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1 Early life and career  





2 Selected filmography  





3 Awards  





4 See also  





5 References  





6 External links  














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Ajmal Khan
Born

Mohammad Ajmal Qadri


(1910-05-17)17 May 1910[1]
Died19 June 1988(1988-06-19) (aged 78)[1]
NationalityPakistani
Other namesAjmal, Ajmal Khan
OccupationActor
Years active1937 – 1988
Relativesactor Akmal (brother)
AwardsNigar Award in 1970

Mohammad Ajmal Qadri (popularly known as Ajmal) (17 May 1910 – 19 June 1988) was an Indian-born Pakistani actor, best known for his role as Kaido in classic Pakistani Punjabi film Heer Ranjha (1970 film).[1][2]

This film had super-hit music by music director Khwaja Khurshid Anwar and song lyrics by Ahmad Rahi.[2] Qadri played the same role in the previously made film Heer (1955 film) in Pakistan which was directed by the veteran film director Nazir Ahmed Khan.[3]

Early life and career[edit]

Ajmal was mostly seen in supporting roles in Pakistani movies. His movies tally is 212 (77 Urdu films and 135 Punjabi films). His first film in Pakistan was Hichkolay (1949). Ajmal was born on 17 May 1910 and died on 19 June 1988 in Lahore. He was the elder brother of Punjabi films lead actor Akmal.[1]

Selected filmography[edit]

Ajmal was introduced in the pre-1947 Lahore-made Punjabi film Sohni Mahiwal in 1937.[1]

He started as a villain actor and appeared in many movies like:

Awards[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Profile of M. Ajmal". Pakistan Film Magazine website. 1 May 2016. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i "Filmography of actor M. Ajmal". Complete Index To World Film (CITWF) website. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  • ^ Film Heer (1955) on IMDb website Retrieved 16 April 2022
  • ^ a b c d e f g h "Filmography of actor M. Ajmal". Pakistan Film Magazine website. 1 March 2016. Archived from the original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  • ^ a b "Special Nigar Award for M. Ajmal". Cineplot.com website. 13 May 2010. Archived from the original on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
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