Akmal Khan, or Akmal, (11 November 1929 – 11 June 1967) was a Pakistani
film actor
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
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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 then he was introduced as an actor by the Pakistani film producer-director ]Anwar Kamal Pasha
Anwar Kamal Pasha (), (23 February 1925 – 13 October 1987) was the pioneer in the Pakistan film industry and an early Pakistani film director and producer from Lahore, Pakistan.
Life and career
Pasha was a graduate from the Forman Chri ...
in his film ''Qatil'' (1955). In 1956, he appeared as a lead actor in the Punjabi
Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan
* Punjabi language
* Punjabis, Punjabi people
* Punjabi dialects and languages
Punjabi may also refer to:
* Punjabi (horse), a ...
language film ''Jabroo'' (1956). This was a hit film and Akmal got his breakthrough into the Pakistani film industry
The film industry of Pakistan, consisting of motion pictures, has had a large effect on Pakistani society and culture since the nation's independence. Pakistani cinema is made up of various sub-industries, including Lollywood, which mak ...
from this film.
Death
Akmal died to a heat stroke on 11 June 1967. He is buried in Muslim Town Graveyard, Lahore.[
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Selected filmography
References
External links
* Filmography of Akmal Khan on IMDb website
1929 births
1967 deaths
Male actors from Lahore
Pakistani male film actors
Pakistani playback singers
Punjabi-language singers
Singers from Lahore
20th-century Pakistani male singers
20th-century Pakistani singers
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People from Punjab Province (British India)