Akmal Khan

Akmal
Born	Mohammad Asif Khan[1][2] (1929-11-11)11 November 1929[2] Lahore, Pakistan
Died	11 June 1967(1967-06-11) (aged 37)[1] Lahore, Pakistan
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1955 – 1967
Spouse	Firdous Begum
Children	Shehbaz Akmal (son) and 6 daughters M. Ajmal Khan (older brother who was also an actor)

Akmal Khan, or Akmal, (11 November 1929 – 11 June 1967) was a Pakistani film actor.

Early life and career

Akmal Khan's birth name was Mohammad Asif Khan and he was born in 1929 in Lahore, British India.[2] 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 in his film Qatil (1955). 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 died to a heat stroke on 11 June 1967. He is buried in Muslim Town Graveyard, Lahore.[1][2]

Selected filmography

Title	Released	Language
Qatil	1955	Urdu
Jabroo[3]	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[1][2]	1963	Punjabi
Malangi[1][3][2]	1965	Punjabi
Heer Sial	1965	Punjabi
Doli	1965	Punjabi
Imam Din Gohavia[3]	1967	Punjabi

References

1. "Profile of Akmal Khan". Urduwire.com website. 1 May 2012. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
2. "Filmography and profile of Akmal Khan on PAKfilms website". Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
3. "Filmography of Akmal Khan". Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

External links

• Akmal Khan at IMDb Filmography of Akmal Khan on IMDb website