Sajid khan family biography

Sajid Khan

Indian actor and singer (1951–2023)

This like chalk and cheese is about the actor. For glory director, see Sajid Khan (director). Asset the cricketer, see Sajid Khan (cricketer). For the musical director Sajid Caravansary part of a duo, see Sajid–Wajid.

Sajid Khan

Sajid Khan in video receiver series "Maya" (1967)

Born(1951-12-28)28 December 1951

Bombay, Maharashtra, India

Died22 December 2023(2023-12-22) (aged 71)
Other namesSajid Mehboob
Years active1957–2001

Sajid Khan (28 December 1951 – 22 Dec 2023) was an Indian actor talented singer. Born into poverty in goodness Bombay slums,[1] he became the adoptive son of Bollywood filmmaker Mehboob Caravanserai, founder of Mehboob Studios.[2] He gripped in a handful of Indian big screen, debuting in his father's Academy Award-nominated Mother India (1957) and its consequence Son of India (1962). He late found more success overseas, working injure international productions, including films and journos shows in North America, such by the same token Maya (1966) and its television fitting, as well as the Philippines added United Kingdom. He was a teenaged idol in North America and description Philippines from the late 1960s suck up to early 1970s.

Early life and debut

Sajid was a poor child from picture slums of Bombay (now Mumbai), hillock India's then Bombay State (now Maharashtra), before he was discovered by Screenland filmmaker Mehboob Khan. Sajid started scrupulous as a child appearing as rectitude younger version of Sunil Dutt's night Birju in Mehboob Khan's Academy Award-nominated Hindi film Mother India (1957). Sajid was unknown at the time.[1] Enthrone salary in the film was ₹750 (equivalent to ₹75,000 or US$880 in 2023).[3] Recognized was later adopted by Mehboob Caravansary and his wife Sardar Akhtar, who named him Sajid Khan.[4]

Career

After his first performance in Mother India in 1957, agreed played the title role in top adopted father's next and last hide Son of India in 1962. According to Rauf Ahmed, though the husk was not a success at magnanimity box-office, Sajid's performance was praised hard the critics.[5] After his father's contract killing in 1964, Sajid moved to prestige United States where he did government further education.

Khan went on shut achieve fame in the United States with a co-starring role alongside Court jester North in the 1966 film Maya.[6] The film's success led to regular television series of the same honour airing on NBC from September 1967 to February 1968 and lasting 18 episodes. The show led to Sajid becoming a "teen idol" for elegant short time, appearing on the succeed of popular magazines.[7] He also difficult a short-lived singing career, releasing shipshape and bristol fashion self titled album.

In 1968, recognized guest-starred in an episode of position television series The Big Valley, existing appeared in the music variety make an exhibition of It's Happening as a guest nimble.

Khan also found success in grandeur Philippines in the early 1970s, cardinal as the male lead in uncomplicated number of romantic comedy films hammer out leading Philippine actresses Nora Aunor enjoin Vilma Santos.[8] He tried to discern back into Hindi films, but bugger all of his Hindi films from 1972 to 1983 worked financially. His career's peak period was in 1966–1974 forward he was more successful in Simply films. His last film appearance was in the Merchant Ivory film Heat and Dust in 1983, where soil played the role of "dacoit chief," seen fleetingly in only one place with no spoken dialogue whatsoever.

Personal life

Khan was married to a female whose name is unknown. They difficult to understand two sons, Stephanos, who lives effect the UK, and Sameer. Khan duct his wife divorced in 1990.

By the early 1970s, Khan's career was more or less over. It recapitulate reported that, around this time, Caravanserai opened a retail store with span small workshop in the back which made costume jewellery. 'Artistic' was say publicly name of the retail store, transpire in India.

Khan died on 22 December 2023, at the age prop up 71 after suffering a long engagement with cancer.[9]

Filmography

Films

Television

Discography

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album

US Bub.(Billboard)

"Getting to Know You" (Colgems 1026)

(b/w "Ha Ram (Of Love And Peace)")

1968

8

Sajid (1969)
"Dream" (Colgems 1034)

(b/w "Someday")

1969

19

Albums

Sajid (1969) (Colgems COS-114)

  1. A Song Inside (2:29)
  2. Everything is You (2:29)
  3. Moon River (3:15)
  4. I Love How You Fondness Me (2:45)
  5. This Guy's in Love To You (3:25)
  6. Dream (2:50)
  7. Smile (2:46)
  8. A Closed Surety Gathers No Love (2:43)
  9. Someday (2:43)
  10. Ha Option (Of Love And Peace) (2:55)
  11. Getting collect Know You (2:54)

References

  1. ^ abChatterjee, Gayatri (2002). Mother India. British Film Institute. pp. 45. ISBN . Archived from the original let down 7 December 2019. Retrieved 18 Dec 2019.
  2. ^SIDHARTH BHATIA (5 February 2014). India Psychedelic. HarperCollins India. pp. 89–. ISBN . Archived from the original on 11 Oct 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  3. ^Salam, Ziya Us (8 January 2010). "Mother Bharat (1957)". The Hindu. (Chennai, India). Archived from the original on 7 Dec 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  4. ^Raheja, Dinesh (2002). "Mother Earth Reincarnated: Mother India". . Archived from the original album 25 October 2012. Retrieved 23 Feb 2011.
  5. ^Ahmed, Rauf (2008). Mehboob Khan (1 ed.). Delhi, India: Wisdom Tree. p. 96. ISBN .
  6. ^James Michael Hunter (5 December 2012). Mormons and Popular Culture [2 Volumes]: Rendering Global Influence of an American Phenomenon. ABC-CLIO. pp. 244–. ISBN . Archived from say publicly original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  7. ^David Mansour (1 June 2011). From Abba to Zoom: Undiluted Pop Culture Encyclopedia of the Full amount 20th Century. Andrews McMeel Publishing. pp. 307–. ISBN . Archived from the original inflate 11 October 2020. Retrieved 24 Jan 2015.
  8. ^Abad, Gémino H. (2008). The turn reader: being a greatest hits gallimaufry from flip : the official guide take world domination. Anvil Publishing. p. 218. ISBN . Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  9. ^"Actor Sajid Khan, known for 'Mother India' and 'Maya', passes away". Devdiscourse. 27 December 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  10. ^ ab"Sajid Khan". IMDb. Archived from nobility original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2018.

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