Raza Murad
{{short description| Indian film and television actor born (1950)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Raza Murad
| image = Raza Murad in 2017 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Murad in 2017
| birth_name = Raza Murad
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1950|11|23}}
| birth_place = Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, India
| occupation = Actor
| nationality = India
| yearsactive = 1965–present
| spouse = Samina Murad
| children = 2
| relatives = See Murad–Rai-Aman family
}}
Raza Murad (born 23 November 1950){{cite news |title=Raza Murad profile |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Raza-Murad |access-date=13 March 2025|work=Times of India newspaper|date=20 January 2012|archive-date=16 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116012802/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Raza-Murad |url-status=dead}} is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Hindi films.{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/meet-the-busiest-actor-in-bollywood/20181219.htm |author=Patcy N|title=Meet the Busiest Actor in Bollywood|date=24 December 2018|website=Rediff.com website|access-date=13 March 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224155232/https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/meet-the-busiest-actor-in-bollywood/20181219.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 December 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/topic/raza-murad |title=Raza Murad|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816042921/http://www.ndtv.com/topic/raza-murad |date=29 August 2012|website=NDTV website|archive-date=16 August 2016|access-date=25 January 2022}}{{cite web|url=http://www.in.com/raza-murad/biography-230501.html |title=Biography of Raza Murad|date=1 July 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140831074233/http://www.in.com/raza-murad/biography-230501.html |website=In.com website|archive-date=31 August 2014|access-date=25 January 2022}}
He has acted in over 250 Hindi films and has also appeared in Bhojpuri, Punjabi and other languages and on Hindi television.
Early life
He is the son of the Bollywood character actor Hamid Ali Murad. He was born in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh. Murad is the paternal first cousin of Zeenat Aman and nephew of Amanullah Khan, writer of Mughal-e-Azam and Pakeezah. His son, Ali, and nieces, Sonam and Sanober Kabir, are also performers.
Career
Murad began his career in film Ek Nazar (1972 film), and played sympathetic brothers (and brother figures) in the 1970s. Since the 1980s, he has primarily appeared in supporting roles as a father, uncle, or villain.
Murad studied at the Film and Television Institute of India in Pune from 1969 to 1971, and received a diploma in film acting. With a distinctive baritone voice, one of his memorable roles as a character actor was the despondent poet in 1973's Namak Haraam with Amitabh Bachchan and Rajesh Khanna.
Murad had significant roles in successful Bollywood films such as Raj Kapoor's Prem Rog, Henna and Ram Teri Ganga Maili as well as Khud-daar, Ram Lakhan, Tridev, Pyar Ka Mandir, Aankhen, Mohra, and Gupt. He appeared in 1993's Ek Hi Raasta with Ajay Devgn as a terrorist who attempts to rule India. Murad played a supporting role in Ashutosh Gowariker's Jodhaa Akbar. Murad starred in several Punjabi films, including Jatt Punjabi. He acted in Dharam Jeet (1975) with Punjabi actor Veerendra (Dharmendra's cousin) He received a lifetime achievement award for his contributions to Punjabi cinema at the February 2011 PTC Punjabi Film Awards. Murad has been nominated for seven Filmfare Awards as a villain, winning one. He appeared in the TV series Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon. Murad has appeared in several Telugu films, including Indra (2002). He played Jalal-ud-din Khalji, the founder and the first ruler of the Khalji Dynasty of the famous Delhi Sultanate, in a 2018 romantic period drama Padmaavat.
Awards and recognition
- PTC Punjabi Film Awards Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to Punjabi Cinema in 2011.
Filmography
Television
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Serial ! Role ! Channel |
| 1993
| Kanoon | Syndicate Boss |
| 1997–1998
| Ghutan | Mrinalini's Husband |
| 2002
| Jahangir (Episode 1) |
| 2002–2004
| Ajeet Kumar | Zee TV |
| 2012
| rowspan = "2" | Colors TV |
| 2012–2014
| Madhubala – Ek Ishq Ek Junoon | Kulbhushan Bhatia |
| 2014
| |
| 2023
| Himself |
| 2025
| Bakhtawar Seth |
See also
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References
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External links
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Category:Film and Television Institute of India alumni
Category:Indian male film actors
Category:Male actors in Hindi cinema