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A. K. Hangal | |
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 Hangal in 2011 | |
| Born | Avtar Kishan Hangal 1 February 1914[1] |
| Died | 26 August 2012 (aged 98) |
| Other names | Padmabhushan Avtar Krishna Hangal |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1929–1947 (freedom fighter), 1936–1965 (theater actor), 1965–2005 (film career), 1980–2012 (television career) |
| Notable work | Ram Shastri in Aaina Inder Sen in Shaukeen Imaam Saa'b in Sholay Bipinlal Pandey in Namak Haraam Brinda Kaka in Aandhi |
| Children | 1 |
Avtar Kishan Hangal (1 February 1914 – 26 August 2012)[2] was an Indian freedom fighter and actor.[3][4][5] His most notable roles are as Ram Shastri in Aaina (1977), as the Inder Sen in Shaukeen, as Bipinlal Pandey in Namak Haraam, as Imaam Saa'b in Sholay, as Anokhelal in Manzil and the antagonist in Prem Bandhan and the 16 films he did with Rajesh Khanna.[6] He has acted in around 225 Hindi films in a career spanning from 1966 to 2005.[7]
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