Remembering Shaikh Mukhtar, Hindi cinema’s famous actor of yesteryears on his 39th death anniversary today.
1 min readMay 12, 2019
Remembering Shaikh Mukhtar, Hindi cinema’s famous actor of yesteryears on his 39th death anniversary today.
Sheikh Mukhtar was easily the tallest actor in the Hindi film industry. He debuted with Ek Hi Raasta (1939) and went on to star in many films including Bahan, Babar, Halaku, Changez Khan, Ustadon Ke Ustad, Hum Sab Ustaad Hain, Birju Ustaad, Do Ustad, Guru Aur Chela and Noor Jahan to name a few.
In a career spanning 40 years, he acted in over 40 films and produced eight films.
