Akmal Khan, or Akmal, (11 November 1929, in

Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

– 11 June 1967) was a Pakistani

film A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...

actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is (), li ...

Early life and career

Akmal Khan's birth name was Mohammad Asif Khan and he was born in 1929 at Lahore, British India. Akmal Khan (his professional name) first became a film make-up artist and then he was introduced as an actor by the Pakistani film producer-director

Anwar Kamal Pasha Anwar Kamal Pasha ( ur, ), (23 February 1925 – 13 October 1987) was the pioneer in the Pakistan film industry and an early Pakistani film director and producer from Lahore, Pakistan. Life and career Pasha was a graduate from the Forman ...

in his film ''Qatil'' (1955). In 1956, he appeared as a lead actor in the Punjabi language film ''Jabroo'' (1956). This was a hit film and Akmal got his breakthrough into the

Pakistani film industry Cinema of Pakistan, popularly known as Lollywood ( ur, ), refers to the filmmaking industry in Pakistan. Pakistan is home to several film studios centres, primarily located in its three largest cities – Karachi, Lahore, and Faisalabad. ...

from this film.

Death

Akmal died to a heat stroke on 11 June 1967. He is buried in Muslim Town Graveyard, Lahore.

Selected filmography

References

External links

* Filmography of Akmal Khan on IMDb website 1929 births 1967 deaths Male actors from Lahore Pakistani male film actors Pakistani playback singers Punjabi-language singers Singers from Lahore 20th-century Pakistani male singers {{Pakistan-film-bio-stub