Entertainment News Desk – An actor from the film industry who worked in many hit films in his career. Tall height, tremendous personality and smart personality were the hallmarks of this superstar. Apart from playing powerful characters in many films, the actor has left an equally memorable impression on TV as well. Apart from acting in his career, he has also earned name as a producer and director. We are talking about actor, director and producer Sanjay Khan who has turned 82 today. He has given many hit films in his acting career. The actor has also been involved in many controversies. His name was also associated with a famous actress of his time. Sanjay Khan also produced many TV shows for Doordarshan in the 90s.
But he narrowly escaped in an accident on a TV show. After this accident he had to undergo surgery, only then his life was saved. But in the year 1964, he got a chance to play a small role for the first time in famous director Chetan Anand’s film ‘Haqeeqat’. This was the year when his luck shone. In the same year, his another film ‘Dosti’ was released in theatres. The film was a hit at the box office. After this he established his roots. In his career, he has worked in ‘Dus Lakh’, ‘Dillagi’, ‘Beti’, ‘Abhilasha’, ‘Ek Phool Do Mali’, ‘Intekaam’, ‘Upasana’, ‘Hasino Ka Devta’, ‘Mela’, ‘Chori Chori’. And worked in many great films like ‘Kala Dhandha Gore Log’. While releasing his autobiography in 2018, Sanjay Khan did not mention this incident with Zeenat.
A terrible accident happened on the set of this show
This incident happened when he was working for a TV show. He was working on the historical show The Sword of Tipu Sultan for Doordarshan. He won a lot of applause by playing the role of Sultan in this show. The actor himself took charge of the direction of this show. Sanjay was talking to the show’s writer Nav Lakhnavi. Suddenly they came to know that there was a fire on the set. The fire took a terrible form and according to reports, many people lost their lives.
73 narrowly saved life after surgery
The fire was so severe that Sanjay Khan himself got injured in this accident. He suffered serious injuries. More than forty people died. Many were injured in this accident. To save his life, Sanjay Khan had to undergo 73 surgeries one after the other. Only then was the actor’s life saved. It took him a long time of 13 months to completely recover from this accident. When he completely recovered, the shooting started again and the further shooting of the serial was completed. Let us tell you that today is Sanjay Khan’s 83rd birthday. Even though Sanjay has been away from the limelight for a long time, there used to be a crowd of people to get a glimpse of him. His name was also linked with Bollywood’s top actress Zeenat Aman. He did all kinds of work in his career. He was often in the news regarding his personal and professional life, whereas now he has been anonymous for a long time.
