AK Hangal Death Anniversary: ​​This actor was adept at breaking the 'silence' of cinema, stepped into Bollywood by putting a half-century

AK Hangal: He stepped into cinema at that age, by which time many actors start planning for retirement. We are talking about AK Hangal, who said goodbye to the world on this very day.

AK Hangal Unknown Facts: Every character of the film Sholay is enshrined in the minds of the people. One of them was Rahim Chacha, whose dialogue 'Itna sannata kyun hai' still comes on people's lips. Today we will talk about AK Hangal, who played the role of Rahim Chacha, who had said goodbye to this world on this day i.e. 26 August during the year 2012. Come let's know some such stories from the life of AK Hangal, which you may also be unaware of.

This is how the early life of AK Hangal was spent

The full name of AK Hangal is Avatar Kishan Hangal. He was born on 1 February 1914 in Sialkot, Punjab (now part of Pakistan). At the same time, his entire childhood was spent in Peshawar (Pakistan). Please inform that AK Hangal belonged to the Kashmiri Pandit family. Apart from this, he also played an important role in the freedom struggle. Also, from 1936 to 1965, he worked as a stage artist. You will be surprised to know that before stepping into the acting world, he used to do tailoring work.  

Started career at the age of half a century

AK Hangal stepped into Bollywood at that age, at which many actors start thinking of retiring from their career. Actually, when AK Hangal was 52 years old, he started his Bollywood career with the film 'Teesri Kasam'. Due to being more than 52 years of age, he played most of the characters of the elderly, but he used to breathe life into the film with his acting. Rahim Chacha's dialogue from the film 'Sholay', 'Itna sannata kyon hai bhai', is very famous even today. 

AK Hangal was imprisoned for three years

AK Hangal also fought for the independence of the country between 1929 and 1947. In this connection, he had to spend about three years in Karachi jail. After this, when he came out of jail, then he came to Mumbai with his entire family. AK Hangal's acting career started only after stepping into Mayanagari. 

Very bad last round

AK Hangal worked in about 225 films during his career, out of which he did 16 films with Rajesh Khanna. His best movies include Sholay, Aaina, Namak Haram, Manzil, Prem Bandhan, Heer Ranjha, Arjun, Kora Kagaz, Shaukeen, Aandhi, Parichay etc. AK Hangal was last seen in the TV serial Madhubala Ek Ishq Ek Junoon. During the year 2011, AK Hangal came into limelight when information about his financial crisis was received. During that time many veteran stars had helped him. On August 26, 2012, AK Hangal said goodbye to this world.