Jalal Agha

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Jalal Agha
Jalal Agha.jpg
Born11 July 1945
Died5 March 1995
(aged 49)
OccupationActor
Years active1960–1993
RelativesAgha (Father), Tinnu Anand (Brother-in-law)

Jalal Agha (11 July 1945 – 5 March 1995) was an Indian actor and director in Bollywood films.[1] He was the son of the popular comedian actor Agha. Jalal studied acting at the Film and Television Institute of India, Pune.

Career[edit]

He made his debut as a child actor played the role of young Jehangir[2][3] in all-time-hit 1960 film Mughal-E-Azam (role was played by Dilip Kumar as an adult). He made his debut in as an adult role in K.A. Abbas's Bambai Raat Ki Bahon Mein (1967),[4] and went on to appear in over 60 Bollywood films from the late 1960s through to the early 1990s, mostly playing supporting roles. His most famous role was in the blockbuster hit Sholay, where he played the Rubab player in the popular song Mehbooba O' Mehbooba.[5] His other roles to mention are Julie (Julie's silent lover), the played the role of singer in Sama Hai Suhana Suhana from the film Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani, Shabana Azmi's brother in Thodi Si Bewafai and Naseeruddin Shah's friend in Dil Akhir Dil Hai. He played a prominent role in Saat Hindustani.[6][7][8]

He also made appearances in English-language films such as Bombay Talkie (1970), Gandhi (1982), Kim (1984) and The Deceivers (1988). He wrote and directed a Bollywood film titled Goonj, which released in 1989.

He died of a heart attack on 5 March 1995 at the age of 49.[9] Married to model Valerie Pereira (divorced July 1982). They had two children Saleem Christopher Agha Bee (of Goa’s Sublime bistro fame) and Vanessa Bee Feuerstein.[10]

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Selected filmography[edit]

References[edit]

  1. Shubhangi Misra (5 March 2020). "Jalal Agha, the star kid who was averse to nepotism". The Print.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Mughal e Azam at 60: One mans quest for perfection created celluloid history". www.outlookindia.com/. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  3. Service, Tribune News. "'Mughal e Azam' at 60: One man's quest for perfection created celluloid history". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  4. "Bambai Raat Ki Bahon Mein (1968)". The Hindu. 8 April 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  5. "जलाल आगा: बॉलीवुड का वो खुद्दार अभिनेता, जिसने पिता के कहने पर ठुकरा दी थी जितेंद्र की फिल्म". Amar Ujala (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  6. "Acted in K.A.Abbas's movie Saat Hindustani (Amitabh Bachchan's first film)". madhu. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  7. Phukan, Vikram (4 October 2019). "The importance of Saat Hindustani and Bachchanalia". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  8. Trisha Gupta (20 October 2019). "The seventh satyagrahi". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  9. "Jalal Agha: Movies, TV, and Bio". www.amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  10. "Sublimely Chris". The Wandering Indian Gourmet. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  11. Shubhangi Misra (5 March 2020). "Jalal Agha, the star kid who was averse to nepotism". The Print.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. Who's Who in the World (9th, 10th Editions ed.). Marquis. 2017.
  13. "Goonj (1989) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos". Cinestaan. Retrieved 6 May 2019.

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