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Amjad Khan Death Anniversary: Iconic movies of the Sholay actor

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Amjad Khan passed away on July 27, 1992, at the age of 51 in Mumbai. He died due to a heart attack. The actor is popularly remembered as Gabbar Singh from Sholay, which released in 1975. Amjad Khan started his acting career as a child artist and was seen in films like Nazneen and Ab Dilli Dur Nahin. Later, in 1973, he made his debut with Hindustan Ki Kasam and there was no looking back.

By CNBCTV18.com Jul 27, 2022 8:16:45 AM IST (Published)

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Sholay | Starting the list with one of his popular films, Sholay. Amjad Khan was seen in the role of antagonist Gabbar Singh in Sholay. The film starred Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Hema Malini and Jaya Bachchan in lead roles. His dialogue “Kitne aadmi thay” is one of the evergreen dialogues. (Image: IMDb)

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Laawarish | Amjad Khan’s Laawarish was released in 1981 and was directed by Prakash Mehra. The film had Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman and Amjad Khan in pivotal roles. Amjad Khan played the role of a businessman Ranvir Singh in the film, who is a gold-digger and dumps his pregnant girlfriend to marry into money. (Image: IMDb)

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