Cinemaazi remembers Mazhar Khan on his death anniversary

An eminent actor, director and producer of the silent and early talkies era, Mazhar Khan passed away on this day in 1950. Born in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh in 1905, he left a job in the police force to pursue his passion for films. His police training would later come in handy for his roles in films.

He made his debut in B P Mishra's Fatal Garland / Haiyan No Haar (1926). In his early years he acted in several significant films like Hamara Hindustan (1930), Subah Ke Sitara(1932), Nala Damayanti (1933), Chandragupta (1934), Sultana (1934), Baghi Sipahi(1936), Sunhera Sansar (1936), Aap Ki Marzi(1939), Achhut (1940), Akela(1941), Padosi (1941), Bhakta Kabir (1942), Ghar Sansar (1942), Nai Duniya(1942) and many more. He made Badi Baat(1944) and Pehli Nazar (1945) under his own banner Mazhar Art Productions. His roles in Chandragupta, Achhut, Akela and Padosi were highly appreciated. He worked extensively with A R Kardar, while also working with stalwarts like Sohrab Modi, Ezra Mir, Premankur Atorthy, Debaki Bose andV Shantaram.

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