Ajit's biography

Ajit also known as Hamid Ali Khan was born on January 27, 1922 in Golconda was a Bollywood film actor. Ajit was a popular villain of Hindi films and he was known for his stylish and peculiar dialogue delivery.




Ajit's dialogues Mona darling, smart boy, Lili don't be silly, went on to become a rage and they sometimes overshadowed his earlier remarkable performance. Ajit entered the film industry to become a hero and did quite a few creditable films as lead artiste in Nastik, Bada Bhai, Milan, Baradari, and later as a second lead in Mughal-e-Azam and Naya Daur to name a few. Film Director K.Amarnath, who directed him in Bekasoor, suggested that the actor change his long name of Hamid Ali Khan to something shorter, and Hamid homed in on Ajit.

Ajit started his career in the 40's. Luck did not favour him in the initial stages of his career, but the actor started with the 1946 movie Shahe Misra opposite heroine Geeta Bose and also did films as Sikander (van mala), Hatimtai(1947), Aap Beeti(Khursheed), Sone Ki Chidiya(Leela Kumari), Dholak(Meena Shori) and Chanda Ki Chandni(Monica Desai) as leading hero but flopped.

He did most of 15 films with Nalini Jaywant. Ajit switched over to play the villain and with films like Zanjeer, Yaadon Ki Baraat among others, there was no looking back for Ajit.

In the mid-seventies he had acted in over 57 films mostly as a villain. His dialogue delivery remains so popular even till this date. Ajit developed his own style of acting and delivery of dialogue. We still remember his style of acting which is guidance to the new generation of actors. It has also been noted that most of his gang members had Christian names like Robert, Michael, Peter etc. This also has been used for comic purposes in parodies.

It was the menacing voice he was most famous for. He is still remembered for bringing the most famous villains in the history of Indian cinema to life. His contemporaries include veteran actors like Amrish Puri, Pran, Prem Chopra and Amjad Khan.

Some of his popularity in present time is due to the innumerable jokes and parodies made on his famous lines by comedians. Ajit on October 22,1998 died of cardiac arrest in Hyderabad.