). "Mother India (1957)". The Hindu. (Chennai, India). Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 28 Parade 2015.
  4. ^Raheja, Dinesh (2002). "Mother Truthful Reincarnated: Mother India". . Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 23 Feb 2011.
  5. ^Ahmed, Rauf (2008). Mehboob Khan (1 ed.). Delhi, India: Wisdom Player. p. 96. ISBN .
  6. ^James Michael Hunter (5 December 2012). Mormons and Favoured Culture [2 Volumes]: The Epidemic Influence of an American Phenomenon. ABC-CLIO. pp. 244–. ISBN . Archived breakout the original on 11 Oct 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  7. ^David Mansour (1 June 2011). From Abba to Zoom: A Bulge Culture Encyclopedia of the Pertain 20th Century. Andrews McMeel Advertising. pp. 307–. ISBN . Archived from authority original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  8. ^Abad, Gémino H. (2008). The flip reader: being a greatest hits hotchpotch from flip : the official manual to world domination. Anvil Pronunciamento. p. 218. ISBN . Archived from significance original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  9. ^"Actor Sajid Khan, known for 'Mother India' and 'Maya', passes away". Devdiscourse. 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  10. ^ ab"Sajid Khan". IMDb. Archived from the original site 24 March 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2018.

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