Hamid Ali Murad (24 September 1911 – 24 April 1997), known simply as Murad, was an Indian

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who appeared in more than 200 Hindi language films from the early 1940s through to the end of the 1980s, playing character roles of a father, police officer, judge and an emperor. His son

Raza Murad Raza Murad (born 23 November 1950) is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Hindi films. He has acted in over 250 Hindi films and has also appeared in Bhojpuri, Punjabi and other languages and on Hindi television. Early life He is the so ...

is also an actor in the Hindi film industry who is known for playing mostly villain roles. His niece is actress Zeenat Aman and his granddaughters are actresses Sonam and Sanober Kabir.

Early life

Murad was born on 24 September 1911 in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh,

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. He studied at Minto Circle (STS High School),

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Career

Murad's career began in the early 1940s, when he made his acting debut in the 1943 film '' Najma'' which was directed by

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. He became a regular fixture in director Mehboob Khan's films such as '' Anmol Ghadi'' (1946), '' Andaz'' (1949), '' Aan'' (1952) and '' Amar'' (1954). His other notable film roles included '' Do Bigha Zamin'' (1953) as a cruel landowner, '' Devdas'' (1955) as Devdas's father, '' Mughal E Azam'' (1960) as Raja Maan Singh and the Hollywood film '' Tarzan Goes to India'' (1962) as a

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. Throughout his career, he was frequently cast as a emperor, judge or police commissioner in over 200 films.

Death

Murad died in

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on 24 April 1997, at the age of 86. His son,

, also an actor, shared this information in an interview in 1996 that his father had an attack of paralysis in 1981. He partially recovered from it but had a hard time walking after that attack. Murad then fully retired from his acting career in 1987. Some of his films later had delayed releases until 1990.

Selected filmography

*'' Najma'' (1943) (his debut film in veteran film director

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's film) *'' Anmol Ghadi'' (1946) *'' Neecha Nagar'' (1946) as Hakim Yaqub Khan Sahab *'' Anokhi Ada'' (1948) *'' Andaz'' (1949) *'' Shair'' (1949) *'' Dastan'' (1950) *'' Deedar'' (1951) *'' Aan'' (1952) *'' Do Bigha Zamin'' (1953) *''

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'' (1954)Murad on hindigeetmala.net website
Retrieved 25 January 2022 *'' Amar'' (1954) *'' Devdas'' (1955) *'' Azaad'' (1955) * '' Kundan'' (1955) *'' Yahudi'' (1958) *''

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'' (1960) *'' Tarzan Goes to India'' (1962) *''

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(1963) *''Fauladi Mukka'' (1965) *'' Love in Tokyo'' (1966) *''

Dil Diya Dard Liya ''Dil Diya Dard Liya'' is a 1966 Hindi romance film based upon Emily Brontë's 1847 novel ''Wuthering Heights''. The film is directed by Abdur Rashid Kardar and Dilip Kumar. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Waheeda Rehman, Rehman, Pran, and Johnn ...

'' (1966) *'' Neel Kamal'' (1968) *''Nadir Shah'' (1968) *'' Jeevan Mrityu'' (1970) *''

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'' (1971) *''

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'' (1972) *'' Yaadon Ki Baaraat'' (1973) *'' Saudagar'' (1973) *'' Imtihan'' (1974) *'' Manoranjan'' (1974) *'' Majboor'' (1974) *'' 5 Rifles'' (1974) *'' Aap Ki Kasam'' (1974) as Kamal's employer *'' Faraar'' (1975) *''

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'' (1975) *'' Aadalat''(1976) *'' Hum Kisi Se Kum Nahin'' (1977) *'' Mukti'' (1977) as Kapoor *'' Chakravyuha (1978 film)'' *'' Ganga Ki Saugandh'' (1978) *'' Nalayak'' (1978) *'' Jaani Dushman'' (1979) *''

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'' (1980) *'' Thodisi Bewafaii'' (1980) *''

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'' (1981) *'' Andar Baahar'' (1984) *'' Dilwaala'' (1986) *'' Adhikar (1986 film)'' *'' Tamacha'' (1988) *'' Shahenshah'' (1988) *'' Falak (1988 film)'' *'' Anjaane Rishte'' (1989) *'' Bhrashtachar'' (1989) *'' Pyar Ke Naam Qurbaan'' (1990)

References

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