Remembering Mehmood Ali (Hindi: महमूद अली; 29 September 1932 – 23 July 2004), popularly known simply as Mehmood, was an Indian actor, director and producer best known for playing comic roles in Hindi films. During his career of more than four decades, he worked in over 300 Hindi films. Mehmood was one of eight children born to Latifunnisa and film and stage actor-cum-dancer Mumtaz Ali, who was a huge star of the 40s and 50s cinema, in Mumbai, India. Mehmood had an elder sister and six younger siblings. His sister, Minoo Mumtaz, was also a successful dancer and character actress in Bollywood movies. His youngest brother, Anwar Ali too is an actor and a producer of movies like Khud-daar and Kaash. He started acting reluctantly as a child in Bombay talkie films like Kismet. Some of his early jobs before he concentrated only on acting were driving, doing odd jobs, and selling poultry. He worked as driver of director P. L. Santoshi. Later, Santoshis son Rajkumar Santoshi cast Mehmood in his venture Andaz Apna Apna. He was hired to teach table tennis to Meena Kumari. He later married her sister Madhu. His first break as both a director and an actor was Bhoot bangla with actress Tanuja. The movie paved the way for Mehmood to succeed Johnny Walker as the most successful Bollywood comedian. He followed his successes with superhit comic roles in films like Padosan (as a Tamil Brahmin music teacher – one of his greatest roles), Love in Tokyo, Aankhen, Johar-Mehmood in Goa, Bombay to Goa and Pyaar Kiye Jaa. He became a sterling director of Hindi films – Kunwara Baap being a prime example. Mehmood was riding on his success from 1965 to 1975 when he was considered one of the more successful movie artists. In the early 60s, he formed a popular pair with actor Dhumal and actress Shubha Khote. Amitabh Bachchan was a tenant at the Mehmood Home from 1967 to 1968 (11 months) and again from 1972 to 1973 (4 months). In 1972, Mehmood directed the movie Bombay to Goa in which Bachchan got his break as a lead actor for the first time while Mehmood played a key role of the bus conductor. Later career[edit] Towards the end of the 70s, Mehmoods popularity began to decline as other comedy actors like Jagdeep, Asrani, Paintal and Kader Khan shot to prominence. Between 1989 to 1999, he made a handful of movies, but most of them were either shelved or made no impression. He acted as Johnny in Rajkumar Santoshis Andaz Apna Apna – his last hit film as an actor. On 23 July 2004, Mehmood died in his sleep in Pennsylvania, US, where he had gone for treatment of heart disease after suffering poor health for several years. His fans were able to pay homage to him at Mehboob Studio in Bandra, Mumbai, India. Source: Wikipedia https://youtube/watch?v=OaK7snro8hY
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