Mazhar Khan (actor)

Mazhar Khan (22 July 1953 – 16 September 1998) was an Indian film and television actor and producer and director.

Career
Mazhar made his debut in the 1979 film Sampark. He came into recognition with the 1980 film Shaan which was directed by Ramesh Sippy. He went on to appear in over 40 Hindi films playing villain and supporting roles throughout the 1980s and early 1990s. He also appeared in a Hollywood science fiction film titled Terminal Entry (1986) where he played one of the main villains. He was also noted for his role in the television serial Buniyaad (1987) which reunited him with director Ramesh Sippy. In 1989 he acted in the British mini-series Traffik.

His last film appearance was in the 1992 film Angaar after which he quit acting and turned to producing and directing. He produced and directed the multi-starrer film Gang which took many years to complete. Mazhar died of renal failure in 1998 at the age of 45. The film finally released two years after his death.

Personal life
He married Bollywood actress Zeenat Aman in 1985 and they had two sons, Azaan and Zahaan. Mazhar and Zeenat had also acted in a few films together in the 1980s. Tragically Mazhar was ill with a kidney infection and later succumbed to the disease. Mazhar died in September 1998 of renal failure. Before his death, Zeenat filed for divorce. Prior to this marriage, he was married to Rubaina Mumtaz, a Mumbai socialite, niece of Dilip Kumar and a granddaughter of Fazal Nawaz Jung.

His sister Nilofer Amrohi is married to Tajdar Amrohi who inherited Kamalistan Film Studio along with his siblings from his illustrious father Kamal Amrohi.

Selected filmography

 * Gang (2000) .... Director of the movie
 * Angaar (1992) .... Farid Khan
 * Traffik (1989) TV mini-series
 * Daku Hasina (1987) .... Director of the movie
 * Buniyaad (1987) TV Series
 * Terminal Entry (1986) .... Abdul
 * Aandhi-Toofan (1985) ....
 * Ghulami (1985) ... Thakur Jaswant Singh
 * ''Wanted (1984)
 * Bindiya Chamkegi (1984) .... Rakesh
 * Arth (1982) .... Harish
 * Ek Hi Bhool (1981) .... Guest appearance
 * Roohi (1981) .... Vijay
 * Shaan (1980) .... Abdul
 * Sampark (1979) .... Brindhavan