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Jayant
Jayant in the film Sabak
Born
Zakaria Khan

(1915-10-15)15 October 1915
Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India
Died2 June 1975(1975-06-02) (aged 59)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
OccupationActor
Years active1935 – 1975
Children3 including:
Amjad Khan
Imtiaz Khan
ParentSayeed Ahmed Khan (father)

Jayant (born as Zakaria Khan; 15 October 1915 – 2 June 1975) was an Indian actor. He was the father of actors Amjad Khan and Imtiaz Khan. His notable works are in films like Amar, Memdidi and Nazneen. He worked in many movies with Dilip Kumar and Madhubala.[1][2]

Early life

Jayant was born in Nodeh Payan (Nawan Kalli), Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India on 15 October 1915 and was named Zakaria Khan.[1][3][4] He was a Pashtun. He was only able to finish his elementary education. Jayant was a police officer in Alwar, Rajasthan before starting the film career.[2]

Career

Jayant was tall and had a deep voice. He acted in many Indian films under his stage name Jayant. He worked in Vijay Bhatt's first Gujarati movie Sansaar Leela (1933). The name Jayant was also given to him by director and producer Vijay Bhatt. He played lead role in many movies like Bombay Mail (1935), Challenge (1936), His Highness (1937) and State Express (1938).[2]

Personal life

Jayant was married and his children were Amjad Khan (of Gabbar Singh fame), and Imtiaz Khan.[4] He was the grandfather of Shadaab Khan, Ahlam Khan, Seemaab Khan and Ayesha Khan and father-in-law of Shaila Khan and Krutika Desai Khan (wife of Imtiaz).

Death

Jayant died on 2 June 1975 at age 60 in Bombay two months prior to the release of his son Amjad Khan's most successful movie Sholay. He died due to throat cancer.[1] He was buried at Naupada Qabarstan of Bandra West in Mumbai.

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c "Profile of Jayant". Cineplot.com website. 31 October 2012. Archived from the original on 29 April 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Profile of Jayant". Indian Cinema Heritage Foundation (Cinemaazi.com) website. Archived from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  3. ^ Kuldip Singh (25 August 1992). "Obituary: Amjad Khan". The Independent (UK newspaper). Archived from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2023. The son of Zakaria Khan, a Pathan from the North-West Frontier Province and popular Bollywood character actor of the Fifties and Sixties (screen name Jayant), Khan was born in Bombay in 1943.
  4. ^ a b V N Kakar (11 February 2004). "Acting MP". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
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