Jayant (actor)

Jayant (15 October 1915 – 2 June 1975) (real name Zakaria Khan) was a film actor in Bombay.^[1]^[2]

Early life

He was born in Nodeh Payan (Nawa Kali) Peshawar, [India]] on 15 October 1915.^[3]^[4] He is a Pashtun with Afghan ancestry.^[5]

Career

The name Jayant was given to him by director and producer Vijay Bhatt. He was tall and had a deep voice. He acted in many Indian films under his professional name in films.

Personal life

Jayant was married and his children were Amjad Khan (of Gabbar Singh fame), Inayat Khan and Imtiaz Khan.^[6] He was the grandfather of Shadaab Khan, Ahlam Khan, Seemaab Khan and Ayesha Khan and father-in-law of Shaila Khan and Krutika Desai Khan (wife of Imtiaz).

Death

He died on June 2, 1975 in India.

Filmography

Love and God (1986) .... Emir-e-Basra
Simon (1980) .... Barundi
Mera Gaon Mera Desh (1971) .... Hawaldaar-Major Jaswant Singh
Reshma Aur Shera (1971) .... Sagat Singh
Heer Raanjha (1970/I) .... Choudhury
Maa Aur Mamta (1970) .... Taxi-driver
Aag Aur Daag (1970)
Ek Nanhi Munni Ladki Thi (1970)
Inspector (1970) .... Marshal
My Love (1970)
Anmol Moti (1969)
Do Raaste (1969) .... Khan
Sapnon Ka Saudagar (1968) .... Thakur Rai Bahadur Harnam Singh
Sunghursh (1968) .... Bhawani Prasad
Sagaai (1966) .... Dwarkanath
Thakur Jarnail Singh (1966)
Himalay ki god mein (1965) .... Lakhan Singh
Sher Dil (1965)
April Fool (1964) .... Mr. Lal
Beti Bete (1964)
Haqeeqat (1964) .... Indian Army Commanding Officer
Leader (1964) .... Diwan Mahendranath
Zindagi (1964)
Son of India (1962)
Bada Aadmi (1961)
Jhumroo (1961)
Maya (1961)
Memdidi (1961) .... Sher Kahn (Shera)
Parakh (1960) .... Rai Bahadur Tandav Tarafdar
Kal Hamara Hai (1959) .... Seth Hiralal
Madhumati (1958) .... Pawan Raja (Madhumati's Father)
Naya Andaz (1956)
Baap Re Baap (1955)
Insaniyat (1955) .... Zangoora
Musafirkhana (1955)
Tangewali (1955)
Yasmin (1955)
Amar (1954) .... Sankat
Amar Kirtan (1954)
Rail Ka Dibba (1953)
Nazneen (1951)
Saiyan (1951)
Pardes (1950) .... Rana Saheb
Chaar Din (1949)
Dulari (1949) .... Girija Shankar
Zevaraat (1949)
Roop Nagar (1947)
Maa Baap Ki Laaj (1946)
Shirin Farhad (1945)
Poonji (1943)
Apni Nagariya (1940)
Sardar (1940)
Sardar-e-Awwal (1939)
State Express (1938) .... The Prince
Azad Veer (1936)
Snehlata (1936)
Lal Chitta (1935)

References

↑ "Vijay Bhatt: The man the legend".
↑ "Jayant actor". IMDB. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004099/
↑ "Obituary: Amjad Khan". The Independent. 26 August 1992. Retrieved 12 November 2015. The son of Zakira Khan, a Pathan from the North-West Frontier Province and popular Bollywood character actor of the Fifties and Sixties (screen name Jayant), Khan was born in Bombay in 1943.
↑ "Afghani Origin KHANs Rule Bollywood".
↑ "MIDDLEActing MP". The Times Of India. February 11, 2004.

External links

Jayant on IMDb

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