(English: Avtar Kishan Hangal, born: February 1, 1917, Sialkot; Death: 26 August 2012 Mumbai) was a famous actor and Doordarshan artist of Hindi films. Hangal, who was part of the Hindi film industry since 1967, acted in about 225 films. He is known for his memorable roles in the films ‘Advanta’ and ‘Sholay’.
Life introduction
A.K., who took part in India’s freedom struggle. Hangal was born on 1 February 1917 in Sialkot in the state of Punjab in undivided India in the Kashmiri Pandit family. His full name was Avatar Kishan Hangal. In Kashmiri language, deer is called Hangal. He played many memorable roles in Hindi cinema. In the year 1966, he stepped into Hindi cinema and acted in 225 films till 2005. He did 16 films with Rajesh Khanna. Hangal Saheb was Urdu speaking. He used to have trouble reading scripts in Hindi. Therefore, those scripts always used to ask in Urdu language.
Family
This family of Kashmiri Brahmins settled in Lucknow long ago. But one and a half years before the birth of Hangal Saheb, they went to Peshawar. His grandfather had a brother, Justice Shambhunath Pandit, who became the first Indian judge of the Bengal Court. Hangal Saheb’s father used to take him to the Parsi theater. From there, fond of plays arose. Hangal Saheb never considered any work as small from the early stages.
Early life
His childhood passed in Peshawar, here he acted in the theater. His father’s name was Pandit Hari Kishan Hangal. In the early days of his life, when he lived in Karachi, he has also done tailoring work. After the father’s retirement, the whole family moved from Peshawar to Karachi. After the partition of India in 1949, A.K. Hangal moved to Mumbai. At the age of 21, he came to Mumbai for the first time with 20 rupees. He was associated with Balraj Sahni and Kaifi Azmi with theater group IPTA.
He joined IPTA and created cultural consciousness through staging his plays. Hangal Saheb also used to do painting. He made a sketch of a sad woman at a teenage age and gave her name worry. He always gave importance to his play more than his films and believed that life does not just mean thinking about himself. He always used to say that whatever happens, ‘I cannot become a favor and meaning.’
Contribution to India’s independence
He was also involved in India’s freedom struggle. He was active in the freedom struggle between 1930–47. Went to jail twice. Hangal was in jail in Pakistan for three years. During the freedom struggle, there was a huge performance near Kabuli Gate in Peshawar, in which Hangal Saheb was also present. The British had ordered their soldiers to shoot at the protesters, but a contingent of the Garhwal Regiment led by Chander Singh Garhwali refused to shoot. It was a rebellion. Chander Singh Garhwali was imprisoned. Hangal Saheb was sad that Chander Singh Garhwali did not get ‘Bharat Ratna’. This brave son of Mother India died anonymous death in 1981. The massacre in Peshawar took place after the same Kabul Gate incident.
At that time the British fired bullets from American. Hangal Saheb saw all this with his eyes. This was the reason that he was always aware of the freedom struggle and social movements along with joining the theater. He was also involved in the signature campaign run to save Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru from hanging. Kisa -Khwani Bazaar was drenched with blood during the market massacre. Hangal Saheb used to say, ‘That blood belonged to everyone- Hindu, Muslim, Sikh all got blood!’ From student life, he had started helping big revolutionaries. Later he was also kept in jail by the British for three years, yet he did not fall with his intention.[1]
Cinema journey
A.K. Hangal came to Hindi cinema at the age of 50. He acted in 1966 in Basu Chatterjee’s films ‘Third Kasam’ and ‘Shagird’. He then played principle roles. In the decades of 70, 80 and 90, he played the role of father or uncle in major films. Hangal made his performance in the film Sholay with the role of Rahim Chacha (Imam Saheb) and Inder Saheb of ‘Shaukeen’. Hangal, who worked extensively with the Indian People’s Theater Association (IPTA), has won his acting skills in more than 139 films. His main roles were in the film ‘Namak Haram’, Shaukeen, Sholay, Aina, Avatar, Arjun, Thunderstorm, Tapasya, Kora Paper, Bavarchi, Chhus Rustom, Chitchor, Balika Vadhu, Guddi, Soft-Garam. In the following times, there was a memorable characters in the year 2002, in 1997, Tere Mere Sapne and Lagaan with Aamir Khan in 2005.
Honor and award
In the year 2006, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India.
Appearance in TV serial
Bombay Blue in 1997 Jeevan Rekha in 1998 Masterpiece Theater in 1986: Lord Mountbatten Chandrakanta in 1996, in 1996, in 1993-94, a small role in the short role in the small role in the small role in the Small role in Hotel Kingon in 2004-05 in 2004-05
Death
Hangal has been suffering from old age diseases for a long time. Bollywood’s most veteran actor A. Of. Hangal died on 26 August 2012 at Asha Parekh Hospital in Mumbai around 9 am. 95 -year -old Hangal was admitted to the hospital on 16 August. Hangal fell on 13 August. He was admitted to the hospital due to a back injury and hip fracture, where he underwent surgery. Despite the surgery, there was no improvement in their health. Later it was discovered that he had chest pain and a problem in taking mother -in -law. He was then placed on ventilator, but his health did not improve.
