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Also known as Sayedna Iftekhar Ahmed Sharif

Iftekhar Ahmed Sharif (22 February 1920 – 4 March 1995), often mononymously credited as Iftekhar or Iftikhar, was an Indian actor who mainly worked in Hindi cinema. He is known for his film roles as a police officer.

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Person.name
Iftekhar
Person.image
Iftekhar Khan (d.1995).jpg
Person.birth_name
Iftekhar Ahmed Sharif
Person.birth_place
Jalandhar, Punjab, British India (present-day Punjab, India)
Person.death_place
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Person.occupation
Film actor
Person.years_active
1937–1994
Person.othername
Iftikhar

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1920-02-22
date of death
1995-03-04
start of work period
1938-00-00
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Iftekhar Ahmed Sharif (22 February 1920 – 4 March 1995), often mononymously credited as Iftekhar or Iftikhar, was an Indian actor who mainly worked in Hindi cinema. He is known for his film roles as a police officer.

==Career== Iftekhar was born in Jalandhar and was the eldest among four brothers and a sister. After completing his matriculation, Iftekhar did a diploma course in painting from Lucknow College Of Arts. Iftekhar had a passion for singing and was impressed with the famous singer Kundanlal Sehgal. In his 20s, Iftekhar travelled to Calcutta for an audition conducted by the music composer Kamal Dasgupta, who was then serving for His Master's Voice. Dasgupta was so impressed by Iftekhar's personality that he recommended his name to M. P. Productions as an actor.

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