Sheikh Mukhtar

Sheikh Mukhtar was born on Dec 24, 1914 in British India. Sheikh Mukhtar's big-screen debut came with Tel Malish Boot Polish directed by Romney Dey in 1961, strarring Santa. Sheikh Mukhtar is known for Ustadon Ke Ustad directed by Brij, Ashok Kumar stars as Saaya and Pradeep Kumar as Dinesh. The upcoming new movie Sheikh Mukhtar plays is Ustadon Ke Ustad which will be released on Jan 01, 1963.

Sheikh Mukhtar was the son of a railway police inspector. He made is film debut in the 1939 Mehboob Khan film Ek Hi Raasta playing an anti-hero. A towering figure who stood 6 feet 2 inches tall with a shoe size 12 UK (13 US), he was Hindi cinema's first anti-hero and tough guy. He starred in 3 Mehboob Khan classics: Ek Hi Raasta (1939), Bahen (1941), and Roti (1942).