Nasir Khan
An AI-upscaled image of Khan in Gunga Jumna (1961)
Born(1924-10-01)1 October 1924
Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India (present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)[1]
Died3 May 1974(1974-05-03) (aged 50)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationFilm actor
Years active
  • 1945–1961
  • 1972–1974
Spouses
Children2 (including Ayub Khan)
RelativesDilip Kumar (brother)

Nasir Khan (1 October 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.

Career

Nasir Khan made his acting debut in the 1945 film Mazdoor. After a few films, he shifted to Lahore after Partition and starred in the first ever Pakistani film Teri Yaad in 1948.[2] He acted in another Pakistani film, Shahida in 1949. Both films failed to do well and Nasir returned to India in 1951. He resumed his acting career in Bombay, acting in several films throughout the 1950s.[2] 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 dacoit drama Bollywood film Gunga Jumna.[3] 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 family[1][4] of 12 children in Bombay. His father was a landlord and fruit merchant who owned orchards in Peshawar and Deolali. 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.[5]

Death

Nasir Khan died on 3 May 1974 at the age of 50.[2][6] 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.[2]

Filmography

List of performances in feature films
YearTitleCharacter/Role
1999 Ananta Bhalobasha Bangladeshi film
1976 Bairaag Dr. Mishra
1973 Yaadon Ki Baaraat Shankar, Vijay & Ratan's Father
1972 Zindagi Zindagi Dr. Mukherjee
1961 Gunga Jumna Inspector Jumna
1961 Saaya
1956 Char Minar Behram
1956 Kar Bhala
1956 Samundari Daku
1956 Jallad
1955 Inaam
1955 Jawab Amar Kumar Dayal
1955 Lutera
1955 Society
1954 Angarey Raka
1953/II Aaghosh
1953 Daera Sharan Kumar
1952 Aasmaan
1952 Khubsurat
1952 Lal Kunwar
1952 Shisham
1952 Shrimati Ji Rajesh
1951 Khazana
1951 Nagina Shreenath (as Nasir)
1951 Nazneen
1951 Saudagar
1951 Nakhare
1949 Shahida Pakistani film
1948 Teri Yaad Pakistani film
1947 Shehnai Main Actor

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Nasir Khan – Interview (1952)". Cineplot.com website. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Nasir Khan – Profile". cineplot.com website. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "GUNGA JUMNA (1961 film)". www.uiowa.edu. Archived from the original on 29 November 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "A Legend By Any Definition". Outlook India. Outlook India. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "Begum Para". www.outlookindia.com. Outlookindia.com. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "Rediff On The Net, Movies: An interview with Begum Para". www.rediff.com. 29 November 1997. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
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