Skip to content
Iftekhar

Profile via TMDB · Courtesy of TMDB

EntityQ1647814· pop 12· linked from 283 articles

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.

Person · Open Library

Works
11

Top works

  • Institutional development, financial deepening and economic growth
  • Monetary integration, markets and regulation
  • Research in Banking and Finance, Volume 2 (Research in Banking and Finance)
  • Stress testing
  • Quantitative methods for finance and investments

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

Jullundur, Punjab, British India

Known for

  • Khule-Aam — Col. Pratap Singh Rana (as Iftikhar)1992
  • Kaaranama1990
  • Shiva — College Principal1990
  • Farz Ki Jung — Police Commissioner Walia1989
  • Galiyon Ka Badshah — Police Commissioner1989
  • Nocturne Indien — Le professeur de théosophie1989
  • Woh Phir Aayegi — Somnath1988
  • Main Tere Liye — Advocate Mehta1988
  • Paap Ko Jalaa Kar Raakh Kar Doonga — Inspector General of Police1988
  • Commando — Restaurant Manager (uncredited)1988

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Key facts

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

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Place of birth
Kanpur
Place of death
Nellore
Occupation
actor
Languages spoken
Hindi
Religion
Islam
Show 3 more facts
date of birth
1920-02-22
date of death
1995-03-04
start of work period
1938-00-00
Sources (2)

via Wikidata · CC0

~16 min read

Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • Career
  • Personal life
  • Selected filmography
  • References
  • External links

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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Iftekhar” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.