Mehmood

One of the finest Bollywood actor-director-producer Mehmood was best known for his comic roles in Indian cinema. He was born on September 29, 1932. During his 30 year career, he worked in over 300 Hindi films.


Mehmood started acting as a child in Bombay talkie films like 'Kismet'. Mehmood also worked as director P. L. Santoshi's driver. Later, Santoshi's son Rajkumar Santoshi casted Mehmood in his film Andaz Apna Apna.

Mehmood was married to Meena Kumari's sister Madhu. After getting married and becoming a father, the star decided to act to earn a better living for his family.

The actor got a small break as a murder victim in the movie C.I.D.. He started off by doing small and unnoticed roles in films like Do Bigha Zameen and Pyaasa. Some of his notable films were Sasuraal (1961), Dil Tera Diwana (1962), Zindagi (1964), Gumnaam (1965), Johar Mehmood in Goa (1965), Bhoot Bangla (1965), etc. Mehmood died in his sleep on 23 July 2004 in Pennsylvania, US, after suffering poor health for several years.