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{{Short description|Indian film actor (1924–1974)}}
{{other uses|Nasir Khan (disambiguation){{!}}Nasir Khan}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Nasir Khan
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1924|01|11|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Peshawar, [[North-West Frontier Province]], [[British Raj|British India]] (present-day [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], Pakistan)<ref name=cineplot1/>
| death_date = {{death date and age|1974|05|03|1924|01|11|df=yes}}
| death_place = [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab]], India
| spouse = {{ubl|Suraya Nazir|[[Begum Para]]}}
| children = 2 (including [[Ayub Khan (actor)|Ayub Khan]])
| relatives = [[Dilip Kumar]] (brother)<br>[[Saira Banu]] (sister-in-law)<br>[[K. Asif]] (brother-in-law)<br>[[Rukhsana Sultana]] (niece)
| years_active = {{ubl|1945–1961|1972–1974}}
| occupation = [[Actor|Film actor]]
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'''Nasir Khan''' (11 January 1924 – 3 May 1974) was an Indian actor. He was the younger brother of actor [[Dilip Kumar]] and is the father of actor [[Ayub Khan (actor)|Ayub Khan]].

==Career==
Nasir Khan made his acting debut in the 1945 film ''Mazdoor''. After a few films, he shifted to Lahore after [[Partition of India|Partition]] and starred in the first ever [[Pakistani film industry|Pakistani film]] ''[[Teri Yaad (film)|Teri Yaad]]'' in 1948.<ref name=cineplot/> He acted in another Pakistani film, ''[[Shahida (film)|Shahida]]'' in 1949. Both films received average reviews in [[Pakistan]] but ''Shahida'' achieved a silver jubilee status in the cities of [[Delhi]] and [[Lucknow]] but Nasir returned to India in 1951.<ref>{{cite book|title=Illustrated Weekly of Pakistan - Volume 22, Issues 1-9|publisher=Pakistan Herald Publications|page=27}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Pakistan Quarterly - Volumes 12-13|publisher=Pakistan Publications|page=43}}</ref> He resumed his acting career in Bombay, acting in several films throughout the 1950s.<ref name=cineplot/>
His movie ''Nagina'' (1951) with [[Nutan]] was a big hit. The two of them formed a memorable pair who also starred together in two more films, Aagosh and Sheesham. Nasir Khan also enacted the role of Jumna alongside his real life brother Dilip Kumar, who played the role of Gunga in the 1961 [[Dacoity|dacoit drama]] [[Bollywood]] film ''[[Gunga Jumna]]''.<ref>{{cite web | title=GUNGA JUMNA (1961 film)| url=http://www.uiowa.edu/~incinema/gungajumna.html | website=uiowa.edu |access-date=25 January 2019| url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111129113314/http://www.uiowa.edu/~incinema/gungajumna.html | archivedate=29 November 2011 }}</ref> This was his last film for a decade. He returned to films in the early 1970s playing cameos in ''[[Yaadon Ki Baraat]]'' (1973) and his final film ''[[Bairaag]]'' (1976) which released after his death.

==Personal life==
Nasir Khan was born to Ayesha Begum (1897–1948) and Lala Ghulam Sarwar Ali Khan (1890–1950) in a [[Hindko]]-speaking [[Awan (tribe)|Awan]] family<ref name=cineplot1>{{cite web|title=Nasir Khan – Interview (1952)|url=http://cineplot.com/nasir-khan-interview-1952/|publisher=Cineplot.com website|accessdate=25 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=A Legend By Any Definition|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/a-legend-by-any-definition/283297|website=Outlook India|date=11 December 2012 |accessdate=25 January 2019}}</ref> of 12 children in Peshawar. Nasir's paternal grandfather had come from Afghanistan. In his autobiography, [[Dev Anand]] recalled that Nasir used to say "with pride" that he's "a [[Pashtuns|Pathan]], and a [[Punjabi Muslims|Punjabi]]."<ref>{{cite book
|last=Anand|first=Dev|title=Romancing with Life|publisher=Penguin Viking|location=New Delhi|year=2007|page=85|isbn=9780670081240}}</ref>

Nasir Khan was first married to Suraiya Nazir, daughter of legendary filmmaker [[Nazir Ahmed Khan]]. From this marriage, he had a daughter Naheed Khan. Later he was married to actress [[Begum Para]] and their son is actor [[Ayub Khan (actor)|Ayub Khan]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Begum Para | url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article/Begum-Para/203606 |website= outlookindia.com |publisher= Outlookindia.com |access-date=25 January 2019}}</ref>

==Death==
Nasir Khan died on 3 May 1974 at the age of 50.<ref name=cineplot>{{cite web|url=http://cineplot.com/nasir-khan-profile|title=Nasir Khan – Profile|website=cineplot.com website|accessdate=25 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/nov/29para.htm|title=Rediff on the Net, Movies: An interview with Begum Para|website=rediff.com|date=29 November 1997|accessdate=25 January 2019}}</ref> Before his death, he had returned to films after a decade, playing small role in ''[[Yaadon Ki Baaraat]]'' (1973) and his final film ''[[Bairaag]]'' (1976), which was released after his death.<ref name=cineplot/>

==Filmography==

{|class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of performances in feature films
|-
! scope="col" | Year !! scope="col" | Title !! scope="col" | Character/Role
|-
| 1976
| [[Bairaag]]
| Dr. Mishra
|-
| 1973
| [[Yaadon Ki Baaraat]]
| Shankar, Vijay & Ratan's Father
|-
| 1972
| [[Zindagi Zindagi]]
| Doctor and Principal of Medical College
|-
| 1967
| ''[[Around the World (1967 film)|Around the World]]''
|
|-
| 1961
| [[Gunga Jumna]]
| Inspector Jumna
|-
| 1961
| Saaya
|
|-
| 1956
| Kar Bhala
|
|-
| 1956
| Samundari Daku
|
|-
| 1956
| Jallad
|
|-
| 1955
| Inaam
|
|-
| 1955
| ''[[Azaad (1955 film)|Azaad]]''
|
|-
| 1955
| Society
|
|-
| 1953
| [[Daaera|Daera]]
| Sharan Kumar
|-
| 1952
| [[Aasmaan]]
|
|-
| 1952
| Khubsurat
|
|-
| 1952
| [[Lal Kunwar]]
|
|-
| 1952
| [[Shisham]]
|
|-
| 1952
| Shrimati Ji
| Rajesh
|-
| 1951
| ''[[Khazana (1951 film)|Khazana]]''
|
|-
| 1951
| [[Nagina]]
| Shreenath (as Nasir)
|-
| 1951
| [[Nazneen (film)|Nazneen]]
|
|-
| 1951
| Saudagar
|
|-
| 1951
| Nakhare
|
|-
| 1949
| [[Shahida (film)|Shahida]]
| Pakistani film
|-
| 1948
| [[Teri Yaad (film)|Teri Yaad]]
| Pakistani film
|-
| 1947
| [[Shehnai (1947 film)|Shehnai]]
| Main Actor
|}

==See also==
* [[Khans of Bollywood]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|nm0451278|Nasir Khan}}

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[[Category:1924 births]]
[[Category:1974 deaths]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]
[[Category:Indian male film actors]]

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