Amjad Khan

To me, Amjad Khan is shorthand for the great Bollywood villain. The son of actor Jayant, he turned the bandit Gabbar Singh in 1975's Sholay into arguably the most iconic antagonist in Indian cinema, a role still quoted decades later. Across nearly twenty years he appeared in over 132 films and even directed, showing range beyond the menace he was famous for. I find it remarkable how he made being hated so magnetic, bending audiences toward the characters they were meant to fear. His death at 51 in 1992 cut a singular career short, but his Filmfare-winning presence remains permanently burned into film memory.

Amjad Khan (12 November 1940 – 27 July 1992) was an Indian actor and film director. He worked in over 132 films in a career spanning nearly twenty years. He was the son of the actor Jayant. He gained popularity for villainous roles in mostly Hindi films, the most famous among his enacted roles being Gabbar Singh in the 1975 film Sholay and of Dilawar in Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978).

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Name (English)

Amjad Khan

Name (Japanese)

アムジャド・カーン

Reading

あむじゃど・かーん

Born

November 12, 1940 – July 27, 1992

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Dragon

Origin

Mumbai, Bombay State, India

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

actor / film director / film actor / director

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

St. Andrew's High School, Mumbai

University

Rishi Dayaram and Seth Hassaram National College and Seth Wassiamull Assomull Science College

Awards & achievements

• Filmfare Awards

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B3%20(%E4%BF%B3%E5%84%AA)

Tags

• Bombay State
• actor
• film director
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.