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{{short description|Indian film actor (1914–1992)}}
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| name        = Agha
| name        = Agha
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| image        = Agha in the film Hamara Ghar.jpg
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| 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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'''Agha''' (21 March 1914 – 30 April 1992) was an Indian film actor of [[Bollywood]] films.<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. In fact 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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| 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]]
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| 1954 || [[Bahut Din Huwe]]|| [[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]]
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| 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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|1983|| ''[[Andhaa Kanoon]]'' || [[T. Rama Rao]]
|1983|| ''[[Andhaa Kanoon]]'' || [[T. Rama Rao]]
|-
|-
| 1986 || [[Love And God]] || [[K. Asif]]
| 1986 || [[Love And God]]<ref name=citwf/> || [[K. Asif]]
|-
|-
|1986 || [[Baat Ban Jaye]] || [[Bharat Rangachary]]
|1986 || [[Baat Ban Jaye]] || [[Bharat Rangachary]]
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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 , one son [[Jalal Agha]] and Son-in-law actor [[Tinnu Anand]]. 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 ==
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