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Who is AK Hangal: Be it Rahim Chacha of 'Sholay' or Shambhu Kaka of 'Lagaan'. As soon as we talk about these characters, the image of an old man comes to mind. This character was played by the great actor Avtar Kishan Hangal aka A.K. Hangal played it. His performance was such that the audience also connected with him easily. Rahim Chacha's dialogue in the film Sholay 'Itna sannata kyun hai bhai…' became such a hit that it is discussed even today. So let us tell you about Rahim Chacha of Sholay today.
Dominance from side roles –
A Hangal entered Hindi cinema at the age of 52. During his career, he played the role of an elder brother, father or an elderly person. But, whenever he came on the big screen, he won the hearts of the people with his acting.
I ever wanted to become a tailor…
A.K. Hangal's biography 'Life and Times of A.K.' Hangal talks about the untouched aspects of his life. According to this book, a close friend of A.K. Hangal's father suggested him to become a tailor. After this, he also learned this work from a tailor in England.
Imprisoned in Karachi Jail-
Born on 1 February 1914 in Sialkot, Avtar Kishan Hangal was a freedom fighter before entering films. In his early days, he worked as a tailor but was also active in India's freedom struggle between 1929 and 1947. He had to spend three years in Karachi jail. Upon his release, he came to India.
Sholena Rahim Chacha-
He acted in many plays in Indian theatres from 1949 to 1965. When he was 52 years old, he started his film career in 1966 with Basu Bhattacharya's film 'Teesri Kasam'. A.K. The period between 1970 and 1990 was very memorable for Hangal. During this time he did films like 'Heer Ranja', 'Namak Haram', 'Shaukeen', 'Sholay', 'Ayana', 'Avatar', 'Arjun', 'Aandhi', 'Tapasya', 'Blank Paper'. And played important roles in 'Bawarchi'. It is said that he did about 16 films with Rajesh Khanna.
Last seen on-
Not only this, Hangal walked the ramp on a wheelchair in a fashion show held in Mumbai. Her last film was 'Paheli', while she was also last seen in the TV show 'Madhubala'.
Died at the age of 98-
A.K. Hangal acted in 225 films in his four-decade long film career. Even after growing up, his passion for acting in films remained intact. President Abdul Kalam honored A.K. Hangal with the Padma Bhushan award in 2006. He said goodbye to this world on 26 August 2012.