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Sheikh Mukhtar(1914-1980)

  • Actor
  • Producer
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Sheikh Mukhtar
Sheikh Mukhtar was the son of a railway police inspector. He made is film debut in the 1939 Mehboob Khan film Ek Hi Raasta playing an anti-hero. A towering figure who stood 6 feet 2 inches tall with a shoe size 12 UK (13 US), he was Hindi cinema's first anti-hero and tough guy. He starred in 3 Mehboob Khan classics: Ek Hi Raasta (1939), Bahen (1941), and Roti (1942).
BornDecember 24, 1914
DiedMay 12, 1980(65)
BornDecember 24, 1914
DiedMay 12, 1980(65)
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Known for

Raj Kapoor, Madhubala, and Sheikh Mukhtar in Do Ustad (1959)
Do Ustad
7.3
  • Jagannath
  • 1959
Ustadon Ke Ustad (1963)
Ustadon Ke Ustad
7.7
  • Mangal Singh
  • 1963
Badal (1966)
Badal
7.2
  • Sheru
  • 1966
Gehra Raaz (1971)
Gehra Raaz
  • Sheru
  • 1971

Credits

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Actor

  • Dilli Ka Dada
    • 1992
  • Dara Singh Randhawa and Shabnam in Hum Sab Chor Hain (1973)
    Hum Sab Chor Hain
    4.0
    • Shaikh
    • 1973
  • Guru Aur Chela (1973)
    Guru Aur Chela
    4.8
    • 1973
  • Dara Singh Randhawa in Daku Mansingh (1971)
    Daku Mansingh
    8.7
    • 1971
  • Ustad Pedro (1971)
    Ustad Pedro
    • 1971
  • Kahin Aar Kahin Paar
    4.9
    • Man with the Dog
    • 1971
  • Gehra Raaz (1971)
    Gehra Raaz
    • Sheru
    • 1971
  • Insaan Aur Shaitan (1970)
    Insaan Aur Shaitan
    5.5
    • Demon Chaudhary aka Shola
    • 1970
  • Sheikh Mukhtar and Sushama Shiromanee in Begunah (1970)
    Begunah
    • Shankar
    • 1970
  • Mangu Dada
    • 1970
  • Sasta Khoon Mehnga Pyar (1970)
    Sasta Khoon Mehnga Pyar
    • 1970
  • Do Bhai (1969)
    Do Bhai
    6.1
    • Jwala Singh
    • 1969
  • Mera Dost (1969)
    Mera Dost
    • 1969
  • Ustad 420
    4.6
    • Jaggu
    • Police Inspector Jagmohan Pandey
    • 1969
  • Badmash
    • 1969

Producer

  • Pradeep Kumar in Noorjehan (1967)
    Noorjehan
    5.8
    • producer
    • 1967
  • Ajit Khan, Vijaya Choudhury, Sheikh Mukhtar, Mukri, and Tun Tun in Birju Ustad (1964)
    Birju Ustad
    • producer
    • 1964
  • Raj Kapoor, Madhubala, and Sheikh Mukhtar in Do Ustad (1959)
    Do Ustad
    7.2
    • producer
    • 1959
  • Sartaj (1950)
    Sartaj
    • producer
    • 1950

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Shaikh Mukhtar
  • Height
    • 6′ 3½″ (1.92 m)
  • Born
    • December 24, 1914
    • Delhi, British India
  • Died
    • May 12, 1980
    • Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Has a son named Moinuddin and a daughter named Mariam.

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