Agha (actor)
| Agha | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Aghajan Baig 21 March 1914 Poona, Maharashtra, India |
| Died |
30 April 1995 (aged 81) Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| Occupation | Actor, singer, director |
| Years active | 1935–1986 |
| Religion | Islam |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Son Jalal Agha |
Agha (21 March 1914 – 30 April 1992) was an Indian film actor of Bollywood films of Persian descent.[1] He was known for comic roles and modeled himself on Bob Hope's style of acting.[2] He appeared in over 300 Hindi films in his career between 1935 and 1986.[3] His son, Jalal Agha, also became an actor, most known for the song, Mehbooba Mehbooba in Sholay (1975).[4]
Early years
Agha confessed that he went to school for just three days, "that was as long as I could stand it". He spent time "mooching" around the Poona Race Course as he wanted to become a jockey and loved horses. Agha came to Bombay and joined his neighbourhood drama group. His interest in acting took him to films where in 1933 he started as a production manager in Kanwal Movietone.[1]
Career
Agha’s first film was Kanwal Movietone’s Stree Dharma also called Painted Sin (1935) starring Mehtab and Nazir. However, his films Karwan-e-Husn (1935), Wadia Movietone's Rangila Mazdoor (1938), and Anuradha (1940) helped him gain recognition as a comic actor. He acted in Kikubhai Desai's (Manmohan Desai's father) Circus Ki Sundari (1941) which was popular and this helped in getting lead roles in films like Muqabala (1942), Laheri Cameraman (1944) and Taxi Driver (1944).[2] His most active years were from 1930s to 1960s.
Filmography
Selected list.[5]
| Year | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Stree Dharma | C. M. Rafi |
| 1935 | Karwan-e-Husn | C. M. Rafi |
| 1936 | Berozgaar | Rajhans |
| 1937 | Daulat | S. M. Yusuf |
| 1938 | Rangila Mazdoor | S. M. Yusuf |
| 1939 | Kahan Hai Manzil Teri | S. M. Yusuf |
| 1940 | Anuradha | Mohan Sinha |
| 1940 | Captain Kishori | K. Amarnath |
| 1941 | Circus Ki Sundari | Balwant Bhatt |
| 1941 | Nai Roshni | Chimankant Gandhi |
| 1941 | Safed Sawar | Nari Ghadiali |
| 1941 | Roti | Mehboob Khan |
| 1942 | Muqabla | Nanabhai Bhatt, Babubhai Mistri |
| 1942 | Apna Paraya | Ramachandra Thakur |
| 1942 | Mera Gaon | Prafulla Roy |
| 1943 | Amanat | Lalit Chandra Mehta |
| 1943 | Mohabbat Ki Jeet | Ramanlal Desai |
| 1944 | Laheri Cameraman | Nari Ghadiali |
| 1944 | Taxi Driver | S. M. Raza |
| 1944 | Bhagya Laxmi | Sarvottam Badami |
| 1945 | Meghdoot | Debaki Bose |
| 1945 | Chalis Karod | Nanabhai Bhatt |
| 1946 | Khush Naseeb | Vithaldas Panchotia |
| 1946 | Dhokhebaaz | R. Shivraj |
| 1947 | Elaan | Mehboob Khan |
| 1947 | Jugnu | Shaukat Hussain Rizvi |
| 1948 | Jadui Bansuri | Nanubhai Vakil |
| 1948 | Shikayat | Shahid Lateef |
| 1949 | Balam | Homi Wadia |
| 1949 | Bhool Bhulaiyan | Taimur Behramshah |
| 1950 | Hamari Beti | Shobhana Samarth |
| 1951 | Badal | Amiya Chakravarty |
| 1951 | Ustad Pedro | Harish |
| 1952 | Do Raha | Bal Chhabda |
| 1952 | Ambar | Jayant Desai |
| 1953 | Patita | Amiya Chakravarty |
| 1954 | Bahut Din Huye | S. S. Vasan |
| 1954 | Chandni Chowk | B. R. Chopra |
| 1955 | Udan Khatola | S. U. Sunny |
| 1955 | Mr. and Mrs. 55 | Guru Dutt |
| 1956 | Parivar | Asit Sen |
| 1957 | Bade Sarkar | Kishore Sahu |
| 1957 | Nausherwan-E-Adil | Sohrab Modi |
| 1958 | Kala Pani | Raj Khosla |
| 1959 | Navrang | V. Shantaram |
| 1960 | Ghunghat | Ramanand Sagar |
| 1963 | Nartaki | Nitin Bose |
| 1964 | Daal Mein Kaala | Satyen Bose |
| 1968 | Padosan | Jyoti Swaroop |
| 1972 | Bombay To Goa | S. Ramanathan |
| 1977 | Admi Sadak Ka | Devendra Goel |
| 1981 | Kranti | Manoj Kumar |
| 1986 | Love And God | K. Asif |
Death
Agha died on 30 April 1992 of a heart attack in Pune, Maharashtra, India. He was 78 years old. He was survived by three daughters and one son, Jalal Agha. Jalal Agha died on 5 March 1995, in New Delhi, also of a heart attack.[6]
Awards
He was nominated for the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for the 1960 film Ghunghat.
References
- 1 2 "Agha - Interview". cineplot.com. Cineplot. Retrieved 25 Aug 2014.
- 1 2 Narwekar, Sanjit (2012). Eena Meena Deeka The Storyof Hindi Film Comedy. India: Rupa Publications. p. 96. ISBN 9788129126252.
- ↑ "Agha". cineplot.com. Cineplot. Retrieved 25 Aug 2014.
- ↑ Khan, Mansoor. "Dilip Kumar discovered Jalal Agha". glamsham.com. A Fifth Quarter Infomedia Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved 25 Aug 2014.
- ↑ "Agha". citwf.com. Alan Goble. Retrieved 25 Aug 2014.
- ↑ Renu Saran (25 February 2014). Encyclopedia of Bollywood–Film Actors (Jalal Agha). Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd. pp. 13–. ISBN 978-93-5083-690-3. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
External links
- Agha at the Internet Movie Database