A hero becomes a popular celebrity because of his good deeds and courage to save the right but when a villain becomes a popular celebrity is just his craft as he not just impresses the audience but also defeats his bad deeds. And this is what Amjad Khan did all his career. Saying that Amjad Khan is one of the most loved villains of the industry will not be just an understatement. There is a striking dichotomy to Amjad Khan’s personality. His deadly gaze and havoc voice give him charm completely contrasting to other villains. Today, in remembrance of the actor, we bring you the top 10 movies of Amjad Khan, the most loved Bollywood villain.
1. Sholay: Sholay is one of the movies that made Bollywood shine on the global stage and credit for that goes to Amjad Khan. Amjad Khan just left the audience mesmerized with his appearance and on-point dialogue delivery. Combination of destruction and danger, Gabbar Singh was the role of modern-day villains.
2. Muqaddar Ka Sikandar: Amjad Khan’s Dilawar in Prakash Mehra’s Muqaddar Ka Sikandar is nothing like the ordinary Bollywood bad guy. Dilawar is the most classy villain who is ruthless yet romantic and coarse with a special charming touch.
3. Laawaris: It does not just take a good story to create sympathy for a bad guy among the audience, it takes the craft of an actor and no one can do it better than Amjad Khan. The actor played the role of a gold-digger who abandons his wife to marry his rich girlfriend and later regrets his action and accepts his son publically.
4. Kaalia: There was a specialty in Amjad Khan that helped him play the sofesticated bad guy who has earned big in life. Doing one such charisma in Kalia, Amjad Khan left the audience wordless with his acting performance. Amitabh Bachchan may win the fight in the movie but Amjad Khan won the hearts.
5. Shatranj Ke Khiladi: His hostile behavior may have left Ramgarh locals panic-stricken but it impressed a certain Indian auteur greatly. The legendary filmmaker Satyajit Ray’s faith in Khan’s range is richly rewarded in the actor’s intimate portrayal of the last Nawab of Oudh, Wajid Ali Shah in Shatranj Ke Khiladi.
6. Qurbani: We know Qurbani attracted the attention for Zeenat Aman’s sizzling movies and Feroz Khan’s rocking style but the one thing that caught the attention the most was the role of Amjad Khan as a gum-chewing sassy cop.
7. Yaarana: Bachchan and Amjad Khan’s camaraderie off-screen struck magic on it. Although they collaborated on countless films as the face of good and evil respectively, it’s their tribute to friendship in the undeniably filmi tone of Yaarana that hasn’t lost its appeal.
8. Chameli ki Shadi: In contrast to his usual role, Basu Chatterjee’s frothy rom-com captures Amjad Khan playing the role of a sympathetic advocate assisting Anil Kapoor’s lovelorn wrestler in matters of the heart.
9. Mr Natwarlal: Mr Natwarlal is an action and comedy-drama movie, released in 1979. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha and Amjad Khan in lead roles. The Rakesh Kumar-directorial starred Amitabh Bachchan as the protagonist while Amjad donned the role of the antagonist. The movie recently completed 40 years.
10. Satte Pe Satte: Satte Pe Satta is also an action and comedy-drama film. The Raj N. Sippy-directorial depicts the love story between Amitabh Bachchan and Hema Malini's characters. The film released in 1982 and was a huge hit. Amjad Khan is again seen as an antagonist.
