Mumbai: The scene of the Afghan famous for pomegranate, spices, and the buildings of the Mughal era is very painful today. Embassies of many countries including India are sending planes to rescue their citizens and bring them back. With the help of the Air Force, 120 people were brought back to their homeland safely. Afghan has also had a special relationship with India, which is not only from the business point of view but also from the point of view of art. There are many such celebrities in Bollywood who are associated with Afghanistan either directly or because of their ancestors. Bollywood films and stars have a huge fan following in Afghanistan. Afghan culture and story were seen in Amitabh Bachchan’s ‘Khuda Gawah’ (1992) and John Abraham starrer ‘Kabul Express’.
Dilip Kumar
Yusuf Khan is the real name of Bollywood’s Tragedy King Dilip Kumar, popularly known as Dilip Kumar in India. Dilip Sahab was born on 11 December 1922 in Peshawar, Pakistan. Dilip Saheb’s ancestors were also residents of Afghan, who came to Peshawar, Pakistan after being troubled by the plight there. When the Indo-Pak partition happened, Dilip Sahab chose India not to live. Dilip Sahab made his Bollywood debut in the year 1944 with the film Jwar Bhata.
Salman Khan got the entry
Bollywood actress and model Warina Hussain is originally from Afghanistan. The actress had told in an interview that she hails from Kabul and spent her childhood there. She got her first Bollywood break from the film ‘Loveyatri’ under the banner of Salman Khan Films in which she appeared opposite Aayush Sharma.
Salim Khan’s birthplace
Abdul Rashid Khan, the grandfather of Bollywood’s famous superstar Salman Khan, was from Afghanistan who had settled in Central Province Berar (now Indore, Madhya Pradesh) during the British India era. Salman’s father Salim Khan was born here in 1935.
Firoz Khan’s relation with Ghajini
Sadiq Ali Khan Tanoli Afghani, the father of late actor Firoz Khan, was a Pashtun. He was a resident of Ghazni in Afghanistan who later settled in India. His sons Firoz, Sanjay Khan, and Akbar Khan are very famous in Bollywood. Firoz Khan’s film ‘Dharmatma’ was the first Bollywood movie that was shot in Afghanistan.
Kader Khan was born in Balochistan
Kader Khan was a popular actor, screenwriter, dialogue writer, and comedian of Hindi cinema. He was born in Balochistan, Afghanistan, and his father Abdul Rehman Khan was a resident of Kandahar, Afghanistan. His three brothers Shams-ur-Rahman, Fazal Rehman, and Habib-ur-Rahman died at the age of 8 after which their parents realized that the Afghan land was not suitable for their children and they came to India. went.
Adnan’s ‘Afghan in Search of Home’
Bollywood singer Adnan Sami’s great-grandfather General Ahmed Jan was a military advisor to King Abdur Rahman Khan of Afghanistan. Singer’s father was a Pakistani Pashtun who hailed from the region south of the Amu River (Afghanistan). Adnan also made his acting debut with ‘Afghan in Search of Home’.
