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{{short description|Indian film actor (1914–1992)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name        = Agha
| name        = Agha
| image        =  
| image        = Agha in the film Hamara Ghar.jpg
| image_size  =
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| caption      =  
| caption      = Agha in the film ''[[Hamara Ghar (1950 film)|Hamara Ghar]]''
| birth_date  = 21 March 1914
| birth_date  = 21 March 1914
| birth_place  = [[Pune]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British India]]
| birth_place  = [[Pune]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British India]]
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| spouse      =  
| spouse      =  
| occupation  = Actor, singer, director
| occupation  = Actor, singer, director
| children    = 4
| children    = [[Jalal Agha]] (son)<br />Shahnaz Anand (daughter)<br />Shahoor Agha (daughter)<br />
| relatives    = [[Jalal Agha]] (Son)<br />Shahnaz Anand (Daughter)<br />Shahoor Agha (Daughter)<br />
Shahi Agha (daughter)
Shahi Agha (Daughter)
| relatives    = [[Tinnu Anand]] (son-in-law)
}}
}}


'''Agha''' (21 March 1914 – 30 April 1992) was an Indian film actor of [[Bollywood]] films of Persian descent.<ref name=cineplot>{{cite web|title=Agha – Interview|url=http://cineplot.com/agha-interview/|website=cineplot.com|publisher=Cineplot|access-date=25 Aug 2014}}</ref> He was known for comic roles and modeled himself on Bob Hope's style of acting.<ref name=Narwekar>{{cite book|last1=Narwekar|first1=Sanjit|title=Eena Meena Deeka The Storyof Hindi Film Comedy|date=2012|publisher=Rupa Publications|location=India|isbn=9788129126252|pages=96|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KbSbAwAAQBAJ&q=Sanjit+Narwekar+Eena+Meena+Deeka+The+Story+Of+Hindi+Film+Comedy+Agha&pg=PT107}}</ref> He appeared in over 300 Hindi films in his career between 1935 and 1986.<ref name=cine>{{cite web|title=Agha|url=http://cineplot.com/encyclopedia/agha/|website=cineplot.com|publisher=Cineplot|access-date=25 Aug 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403100507/http://cineplot.com/encyclopedia/agha/|archive-date=3 April 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> His son, [[Jalal Agha]], also became an actor, most known for the song ''Mehbooba Mehbooba'' in ''[[Sholay]]'' (1975).<ref name=glamsham>{{cite web|last1=Khan|first1=Mansoor|title=Dilip Kumar discovered Jalal Agha|url=http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/14/mar/05-news-dilip-kumar-discovered-jalal-agha-031404.asp|website=glamsham.com|publisher=A Fifth Quarter Infomedia Pvt. Ltd.|access-date=25 Aug 2014}}</ref>
'''Agha''' (21 March 1914 – 30 April 1992) was an Indian actor of [[Bollywood]] films. He was known for comic roles and modeled himself on Bob Hope's style of acting.<ref name=Narwekar>{{cite book|last1=Narwekar|first1=Sanjit|title=Eena Meena Deeka The Story of Hindi Film Comedy|date=2012|publisher=Rupa Publications|location=India|isbn=9788129126252|pages=96|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KbSbAwAAQBAJ&q=Sanjit+Narwekar+Eena+Meena+Deeka+The+Story+Of+Hindi+Film+Comedy+Agha&pg=PT107}}</ref> He appeared in over 300 Hindi films in his career between 1935 and 1986.<ref name=cine>{{cite web|title=Agha (a profile)|url=http://cineplot.com/encyclopedia/agha/|website=Cineplot.com website|access-date=11 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403100507/http://cineplot.com/encyclopedia/agha/|archive-date=3 April 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> His son, [[Jalal Agha]], also became an actor, mostly known for the song ''Mehbooba Mehbooba'' in ''[[Sholay]]'' (1975).


== Early years ==
== Early life ==
Agha confessed that he went to school for just three days, "that was as long as I could stand it". He spent time "mooching" around the [[Pune Race Course|Poona Race Course]] as he wanted to become a jockey and loved horses. Agha came to Bombay and joined his neighbourhood drama group. His interest in acting took him to films where in 1933 he started as a production manager in Kanwal Movietone.<ref name=cineplot />
Agha Beg was born on 21 March 1914 at Fatima Nagar, Pune, [[British India]]. His father was originally from Iran and had settled in Pune but had to leave Pune for Bombay in search of employment
Agha confessed that he went to school for just three days, "that was as long as I could stand it". He spent time "mooching" around the [[Pune Race Course|Poona Race Course]] as he wanted to become a jockey and loved horses. Agha came to Bombay and joined his neighbourhood drama group. His interest in acting took him to films where in 1933 he started as a production manager in Kanwal Movietone.<ref name=cinemaazi/>


== Career ==
== Career ==
Agha's first film was Kanwal Movietone's  ''Stree Dharma'', also called ''Painted Sin'' (1935), starring [[Mehtab (actress)|Mehtab]] and [[Nazir Ahmed Khan|Nazir]]. However, his films ''Karwan-e-Husn'' (1935), [[Wadia Movietone]]'s ''Rangila Mazdoor'' (1938) and ''[[Anuradha (1940 film)|Anuradha]]'' (1940) helped him gain recognition as a comic actor. He acted in Kikubhai Desai's ([[Manmohan Desai]]'s father) ''Circus Ki Sundari'' (1941), which was popular and this helped in getting lead roles in films such as ''[[Muqabala]]'' (1942), ''Laheri Cameraman'' (1944) and ''Taxi Driver'' (1944).<ref name=Narwekar /> His most active years were from the 1930s to the 1980s.
Agha's first film was Kanwal Movietone's  ''Stree Dharma'', also called ''Painted Sin'' (1935), starring [[Mehtab (actress)|Mehtab]] and [[Nazir Ahmed Khan|Nazir]]. However, his films ''Karwan-e-Husn'' (1935), [[Wadia Movietone]]'s ''Rangila Mazdoor'' (1938) and ''[[Anuradha (1940 film)|Anuradha]]'' (1940) helped him gain recognition as a comic actor. He acted in Kikubhai Desai's ([[Manmohan Desai]]'s father) ''Circus Ki Sundari'' (1941), which was popular and this helped in getting lead roles in films such as ''[[Muqabala]]'' (1942), ''Laheri Cameraman'' (1944) and ''Taxi Driver'' (1944).<ref name=Narwekar /> His most active years were from the 1930s to the 1980s.<ref name=cinemaazi/>
 
Agha played a character role, not a comedian's role in the film " Patita" which had Dev Anand and Usha Kiran in the leading roles. Two songs were shot on him. Infact Agha received accolades for his acting, & dominated Dev Anand in the film.He acted opposite Rajesh Khanna in [[Dil Daulat Duniya]].
 
Apart from comedy, Agha is also remembered for serious roles such as Hamrahi (1963), Duniya Meri Jeb Mein (1979), Dhan Daulat (1980), Duniya Meri Jeb Mein etc. Agha used to be the regular actor for Gemini Productions films such as, Mangala (1950), Sansar (1951), Bahut Din Huwe (1954), Do Dulhe (1955), Insaniyat (1955), Raj Tilak (1958), Ghunghat (1960), Gharana (1961) etc.


== Filmography ==
== Filmography ==
Selected list.<ref name=citwf>{{cite web|title=Agha|url=http://www.citwf.com/detailPerson.asp?personID=67705&sortOn=YEAR&sortBy=UP|website=citwf.com|publisher=Alan Goble|access-date=25 Aug 2014}}</ref>
Selected list.<ref name=citwf>{{cite web|title=Filmography of Agha|url=http://www.citwf.com/person67705.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328142324/http://www.citwf.com/person67705.htm|website=Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website|publisher=Alan Goble|date=18 July 2014|archive-date=28 March 2016|access-date=11 February 2022}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
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| 1936 || Berozgaar || Rajhans
| 1936 || Berozgaar || Rajhans
|-
|-
| 1937 || Daulat || S. M. Yusuf
| 1937 || Daulat || [[S. M. Yusuf]]
|-
|-
| 1938 || Rangila Mazdoor || S. M. Yusuf
| 1938 || Rangila Mazdoor || S. M. Yusuf
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| 1941 || Safed Sawar || Nari Ghadiali
| 1941 || Safed Sawar || Nari Ghadiali
|-
|-
| 1941 || Roti || [[Mehboob Khan]]
| 1941 || Roti || [[Mehboob Khan]]<ref name=cinemaazi/>
|-
|-
| 1942 || Muqabla ||  Nanabhai Bhatt, Babubhai Mistri
| 1942 || Muqabla ||  Nanabhai Bhatt, Babubhai Mistri
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| 1947 || Elaan || [[Mehboob Khan]]
| 1947 || Elaan || [[Mehboob Khan]]
|-
|-
| 1947 || [[Jugnu (1947 film)|Jugnu]] || Shaukat Hussain Rizvi
| 1947 || [[Jugnu (1947 film)|Jugnu]] || [[Shaukat Hussain Rizvi]]
|-
|-
| 1948 || Jadui Bansuri || Nanubhai Vakil
| 1948 || Jadui Bansuri || Nanubhai Vakil
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| 1950 || [[Hamara Ghar (1950 film)|''Hamara Ghar'']]||Nanabhai Bhatt  
| 1950 || [[Hamara Ghar (1950 film)|''Hamara Ghar'']]||Nanabhai Bhatt  
|-
|-
| 1951 || Badal || [[Amiya Chakravarty]]
| 1951 || [[Baadal (1951 film)|Badal]]|| [[Amiya Chakravarty]]
|-
|-
| 1951 || Ustad Pedro || Harish
| 1951 || Ustad Pedro || Harish
|-
|-
| 1952 || Do Raha || Bal Chhabda
| 1952 || Do Raha<ref name=citwf/> || Bal Chhabda
|-
|-
| 1952 || Ambar || [[Jayant Desai]]
| 1952 || Ambar<ref name=citwf/> || [[Jayant Desai]]
|-
|-
| 1953 || [[Patita (1953 film)|Patita]] || [[Amiya Chakravarty]]
| 1953 || [[Patita (1953 film)|Patita]] || [[Amiya Chakravarty]]
|-
|-
| 1954 || Bahut Din Huye || [[S. S. Vasan]]
| 1954 || [[Bahut Din Huwe]]|| [[S. S. Vasan]]
|-
|-
| 1954 || [[Chandni Chowk (film)|Chandni Chowk]] || [[B. R. Chopra]]
| 1954 || [[Chandni Chowk (film)|Chandni Chowk]]<ref name=citwf/> || [[B. R. Chopra]]
|-
|-
| 1955 || Tismarkhan || H.S. Kwatra an music by [[Sardul Kwatra]]
| 1955 || Tismarkhan || H.S. Kwatra an music by [[Sardul Kwatra]]
|-
|-
Cinematographer | Producer | Director
| 1955 || [[Udan Khatola]] || S. U. Sunny
| 1955 || [[Udan Khatola]] || S. U. Sunny
|-
|-
| 1955 || [[Mr. and Mrs. 55]] || [[Guru Dutt]]
| 1955 || [[Mr. and Mrs. 55]]<ref name=citwf/> || [[Guru Dutt]]
|-
|-
| 1956 || Parivar || [[Asit Sen (director)|Asit Sen]]
| 1956 || Parivar || [[Asit Sen (director)|Asit Sen]]
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| 1957 || [[Bade Sarkar]] || [[Kishore Sahu]]
| 1957 || [[Bade Sarkar]] || [[Kishore Sahu]]
|-
|-
| 1957 || [[Nausherwan-E-Adil]] || [[Sohrab Modi]]
| 1957 || [[Nausherwan-E-Adil]]<ref name=citwf/> || [[Sohrab Modi]]
|-
|-
| 1958 || [[Kala Pani (1958 film)|Kala Pani]] || [[Raj Khosla]]
| 1958 || [[Kala Pani (1958 film)|Kala Pani]] || [[Raj Khosla]]
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| 1959 || [[Ardhangini (film)|Ardhangini]] ||
| 1959 || [[Ardhangini (film)|Ardhangini]] ||
|-
|-
| 1960 || [[Ghunghat (1960 film)|Ghunghat]] || [[Ramanand Sagar]]
| 1960 || [[Ghunghat (1960 film)|Ghunghat]]<ref name=citwf/><ref name=cinemaazi/> || [[Ramanand Sagar]]
|-
|-
| 1961 || [[Zindagi aur Khwab]] ||  
| 1961 || [[Zindagi aur Khwab]] ||  
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| 1964 || [[Daal Mein Kaala]] || [[Satyen Bose]]
| 1964 || [[Daal Mein Kaala]] || [[Satyen Bose]]
|-
|-
| 1964 || [[Dulha Dulhana]] || [[Raj Kapoor]]
| 1964 || [[Dulha Dulhan]]<ref name=citwf/> || [[Raj Kapoor]]
|-
|-
| 1968 || [[Padosan]] || Jyoti Swaroop
| 1968 || [[Padosan]] || Jyoti Swaroop
|-
|-
| 1968 || [[Teen Bahuraniyan]] || [[S.S Balan and S.S Vasan]]
| 1968 || [[Teen Bahuraniyan]] || S.S Balan and S.S Vasan
|-
|-
| 1969 || [[Jigri Dost]] || Ravikant Nagaich
| 1969 || [[Jigri Dost]] || Ravikant Nagaich
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| 1973 || |[[Honeymoon (1973 film)|Honeymoon]] || [[Hiren Nag]]
| 1973 || |[[Honeymoon (1973 film)|Honeymoon]] || [[Hiren Nag]]
|-
|-
| 1974 ||Prem Nagar ||[[K.S.Prakash Rao]]
| 1974 ||Prem Nagar ||K.S. Prakash Rao
|-
|-
| 1976 || [[Charas (1976 film)|Charas]] || Ramanad Sagar
| 1976 || [[Charas (1976 film)|Charas]] || Ramanad Sagar
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| 1981 || [[Kranti]] || [[Manoj Kumar]]
| 1981 || [[Kranti]] || [[Manoj Kumar]]
|-
|-
| 1986 || [[Love And God]] || [[K. Asif]]
|1983|| ''[[Andhaa Kanoon]]'' || [[T. Rama Rao]]
|-
| 1986 || [[Love And God]]<ref name=citwf/> || [[K. Asif]]
|-
|-
|1986 || [[Baat Ban Jaye]] || [[Bharat Rangachary]]
|1986 || [[Baat Ban Jaye]] || [[Bharat Rangachary]]
|-
|-
| 1989 || [[ Ishwar]] ||[[K. Vishwanath]]
| 1989 || [[Ishwar]] ||[[K. Vishwanath]]
|-
|-
| 1968 ||  [[Ishwar|Aadmi]] ||[[K. Vishwanath|A. Bhimsingh]]
| 1968 ||  [[Ishwar|Aadmi]] ||[[K. Vishwanath|A. Bhimsingh]]
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== Death ==
== Death ==
Agha died on 30 April 1992  of a heart attack in Pune, Maharashtra, India. He was 78 years old.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}} He was survived by three daughters and one son, [[Jalal Agha]]. Jalal Agha died on 5 March 1995, in New Delhi, also of a heart attack.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}
Agha died on 30 April 1992  of a heart attack in Pune, Maharashtra, India at the age of 78.<ref name=cinemaazi/> He was survived by three daughters, one son [[Jalal Agha]] and Son-in-law actor [[Tinnu Anand]].<ref name=cinemaazi>[https://www.cinemaazi.com/people/agha Profile of Agha] Indian Cinema Heritage Foundation website, Retrieved 11 February 2022</ref>


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
He was nominated for the [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award]] for the 1960 film ''[[Ghunghat (1960 film)|Ghunghat]].''{{Citation needed|date=July 2012}}
He was nominated for the [[Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award]] for the 1960 film ''[[Ghunghat (1960 film)|Ghunghat]]'', but did not win the award.<ref name=cinemaazi/>


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 09:29, 22 April 2022


Agha
File:Agha in the film Hamara Ghar.jpg
Agha in the film Hamara Ghar
Born
Aghajan Baig

21 March 1914
Pune, Bombay Presidency, British India
Died30 April 1992(1992-04-30) (aged 78)
Pune, Maharashtra, India
OccupationActor, singer, director
Years active1935–1986
ChildrenJalal Agha (son)
Shahnaz Anand (daughter)
Shahoor Agha (daughter)
Shahi Agha (daughter)
RelativesTinnu Anand (son-in-law)

Agha (21 March 1914 – 30 April 1992) was an Indian actor of Bollywood films. He was known for comic roles and modeled himself on Bob Hope's style of acting.[1] He appeared in over 300 Hindi films in his career between 1935 and 1986.[2] His son, Jalal Agha, also became an actor, mostly known for the song Mehbooba Mehbooba in Sholay (1975).

Early life[edit | edit source]

Agha Beg was born on 21 March 1914 at Fatima Nagar, Pune, British India. His father was originally from Iran and had settled in Pune but had to leave Pune for Bombay in search of employment Agha confessed that he went to school for just three days, "that was as long as I could stand it". He spent time "mooching" around the Poona Race Course as he wanted to become a jockey and loved horses. Agha came to Bombay and joined his neighbourhood drama group. His interest in acting took him to films where in 1933 he started as a production manager in Kanwal Movietone.[3]

Career[edit | edit source]

Agha's first film was Kanwal Movietone's Stree Dharma, also called Painted Sin (1935), starring Mehtab and Nazir. However, his films Karwan-e-Husn (1935), Wadia Movietone's Rangila Mazdoor (1938) and Anuradha (1940) helped him gain recognition as a comic actor. He acted in Kikubhai Desai's (Manmohan Desai's father) Circus Ki Sundari (1941), which was popular and this helped in getting lead roles in films such as Muqabala (1942), Laheri Cameraman (1944) and Taxi Driver (1944).[1] His most active years were from the 1930s to the 1980s.[3]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

Selected list.[4]

Year Film Director
1935 Stree Dharma C. M. Rafi
1935 Karwan-e-Husn C. M. Rafi
1936 Berozgaar Rajhans
1937 Daulat S. M. Yusuf
1938 Rangila Mazdoor S. M. Yusuf
1939 Kahan Hai Manzil Teri S. M. Yusuf
1940 Anuradha Mohan Sinha
1940 Captain Kishori K. Amarnath
1941 Circus Ki Sundari Balwant Bhatt
1941 Nai Roshni Chimankant Gandhi
1941 Safed Sawar Nari Ghadiali
1941 Roti Mehboob Khan[3]
1942 Muqabla Nanabhai Bhatt, Babubhai Mistri
1942 Apna Paraya Ramachandra Thakur
1942 Mera Gaon Prafulla Roy
1943 Amanat Lalit Chandra Mehta
1943 Mohabbat Ki Jeet Ramanlal Desai
1944 Laheri Cameraman Nari Ghadiali
1944 Taxi Driver S. M. Raza
1944 Bhagya Laxmi Sarvottam Badami
1945 Meghdoot Debaki Bose
1945 Chalis Karod Nanabhai Bhatt
1946 Khush Naseeb Vithaldas Panchotia
1946 Dhokhebaaz R. Shivraj
1947 Elaan Mehboob Khan
1947 Jugnu Shaukat Hussain Rizvi
1948 Jadui Bansuri Nanubhai Vakil
1948 Shikayat Shahid Lateef
1949 Balam Homi Wadia
1949 Bhool Bhulaiyan Taimur Behramshah
1950 Hamari Beti Shobhana Samarth
1950 Hamara Ghar Nanabhai Bhatt
1951 Badal Amiya Chakravarty
1951 Ustad Pedro Harish
1952 Do Raha[4] Bal Chhabda
1952 Ambar[4] Jayant Desai
1953 Patita Amiya Chakravarty
1954 Bahut Din Huwe S. S. Vasan
1954 Chandni Chowk[4] B. R. Chopra
1955 Tismarkhan H.S. Kwatra an music by Sardul Kwatra
1955 Udan Khatola S. U. Sunny
1955 Mr. and Mrs. 55[4] Guru Dutt
1956 Parivar Asit Sen
1957 Bade Sarkar Kishore Sahu
1957 Nausherwan-E-Adil[4] Sohrab Modi
1958 Kala Pani Raj Khosla
1959 Navrang V. Shantaram
1959 Ardhangini
1960 Ghunghat[4][3] Ramanand Sagar
1961 Zindagi aur Khwab
1963 Nartaki Nitin Bose
1964 Daal Mein Kaala Satyen Bose
1964 Dulha Dulhan[4] Raj Kapoor
1968 Padosan Jyoti Swaroop
1968 Teen Bahuraniyan S.S Balan and S.S Vasan
1969 Jigri Dost Ravikant Nagaich
1971 Tere Mere Sapne Vijay Anand
1972 Bombay To Goa S. Ramanathan
1972 Piya Ka Ghar Basu Chatterjee
1973 Honeymoon Hiren Nag
1974 Prem Nagar K.S. Prakash Rao
1976 Charas Ramanad Sagar
1977 Aadmi Sadak Ka Devendra Goel
1981 Kranti Manoj Kumar
1983 Andhaa Kanoon T. Rama Rao
1986 Love And God[4] K. Asif
1986 Baat Ban Jaye Bharat Rangachary
1989 Ishwar K. Vishwanath
1968 Aadmi A. Bhimsingh

Death[edit | edit source]

Agha died on 30 April 1992 of a heart attack in Pune, Maharashtra, India at the age of 78.[3] He was survived by three daughters, one son Jalal Agha and Son-in-law actor Tinnu Anand.[3]

Awards[edit | edit source]

He was nominated for the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for the 1960 film Ghunghat, but did not win the award.[3]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Narwekar, Sanjit (2012). Eena Meena Deeka The Story of Hindi Film Comedy. India: Rupa Publications. p. 96. ISBN 9788129126252.
  2. ↑ "Agha (a profile)". Cineplot.com website. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Profile of Agha Indian Cinema Heritage Foundation website, Retrieved 11 February 2022
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 "Filmography of Agha". Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website. Alan Goble. 18 July 2014. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

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