Raza Murad: Story Of Actor Known For His Vicious Acting On Screen
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Hey, Cinephiles! Today we know more about Raza Murad, the personality with an Elevated voice and villainous acting.
1. Born on 23 November 1950, in Uttar Pradesh, Raza Murad is an Indian actor popularly known for his vicious acting and cacophony voice.
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2. Murad has a relationship with some big personalities. He is the son of a great actor Murad, first cousin of Zeenat Aman, and nephew of Amanullah Khan.
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3. Murad received his Film education from the Film and Television Institute of India, Bombay, and obtained a diploma in film acting.
Raza Murad’s father was the one who advised him to get Acting training from FTII.
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4. Murad started his career in 1972 with B.R Ishara’s Ek Nazar. This story also became famous because Shatrughan Sinha was approached first for the role.
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5. Murad also won an award for the best debutant for Ek Nazar. Gulzar Sahab also watched that film and was pretty impressed by his work.
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6. Later on, Hrishikesh Mukherjee cast Raza in Namak Haraam as Shayar on the recommendation of Gulzar.
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7. Murad was given a pair of Kurta Pyjama for the role. He was asked not to bath or wash the clothes, till the shooting gets completed.
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8. After Namak Haraam, Raj Kapoor was impressed by the performance of Raza that he cast Raza in Prem Rog as Villain.
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9. After 1980, Murad’s career got a push, he starred in many big-budget and famous films such as Ram Teri Ganga Maili, Henna, Khud-Daar, Ram Lakhan, Pyaar Ka Mandir, Tridev, and many more
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10. Murad has also appeared in Bhojpuri, Punjabi and other regional language films. He was also part of a Hindi television show like Madhubala: Ek Ishq Ek Junoon.
Murad started his career mostly portraying the supporting roles as a Father, Uncle or Villain.
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11. Murad starred in various Punjabi films such as Jatt Punjabi such as Jatt Punjabi, Toofan Singh, Kirdar-E-Sardar, etc.
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12. Murad has been nominated seven times for the Filmfare Awards but has only won one.
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13. Murad has been a part of more than 200 Indian Films. He was recently seen in Padmavat (2018), portraying the role of Jalal-ud-din Khalji.
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In 2011, He won a lifetime achievement award for his contributions towards the Punjabi cinema at the PTC Punjabi Film Awards.
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