A. k. hangal cause of death

A. K. Hangal

Indian freedom fighter and actor (1914–2012)

Avtar Kishan Hangal (1 February 1914 – 26 August 2012)[2] was an Indian freedom fighter and actor.[3][4][5] His most notable roles are as Ram Shastri in Aaina (1977), as the Inder Sen in Shaukeen, as Bipinlal Pandey in Namak Haraam, as Imaam Saa'b in Sholay, as Anokhelal in Manzil and the antagonist in Prem Bandhan and the 16 films he did with Rajesh Khanna.[6] He has acted in around 225 Hindi films in a career spanning from 1966 to 2005.[7]

Early life

Avtar Kishan Hangal was born in Sialkot in the Punjab Province of British India (now in Punjab, Pakistan) into a Kashmiri Pandit family.[2] He spent his childhood and youth in Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province where he had performed in theatre for some major roles. His family home was inside Reti Gate as mentioned in his memoirs. His father's name was Pandit Hari Kishan Hangal. His mother's name was Ragia Hundoo. He had two sisters. Bishan and Kishan. He was married to Manor

On Gangubai Hangal by Sabina Sehgal

Nicknamed "gaanewali", she was ostracized by the orthodox brahmins. But her irrepressible talent brought her the respect, status and the financial security she has always craved. Sabina Sehgal met Padma Bhushan Gangubai Hangal during her 75th birthday celebrations at her hometown, Hubli.

The story of the little girl Gangubai from Hangal, a remote village in Karnataka, almost reads like a fairy tale. Except that today, as Dr Gangubai Hangal turns 75 and continues to live happily ever after, her life and times, infinitely more than her music and fame, assume gigantic proportions. Because hers is not just a simple rags-to-riches story, but
a far more complex one, which cannot be bandied simply as one from degradation to respectability.

Born in Dharwar, in 1913, into a family of Gangamats, or a class of simple boatmen, the social milieu in which Gangubai was brought up was by no means conducive. Being a shudra, and that too of the lowest order, was compounded by the fact that she was born into a family where the female folk assumed the rol

A. K. Hangal, Age, Death, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More

Full nameAvtar Kishan Hangal Profession Actor Physical Stats & MoreHeight (approx.)in centimeters- 163 cm
in meters- 1.63 m
in feet & inches- 5’ 4”Eye ColourDark BrownCareerDebutFilm: Teesri Kasam (1966) as Hiraman's older brother

Teesri Kasam


TV: Darkness (1986)Last Appearance Film: Krishna Aur Kans (2012) as "Ugrasen"
TV Show: Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon (2012) as "Kendisi"
Awards, Honours, Achievements Padma Bhushan for his contribution to Hindi cinema (2006)
Personal LifeDate of Birth1 February 1914 (Sunday)Birthplace Sialkot, Punjab, British India (Present-day in Pakistan)Date of Death 26 August 2012 (Sunday)Place of DeathMumbai, Maharashtra, India Age (at the time of death) 97 YearsDeath CauseProlonged Illness Zodiac signAquariusNationality Indian HometownPeshawar, Pakistan SchoolKhalsa High School, PeshawarReligionHinduism CasteKashmiri Pandit

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