Akbar Khan (born 7 July 1949) is an Indian actor,

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, producer and director. He is the youngest brother of the Indian actor, producer, editor and director,

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and

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Early life

Akbar was born on July 7, 1949, in

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, India, to Sadiq Ali Khan Tanoli and Fatima. His father was an

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from

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, Afghanistan and belonged to Tanoli people which is a Pashtun tribe, while his mother had Persian ancestry from Iran] His brothers are the legendary actor-filmmaker Feroz Khan, actor-filmmaker Sanjay Khan, Sameer Khan (actor), Sameer Khan and Shahruq Khan. His sisters are Dilshad and Khurshid. Khan was educated at

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and St. Germain High School, both in

Career

Akbar started his career as an assistant director to some filmmakers and after some years of assisting made his debut in ''Anjaan Rahain'' (1974), which starred his brother Feroz in the main lead. He was also assistant director to his brother Feroz in ''Apradh'' (1972). After acting in a couple of films, Akbar turned producer-director with ''Haadsa'' (1983), starring himself in the lead. He also starred in his brother Sanjay Khan's directorial venture ''Kala Dhanda Gorey Log'' (1986). After acting in ''Aakarshan'' (1988), Akbar turned his attention to the TV industry and directed the first 15 episodes of his brother Sanjay Khan's epic TV Serial, ''

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''. Akbar produced-directed and also played the title role of Emperor Akbar in the classic TV serial ''Akbar The Great''. In 2005, Akbar produced-directed the magnum opus '' Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story''. He also launched Pakistani legend actress-singer Noor Jehan's granddaughter Sonya Jehan in the film, which also starred

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and Pooja Batra. It was the costliest film made in India at that time, with a budget of INR 60 crores. It was also the first Indian film to release in Pakistani cinemas, as Indian films were banned there since the

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. Akbar, along with his family and other Indian film stars also visited Pakistan in April 2006 and actively promoted the film. The film was badly sabotaged and ill-marketed in India by Mukta Arts, which led to a dispute between Akbar,

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Yash Chopra Yash Raj Chopra (27 September 1932 21 October 2012) was an Indian film director and film producer who worked in Hindi cinema. The founding chairman of the film production and distribution company Yash Raj Films, Chopra was the recipient of ...

. The film was highly appreciated at nearly all international film festivals. Akbar plans to re-release the film in India and abroad very soon, as many people didn't know that it actually released in 2005. Akbar starred in Vashu Bhagnani's '' Faltu'' (2011) and played the main lead in ''Faraar'' (2011). He is into the petrochemical business with his company Abraiz Petrochemicals. Akbar also has some business interests in Iran. He lives at Oberoi Enclave in Juhu, Mumbai near his late brother Feroz's bungalow.

Filmography

Actor

Director

Movie

Television

References

External links

Akbar Khan at imdb

"Akbar Khan to be sued for using animals in Taj Mahal", By IndiaFM
{{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Akbar Indian male film actors Film directors from Mumbai Indian male screenwriters Film producers from Mumbai Indian Shia Muslims Living people Indian people of Afghan descent Indian people of Iranian descent 20th-century Indian male actors Male actors from Mumbai Male actors in Hindi cinema 1949 births