Birth Anniversary Mehmood: Mehmoodâs image in Hindi cinema was different, he showed his amazing sense of humor in films and became the uncrowned king of comedy. Mehmood made many films and also directed many films. His films were hits and his work was always liked. But when he died, the fans were very sad.
Mehmood had done many films in his film career but do you know which was his first film? Who gave the first opportunity to Mehmood and from whom did Mehmood learn how to pursue his film career in the best way? Let us tell you everything here.
Mahmoodâs family background
Mahmood was born on 29 September 1932 in a Muslim family. Mahmood was the second child among the 8 children of his parents. Mahmood had two marriages, the first of which was to a girl named Madhu in 1953, from whom he separated in 1967. Mahmood had a second marriage with Tracy Ali who remained with him till the end. Mahmood has 7 children from both, whose names are Lucky Ali, Paki Ali, Mansoor Ali, Baby Ginni, Macky Ali, Manzoor Ali and Masoom Ali.
Who gave the first chance to Mahmood?
Mehmood was given work as a child artist in the 1943 film Kismat in which Ashok Kumar was in the lead role. Mehmood has been flirtatious since childhood and his actions made Ashok Kumar laugh and then he gave him the first chance in his film. After growing up, Mehmood appeared in films like âDo Bigha Zameenâ and âCIDâ but he got recognition from films like âPyaasaâ.
great movies of mahmood
In his film career spanning almost 50 years, Mehmood did around 200 films, some of which were directed and produced by Mehmood. Mehmoodâs popular films include âPadosanâ, âKunwara Baapâ, âBombay to Goaâ, âSadhu Aur Shaitanâ, âGumnamâ, âMain Sundar Hoonâ, âVardaanâ, âMeherbaanâ, âJugnuâ, âNeelâ. Many films like âKamalâ, âNaukarâ, âKanganâ are included. Mehmood was last seen in âAndaz Apna Apnaâ (1994) in which Salman Khan and Aamir Khan were seen in lead roles.
How did Mahmood die?
Mahmood Aliâs health deteriorated for the first time around 1998. When he had bypass surgery and after that he suffered from respiratory problems. For a long time, he had an oxygen cylinder attached to him and used to carry it with him. During an interview on Doordarshan, Mehmood had said that he is in a lot of trouble but still he is happy that he did his duty and now he has to meet Allah. The news of Mahmoodâs death came on 23 July 2004 when he was in the USA.