Iftekhar

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Iftekhar (इफ्तिखार) or Iftekhar Khan (died March 4, 1995) [ [http://www.downmelodylane.com/dty1991.html 1991-1996 - Frame To Frame] "www.downmelodylane.com".] was a character actor in Bollywood films, especially known for his roles as police officers in several films.

He made his acting debut in 1938, with film "Fashionable Wife" [ [http://www.chakpak.com/celebrity/iftekhar/biography/9480 Iftekar Biograpy and Filmography] ] and acted in over 200 films in a career that spanned from the 1950s through to the early 1990s. His roles ranged from father, uncle, grandfather, police officer, police commissioner, courtroom judge and doctor.

Apart from Hindi films he appeared in two episodes the American TV series "Maya" in 1967 as well the English language films "Bombay Talkie" (1970) and "City of Joy" (1992).

Selected Filmography

*"Bekhudi" (1992)
*"City of Joy" (1992) .... Hasari's father
*"Meri Jung" (1985) .... Garewal Saab
*"Mashaal" (1984) .... Doctor
*"The Far Pavilions" (1984) (mini) TV Series .... Nakshaband Khan
*"Mahaan" (1983) .... Police Commissioner
*"Mazdoor" (1983) .... Kundanlal Batra
*"Nikaah" (1982) ..... Jummna Chacha
*"Baseraa" (1981) ... Dr Gokhale
*"Rocky" (1981) .... Dr. Bhagwandas
*"Dostana" (1980) (as Iftikhar) .... Prosecuting Lawyer
*"Karz" (1980) (as Iftikhar) .... Dr. Daniel
*"The Burning Train" (1980) .... Railway Board Chair Jagmohan
*"Kaala Patthar" (1979) .... Mr. Singh (Vijay's dad)
*"The Great Gambler" (1979) .... Deepchand
*"Surakshaa" (1979) .... Head of Intelligence
*"Mr. Natwarlal" (1979)
*"Noorie" (1979) .... Ghulam Nabi
*"Trishul" (1978) .... Mr. P.L. Varma
*"Don" (1978) .... DSP D'Silva
*"Khatta Meetha" (1978) .... Lawyer
*"Ganga Ki Saugand" (1978) (as Iftikhar) .... Gupta
*"Besharam" (1978) .... Police Commissioner
*"Chandi Sona" (1977) .... Police Commissioner
*"Apnapan" (1977) .... Kishan Agarwal
*"Zindagi" (1976) .... Verma
*"Laila Majnu" (1976) ... Emir Sharwani
*"Kabhi Kabhie" (1976) .... Mr. Malhotra (Amit's father)
*"Khel Khel Mein"(1975).... Black Cobra
*"Chori Mera Kaam" (1975) ... Police commissioner
*"Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye" (1975) ... Seth Dhanraj
*"Sholay" (1975) .... Narmalaji (Radha's father)
*"Dharmatma" (1975)
*"Zakhmee" (1975)
*"Deewaar" (1975) (as Iftikhar) .... Mulk Raj Dhabaria
*"36 Ghante" (1974)
*"Majboor" (1974) .... Police Inspector Khurana
*"Zanjeer" (1973) (as Iftikhar) .... Police Commissioner Singh
* "Blackmail (1973) [ [http://memsaabstory.wordpress.com/2008/06/24/blackmail-1973/ Blackmail 1973 - Review] ]
*"Raja Rani" (1973) .... Suresh's father
*"" (1973) (as Iftikhar) .... Inspector *Singh
*"Anamika" (1973) .... Dr. Irshad Husain
*"Jawani Diwani" (1972) .... Thakur
*"Dastaan" (1972)
*"Haré Raama Haré Krishna" (1971) .... IGP
*"Kal Aaj Aur Kal" (1971) .... Ram's Friend
*"Mehboob Ki Mehndi" (1971) .... Safdarjung
*"Bombay Talkie" (1970) .... Vizarat Khan
*"Prem Pujari" (1970) .... Indian Army Officer
*"Tum Haseen Main Jawan" (1970) .... Anuradha's father
*"Aadmi Aur Insaan" (1969) .... Saxena
*"Sungarsh" (1968) .... Shankar (Bhawani's son)
*"Hamraaz" (1967) .... Advocate Jagmohan Kumar
*"Maya" (2 episodes, 1967) ... Jank Bahadur
*"Phool Aur Patthar" (1968)
*"Teesri Kasam" (1966) .... Zamindar Vikram Singh
*"Teesri Manzil" (1966) .... Police Inspector
*"Guide" (1965) .... Inspector
*"Sangam" (1964)
*"Bandini" (1963) (as Iftikhar) .... Chutti Babu
*"Dilli Ka Thug" (1958)
*"Ab Dilli Dur Nahin" (1957) (as Iftikhar) .... Inspector
*"Jagte Raho" (1956) (as Iftikhar) .... Chandu (Leader)
*"Shree 420" (1955) (as Iftikhar) .... Police Inspector
*"Devdas" (1955) .... Bhijudas
*"Mirza Ghalib" (1954)

References

External links

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* [http://www.myasia.net/bollywood/profile.asp?xi=177&xp=65&xpt=Actors Iftekhar] www.myasia.net.