Iftekhar

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Iftekhar or Iftekhar Khan (died March 4, 1995) [1] was a character actor in Bollywood films, especially known for his roles as police officers in several films. His debut film was "Fashionable Wife" in 1938 and since then he acted in over 200 films in a career that spanned from the 1950s through to the early 1990s. His roles ranging from father, uncle, grandfather, police officer, police commissioner, courtroom judge and doctor. He also appeared in two episodes the American TV series Maya in 1967 as well the English language films Bombay Talkie (1970) and City of Joy (1992).

[edit] Selected Filmography

• Bekhudi (1992)
• City of Joy (1992) .... Hasari's father
• Meri Jung (1985) .... Garewal Saab
• Mashaal (1984) .... Doctor
• The Far Pavilions (1984) (mini) TV Series .... Nakshaband Khan
• Mahaan (1983) .... Police Commissioner
• Mazdoor (1983) .... Kundanlal Batra
• Nikaah (1982) ..... Jummna Chacha
• Baseraa (1981) ... Dr Gokhale
• Rocky (1981) .... Dr. Bhagwandas
• Dostana (1980) (as Iftikhar) .... Prosecuting Lawyer
• Karz (1980) (as Iftikhar) .... Dr. Daniel
• The Burning Train (1980) .... Railway Board Chair Jagmohan
• Kaala Patthar (1979) .... Mr. Singh (Vijay's dad)
• The Great Gambler (1979) .... Deepchand
• Surakshaa (1979) .... Head of Intelligence
• Mr. Natwarlal (1979)
• Noorie (1979) .... Ghulam Nabi
• Trishul (1978) .... Mr. P.L. Varma
• Don (1978) .... DSP D'Silva
• Khatta Meetha (1978) .... Lawyer
• Ganga Ki Saugand (1978) (as Iftikhar) .... Gupta
• Besharam (1978) .... Police Commissioner
• Chandi Sona (1977) .... Police Commissioner
• Apnapan (1977) .... Kishan Agarwal
• Zindagi (1976) .... Verma
• Laila Majnu (1976) ... Emir Sharwani
• Kabhi Kabhie (1976) .... Mr. Malhotra (Amit's father)
• Chori Mera Kaam (1975) ... Police commissioner
• Pran Jaye Par Vachan Na Jaye (1975) ... Seth Dhanraj
• Sholay (1975) .... Narmalaji (Radha's father)
• Dharmatma (1975)
• Zakhmee (1975)
• Deewaar (1975) (as Iftikhar) .... Mulk Raj Dhabaria
• 36 Ghante (1974)
• Majboor (1974) .... Police Inspector Khurana
• Zanjeer (1973) (as Iftikhar) .... Police Commissioner Singh
• Raja Rani (1973) .... Suresh's father
• Daag: A Poem of Love (1973) (as Iftikhar) .... Inspector *Singh
• Anamika (1973) .... Dr. Irshad Husain
• Jawani Diwani (1972) .... Thakur
• Dastaan (1972)
• Haré Raama Haré Krishna (1971) .... IGP
• Kal Aaj Aur Kal (1971) .... Ram's Friend
• Mehboob Ki Mehndi (1971) .... Safdarjung
• Bombay Talkie (1970) .... Vizarat Khan
• Prem Pujari (1970) .... Indian Army Officer
• Tum Haseen Main Jawan (1970) .... Anuradha's father
• Aadmi Aur Insaan (1969) .... Saxena
• Sungarsh (1968) .... Shankar (Bhawani's son)
• Hamraaz (1967) .... Advocate Jagmohan Kumar
• Maya .... Jank Bahadur ... (2 episodes, 1967)
• Phool Aur Patthar (1968)
• Teesri Kasam (1966) .... Zamindar Vikram Singh
• Teesri Manzil (1966) .... Police Inspector
• Guide (1965) .... Inspector
• Sangam (1964)
• Bandini (1963) (as Iftikhar) .... Chutti Babu
• Dilli Ka Thug (1958)
• Ab Dilli Dur Nahin (1957) (as Iftikhar) .... Inspector
• Jagte Raho (1956) (as Iftikhar) .... Chandu (Leader)
• Shree 420 (1955) (as Iftikhar) .... Police Inspector
• Devdas (1955) .... Bhijudas
• Mirza Ghalib (1954)

[edit] External links

• Iftekhar at the Internet Movie Database
• Iftekhar www.myasia.net.