Amjad Khan (12 November 1940 – 27 July 1992) was an Indian actor and film director. He worked in over 132 films in a career spanning nearly twenty years. He was the son of the actor Jayant. He gained popularity for villainous roles in mostly Hindi films, the most famous being Gabbar Singh in the 1975 classic Sholay and of Dilawar in Muqaddar Ka Sikandar (1978).Amjad Khan was born in Bombay, Bombay Presidency on 12 November 1940 to actor Jayant who was originally from Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province.His younger brother was actor Imtiaz Khan. Amjad Khan was educated at St. Andrew's High School, in Bandra, Bombay.He attended R D National College, where he held the position of general secretary, the highest elected student body representative. During his college and school days, he worked as a theater artist and performed in his college with his brother.Before Amjad Khan came to films, he was a theatre actor. His first role was as a child actor at the age of 11 in the film Nazneen in 1951.
