- Born
- Died
- Birth nameHamid Ali Khan
- Nickname
- The Clark Gable of India
- Height1.81 m
- Ajit Khan was born on January 27, 1922 in Golconda, Hyderabad State, British India. He was an actor, known for Zanjeer (1973), Awara Badal (1964) and Shareef Budmaash (1973). He died on October 22, 1998 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
- Children
- RelativesFaaris Khan(Grandchild)
- Often played sophisticated villains who kept their involvement in their criminal activities extremely secretive via henchmen.
- In most of his antagonistic roles, his criminal subordinates had Christian names like Tony, Michael, Robert, Peter and Jimmy.
- Nasal voice.
- Has a granddaughter from son Shahid Ali Khan.
- There's an interesting story about how Ajit became a villain. He did not have to work for four years. He would play cards with his friends, like Rajendra Kumar, at a club at Sea Rock Hotel.South Indian director T Prakash Rao wanted to make a film called Suraj with Rajendra Kumar and Vyjayanthimala. Premnath was to play the villain but actresses were not comfortable working with him. So Rajendra Kumar suggested Ajit's name. Rajendra Kumar told Ajit to try villain roles. Ajit agreed and started doing villain roles. He tasted success with Zanjeer, Yadon Ki Baraat, Kalicharan... the rest is history.
- Has 3 boys from his second marriage to lady named Shahida Ali Khan. The names of the children he had with her are assistant director,actor Shahid Ali Khan ,Zahid Ali Khan, Abid Ali Khan. Ajit had a relationship with a lady named Sara (Shireen) in the 1960's. She lived near actor Jayant's neighborhood. She was French Canadian and Indian. They never married. From this relationship he had two children. Actor Shehzad Khan (Born 1966) and actor Arbaaz Ali Khan (born 1969) .Ajit's son Shehzad has made a career mimicking his father's dialogue delivery style. Arbaaz Ali Khan is also a actor. Son Abid Ali Khan (from his second marriage) suffers from Polio and does several charity races, events .Several websites list Shahid ,Zahid and Abid as his only children, not mentioning Shehzad and Arbaaz as his children. Ajit's personal profile in wikipedia is changed monthly by his family members due to several family members who refuse to acknowledge Arbaaz and Shehzad as Ajit's children.
- Used the screen name Hamid Ali Khan when he started his career.
- First marriage was to French lady named Gwen D'Monte. He had no children with her.
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