This actor, who has worked with Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra, used to play the same role.

Last updated:February 22, 2025, 06:31 IST

‘Don’t try to escape, we have taken you home from four sides. You must have heard this dialogue often in old films. Spoken in a quiet tone, people have not forgotten this dialogue of Bollywood’s well -known actor Iftikhar even today ….Read more

Stayed calmly, he used to speak strong dialogues

New Delhi. The legendary actors of Hindi cinema played roles like police, judges, doctors in almost all their films. But he burnt his life in every character. Watch any films of the 60s and 70s, the role of his police inspector, lawyer or judge will definitely be seen in films. His pair used to freeze in his films with Rajesh Khanna.

Iftikhar mostly played the same role in his films. But at any time he was afraid of being typical. People always appreciated his work. After playing the role of the police, he became so famous that the real policemen also started selling him. In his films, Iftikhar used to speak his dialogue in a very calm tone. People of old films have not forgotten any of their characters even today.

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Rajesh Khanna used to freeze with Khanna
He has also done a lot of work with Rajesh Khanna. His fun with Kaka was very much liked. He appeared in films like ‘Joru Ka Ghulam’, ‘The Train’, ‘Khamoshi’, ‘Mehboob’s Mehndi’, ‘Rajput’ and ‘Awam’. Most of these films working with both proved to be a hit. Along with Hindi, Iftikhar also acted in Hollywood films, he also worked in the American TV series ‘Maya’ in 1967. Apart from this, he was also seen in ‘Bombay Talkies’ in Hollywood films in 1970 and ‘City of Joy’ in 1992.

Khan connection with Ashok Kumar
Iftikhar had a special connection to Ashok Kumar. If the Iftikhar met the famous producer-director BR Chopra. It was because of Ashok Kumra that he got work in the first film ‘Ittefaq’. In this film, he played the role of inspector. After this film, he was mostly started offering similar rolls. Along with being a Iftikhar actor, she was also a good painter. Ashok Kumar was also taught to painting.

Let me tell you that in his career, Iftikhar played different roles in more than 400 films. At that time, at one time, he became the big face of Hindi cinema, which was considered very important from Rajesh Khanna to Amitabh Bachchan’s films. But a shock snatched this actor forever.