Sajid Khan Death Highlights: Sajid Khan Worked In Several Romcoms From The Philippine Film Industry
Sajid Khan Death Live Updates: Sajid Khan, known for films like 'Mother India', 'Maya', and 'The Singing Filipina' has passed away. Khan was in his early 70s.
Bigg Boss 16 contestant and filmmaker-producer Sajid Khan has shared a video of himself sharing that he is very much alive and that many have mistaken him to be the 'Mother India' actor who passed away. Sharing a video of himself on Instagram, Sajid Khan wrote, "R.i.p.sajid khan(1951-2023)...not me 🙏 as reported with my pic by some media people..."
Sajid Khan also found success in the Phillippines in the early 70s as he starred in a number of romantic comedy films opposite Phillippine actores Nora Aunor and Vilma Santos. Despite the success abroad, Khan could not find success in Hindi films. None of his Hindi films from 1972 to 1983 worked financially.
Despite having made his debut in his father Mehboob Khan's Oscar-nominated 'Mother India', Sajid Khan found more success on the international front. He worked in several TV shows, international collaborations and with production houses that made content overseas. Such was his popularity in the 60s and 70s that Sajid Khan was a teen icon and household name in North America and the Phillippines
For those unaware, Sajid Khan was filmmaker Mehboob Khan's adopted son. Mehboob Khan was the founder of Mehboob Studios and the director of 'Mother India' and its sequel 'Son of India'.
As veteran actor and philanthropist Sajid Khan passed away after a long battle with cancer, several netizens and fans shared condolences on social media. Several users on X( formerly Twitter) wrote, "RIP Sajid Khan" while some shared old pictures of the veteran actor.
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New Delhi: Sajid Khan, known for films like 'Mother India', 'Maya', and 'The Singing Filipina' has passed away. Khan was in his early 70s.
"He had been battling cancer for a while. He passed away on Friday (December 22)," the actor's only son Sameer told PTI.
According to Sameer, his father had settled in Kerala with his second wife.
"My father was adopted by Rajkumar Pitamber Rana and Sunita Pitamber and fostered by filmmaker Mehboob Khan. He was not active in films for a while and was mostly involved in philanthropy. He used to come to Kerala quite often and he liked it here, remarried and settled here," Sameer told the news agency.
The actor was laid to rest at the Kayamkulam Town Juma Masjid in Kerala's Alappuzha district.
After "Mother India", which was nominated for the Oscars, Khan played the title role in Mehboob Khan's "Son of India".
Khan found global stardom as a teen idol with his role in "Maya" where he played the role of a local boy Rajji, who befriends the character played by Jay North. The movie's popularity led to a series of the same name and added to Khan's popularity.
He also guest starred in an episode of American TV show "The Big Valley" and appeared as a guest judge in music show "It's Happening".
The actor became a famous name in the Philippines and worked in movies such as "The Singing Filipina", "My Funny Girl" and "The Prince and I" with actor Nora Aunor.
Khan also played the role of a dacoit chief in the Merchant-Ivory production "Heat and Dust".
As the veteran actor and philanthropist passed away, condolences from pockets of the country have begun to pour in on social media.
Stay tuned with ABP Live for updates on news about Sajid Khan's demise.
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