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Agha (actor)

Agha
An AI-upscaled photograph of Agha in the film Hamara Ghar
Born
Aghajan Baig

21 March 1914
Died30 April 1992(1992-04-30) (aged 78)
Occupation(s)Actor, singer, director
Years active1935–1986
ChildrenJalal Agha (son)
Shahnaz Anand (daughter)
Shahoor Agha (daughter)
Shahi Agha (daughter)
RelativesTinnu Anand (son-in-law)

Agha (21 March 1914 – 30 April 1992) was an Indian actor of Bollywood films. He was known for comic roles and modeled himself on Bob Hope's style of acting.[1] He appeared in over 300 Hindi films in his career between 1935 and 1986.[2] His son, Jalal Agha, also became an actor, mostly known for the song Mehbooba Mehbooba in Sholay (1975).

Early life

Aghajan Baig was born on 21 March 1914 at Fatima Nagar, Pune, British India. His father was originally from Iran and had settled in Pune but had to leave Pune for Bombay in search of employment. 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.[3]

Career

His 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 such as Muqabala (1942), Laheri Cameraman (1944) and Taxi Driver (1944).[1] His most active years were from the 1930s to the 1980s.[3]

Filmography

Selected list.[4]

Year Film Role Director
1935 Stree Dharma C. M. Rafi
Karwan-e-Husn
1936 Berozgaar Rajhans
1937 Daulat S. M. Yusuf
1938 Rangila Mazdoor
1939 Kahan Hai Manzil Teri
1940 Anuradha Mohan Sinha
Captain Kishori K. Amarnath
1941 Circus Ki Sundari Balwant Bhatt
Nai Roshni Chimankant Gandhi
Safed Sawar Nari Ghadiali
Roti Mehboob Khan[3]
1942 Muqabla Nanabhai Bhatt, Babubhai Mistri
1942 Apna Paraya Ramachandra Thakur
1942 Mera Gaon Prafulla Roy
1943 Amanat Lalit Chandra Mehta
Mohabbat Ki Jeet Ramanlal Desai
1944 Laheri Cameraman Nari Ghadiali
Taxi Driver S. M. Raza
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
1950 Hamara Ghar Nanabhai Bhatt
1951 Badal Amiya Chakravarty
1951 Ustad Pedro Harish
1952 Do Raha[4] Bal Chhabda
1952 Ambar[4] Jayant Desai
1953 Patita Amiya Chakravarty
1954 Bahut Din Huwe S. S. Vasan
1954 Chandni Chowk[4] B. R. Chopra
1955 Tismarkhan H.S. Kwatra and music by Sardul Kwatra
1955 Udan Khatola S. U. Sunny
1955 Mr. and Mrs. 55[4] Guru Dutt
1956 Parivar Asit Sen
1957 Bade Sarkar Kishore Sahu
1957 Nausherwan-E-Adil[4] Sohrab Modi
1958 Kala Pani Raj Khosla
1959 Navrang V. Shantaram
1959 Ardhangini Ajit Chakrabarty
1960 Ghunghat[4][3] Ramanand Sagar
1961 Gharana Sarang (brother in law) S. S. Vasan
1961 Zindagi aur Khwab S. Banerji
1963 Nartaki Nitin Bose
1964 Daal Mein Kaala Satyen Bose
1964 Dulha Dulhan[4] Raj Kapoor
1968 Aadmi Prem A. Bhimsingh
1968 Padosan Jyoti Swaroop
1968 Teen Bahuraniyan S.S Balan and S.S Vasan
1969 Jigri Dost Ravikant Nagaich
1971 Tere Mere Sapne Vijay Anand
1972 Bombay To Goa S. Ramanathan
1972 Piya Ka Ghar Basu Chatterjee
1973 Honeymoon Hiren Nag
1973 Mere Gharib Nawaz
1974 Prem Nagar K.S. Prakash Rao
1976 Charas Ramanad Sagar
1977 Hum Kisise Kum Nahin[5] Hotel Manager Nasir Hussain
1977 Aadmi Sadak Ka Devendra Goel
1981 Kranti Manoj Kumar
1982 Main Intaquam Loonga[6] Colonel Bajpai T. Rama Rao
1983 Andhaa Kanoon

Ulta Sidha

1986 Love And God[4] K. Asif
1986 Baat Ban Jaye Bharat Rangachary
1989 Ishwar K. Vishwanath

Death

Agha died on 30 April 1992 of a heart attack in Pune, Maharashtra, India, at the age of 78.[3] He was survived by three daughters, one son Jalal Agha and son-in-law actor Tinnu Anand.[3]

Awards

He was nominated for the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for the 1960 film Ghunghat, but did not win the award.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Narwekar, Sanjit (2012). Eena Meena Deeka The Story of Hindi Film Comedy. India: Rupa Publications. p. 96. ISBN 9788129126252.
  2. ^ "Agha (a profile)". Cineplot.com website. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Profile of Agha Indian Cinema Heritage Foundation website, Retrieved 11 February 2022
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Filmography of Agha". Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website. Alan Goble. 18 July 2014. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Hum Kisise Kum Nahin (1977)". Indiancine.ma. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Cast – Main Intaquam Loonga". Kinorium. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
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