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Javed Khan Amrohi

Indian actor (1949-2023) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Javed Khan Amrohi (24 March 1949 – 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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