Javed Khan Amrohi

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Javed Khan Amrohi
Born
Bombay, Bombay State, (now Mumbai, Maharashtra), India
Died(2023-02-14)14 February 2023
(aged 73)
OccupationActor
Years active1973–2023

Javed Khan Amrohi (died 14 February 2023) was an Indian film and television actor. He started his acting career in the theatre in the 1970s and then later in films. He worked in a number of theatrical productions and over 150 films in his career. [1] He made his acting debut with the film Jalte Badan (1973) and then continued to play supporting roles throughout in the 1970s and 1980s, appearing in many films including hits like Satyam Shivam Sundaram, Woh 7 Din, Tridev and Aashiqui. [2]

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Amrohi was best known for his roles in the Academy Award-nominated film Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001), Andaz Apna Apna (1994), and Chak De! India (2007). [3] He also worked in TV series such as Mirza Ghalib , directed by Gulzar, and as Karim (the barber) in Nukkad , directed by Saeed Akhtar Mirza in the 1980s. Amrohi was also a member of the acting faculty at Zee TV‘s Zee Institute of Media Arts in Mumbai. [4] He died from respiratory failure on 14 February 2023, at the age of 73. [5]

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References

  1. Livemint (14 February 2023). "Actor Javed Khan Amrohi of 'Lagaan', 'Chak De! India' fame dies of lungs failure". mint. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  2. "Andaz Apna Apna and Lagaan actor Javed Khan Amrohi dies at the age of 73". The Bharat Express News. 14 February 2023. Archived from the original on 14 February 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  3. "Gufi Paintal". The Times of India. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  4. "Facultypublisher=ZIMA, Zee Institute of Media Arts". Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  5. "Actor Javed Khan Amrohi dies from lung failure". The Indian Express. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2024.