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Yakub (actor)

January 06, 2023

Yakub Khan (3 April 1903 – 24 August 1958), known as Yakub,[1] was an Indian actor born into a Pathan family in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India.[2] He is best known for his comic and comic villainous roles.[3] He began his career with roles as an extra, but eventually was cast in more important roles, frequently playing the parts of heroes and villains. He became one of the most renowned screen villains, while achieving equal success in comedy and character roles.[4] Yakub appeared in over 100 films.

Yakub
Born
Yakub Khan

(1903-04-03)3 April 1903
Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, British India
Died24 August 1958(1958-08-24) (aged 55)
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
OccupationActor
Years active1924–1958
SpouseLakshmiben

Early life

Yakub ran away from home at an early age, and performed odd jobs, such as a motor mechanic and table waiter, before joining the crew of the ship S.S. Madura as a kitchen worker. He left the ship after travelling to various places, like London, Brussels and Paris, then returned to Calcutta, where he worked as a tourist guide, among other jobs. Around 1924, he moved to Bombay (now Mumbai) and joined the Sharda Film Company.[5][6]

Career

During his travels, Yakub watched american films, and became greatly influenced by Eddie Polo, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Wallace Beery and later by Humphrey Bogart.[7] Yakub's first film was the silent film Bajirao Mastani (1925), which starred Master Vithal. While his first talkie was Meri Jaan (1931), where he played the title role of the Prince. This film has also been credited as Romantic Prince. His portrayal of Briju in Aurat (1940) was well received and his acting in this film is considered one of the finest performances in the Indian Cinema.[8][9] Yakub's popularity in those days can be gauged by the credit roll of films such as the S K Ojha directed Hulchul (1951), which had a star cast of Dilip Kumar, Nargis and Sitara Devi, where his name was credited as '…and your favourite, Yakub'.

Yakub was an "acknowledged master of comedy" along with other actors such as Johnny Walker, Gope and Agha, according to the B. K. Karanjia co-edited book; Genres of Indian Cinema.[10] His comic pairing with Gope and Agha was so well liked by the audiences, that they all appeared in multiple films together. For example Sagai (1951), Patanga (1949) and Beqasoor (1950) .[11] Yakub was one of the highest paid actors from 1930 to early 1950.[12]

Director

Yakub directed three films; Sagar Ka Sher and Uski Tamanna in the 1930s, and Aiye in 1949. Sagar Ka Sher or Lion of Sagar, was the first film he directed in 1937 under the Sagar Movietone banner. His co-stars in this film were; Bibbo, Pesi Patel, Sankatha Prasad, Raja Mehdi and David. Uski Tamanna also known as Her Last Desire was made in 1939 under Sagar and directed by Yakub. The film starred Yakub, Maya, Bhudo Advani, Kaushalya, Sankatha Prasad, Satish and Putli. He directed his third and last movie, Aiye, in 1949 under the Indian Production banner. It had Sulochana Chatterjee, Masud, Jankidas, Sheela Naik, and Ashraf Khan along with Yakub. The music in this film was composed by Nashad (Shaukat Dehlvi) and was Mubarak Begum's first film as a playback singer. Yakub's second cousin Allaudin was the song recordist for this film. However, he lost money on this film and called it the biggest mistake of his life.[13]

  • When Mehmood was a struggling artist, he would hang around Bombay Talkies waiting for Yakub to arrive. Yakub knowing his financial state would give him one or two rupees in the form of loose change.[14]
  • Yakub was a deeply religious person and was called Maulana by his friends.[15]

Death

Yakub died in Bombay, Maharashtra, India, on 24 August 1958, at the age of 55 years.

Filmography

Yakub acted in over 100 films in a career covering 34 years. A brief filmography is listed.[16]

Year Film Director
1925 Bajirao Mastani Bhal G. Pendharkar
1927 Gulzar Nanubhai Desai
1928 Chandravali Begum Fatima
1930 Nai Roshni Bhagwati Mishra
1931 Meri Jaan (Romantic Prince) Prafulla Ghosh
1932 Bulbul-E-Baghdad Nanubhai Vakil
1933 Miss 1933 Chandulal Shah
1935 Al Hilal (Judgement of Allah) Mehboob Khan
1936 Do Diwane Chimanlal Luhar
1936 Grama Kanya (Village Girl) Sarvottam Badami
1936 Manmohan Mehboob Khan
1937 Sagar Ka Sher (Lion of Sagar) Yakub
1937 Milap A. R. Kardar
1938 Teen Sau Din Ke Baad (300 Days and After) Sarvottam Badami
1938 Watan Mehboob Khan
1939 Uski Tamanna (Her Last Desire) Yakub
1940 Aurat Mehboob Khan
1943 Aabroo Nazir
1943 Najma Mehboob Khan
1944 Lal Haveli K. B. Lall
1945 Zeenat Shaukat Hussain Rizvi
1946 Nek Parvin S. M. Yusuf
1947 Samaj Ko Badal Dalo Vijay Bhatt
1949 Aiye Yakub
1949 Patanga H. S. Rawail
1949 Sipahiya Aspi Irani
1950 Beqasoor K. Amarnath
1951 Hulchul Shubh Karan Ojha
1951 Deedar Nitin Bose
1954 Waris Nitin Bose
1957 Ab Dilli Dur Nahin Amar Kumar
1957 Paying Guest Subodh Mukherjee
1958 Adalat Kalidas
1958 Ten O'Clock Jugal Kishore

References

  1. ^ Stars of The Indian Screen-by Sushila Rani Baburao Patel Parker and Sons 1952
  2. ^ Encyclopedia of Hindi Cinema, edited by Gulazara, Govind Nihalani, Saibal Chatterjee. Yakub pg.638 Popular Prakashan 2003
  3. ^ Eena Meena Deeka: The Story of Hindi Film Comedy by Sanjit Narwekar 2005 Rupa ISBN 81-291-0859-3
  4. ^ Encyclopedia of Hindi Cinema, edited by Gulzar, Govind Nihalani, Saibal Chatterjee. Yakub pg.638
  5. ^ Stars of The Indian Screen-by Sushila Rani Baburao Patel Parker and Sons 1952
  6. ^ Encyclopedia of Hindi Cinema, edited by Gulzar, Govind Nihalani, Saibal CEncyclopedia of Hindi Cinema, edited by Gulzar, Govind Nihalani, Saibal Chatterjee pg. 638
  7. ^ Encyclopedia of Hindi Cinema, edited by Gulzar, Govind Nihalani, Saibal Chatterjee pg. 638
  8. ^ Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema edited by Gulazar, Govind Nihalani, Saibal Chatterjee. Yakub, pg 638
  9. ^ cineplot.Yakub-interview
  10. ^ Genres of Indian Cinema edited by B. K. Karanjia, pg 82. Digitized 26 April 2008. Original from The University of California
  11. ^ Eena Meena Deeka: The Story of Hindi Film Comedy by Sanjit Narwekar 2005 ISBN 81-291-0859-3
  12. ^ Other Side of the Coin: An Intimate Study of Indian Film Industry by Madan Gaur pg. 29 Trimurti Prakashan retrieved 14 April 2014
  13. ^ Yakub Interview (conducted in 1954) from Cineplot. Retrieved 8 April 2014
  14. ^ Mehmood, A Man of Many Moods by Hanif Zaveri pg. 43 Retrieved 8 April 2014 Popular Prakashan 2005 ISBN 8179912132
  15. ^ Yakub Interview (conducted in 1954) from Cineplot
  16. ^ CITWF Database-Yakub http://www.citwf.com/person444181.htm

External links

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Yakub Khan 3 April 1903 24 August 1958 known as Yakub 1 was an Indian actor born into a Pathan family in Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh India 2 He is best known for his comic and comic villainous roles 3 He began his career with roles as an extra but eventually was cast in more important roles frequently playing the parts of heroes and villains He became one of the most renowned screen villains while achieving equal success in comedy and character roles 4 Yakub appeared in over 100 films YakubBornYakub Khan 1903 04 03 3 April 1903Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh British IndiaDied24 August 1958 1958 08 24 aged 55 Bombay Maharashtra IndiaOccupationActorYears active1924 1958SpouseLakshmiben Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Director 4 Death 5 Filmography 6 References 7 External linksEarly life EditYakub ran away from home at an early age and performed odd jobs such as a motor mechanic and table waiter before joining the crew of the ship S S Madura as a kitchen worker He left the ship after travelling to various places like London Brussels and Paris then returned to Calcutta where he worked as a tourist guide among other jobs Around 1924 he moved to Bombay now Mumbai and joined the Sharda Film Company 5 6 Career EditDuring his travels Yakub watched american films and became greatly influenced by Eddie Polo Douglas Fairbanks Sr Wallace Beery and later by Humphrey Bogart 7 Yakub s first film was the silent film Bajirao Mastani 1925 which starred Master Vithal While his first talkie was Meri Jaan 1931 where he played the title role of the Prince This film has also been credited as Romantic Prince His portrayal of Briju in Aurat 1940 was well received and his acting in this film is considered one of the finest performances in the Indian Cinema 8 9 Yakub s popularity in those days can be gauged by the credit roll of films such as the S K Ojha directed Hulchul 1951 which had a star cast of Dilip Kumar Nargis and Sitara Devi where his name was credited as and your favourite Yakub Yakub was an acknowledged master of comedy along with other actors such as Johnny Walker Gope and Agha according to the B K Karanjia co edited book Genres of Indian Cinema 10 His comic pairing with Gope and Agha was so well liked by the audiences that they all appeared in multiple films together For example Sagai 1951 Patanga 1949 and Beqasoor 1950 11 Yakub was one of the highest paid actors from 1930 to early 1950 12 Director EditYakub directed three films Sagar Ka Sher and Uski Tamanna in the 1930s and Aiye in 1949 Sagar Ka Sher or Lion of Sagar was the first film he directed in 1937 under the Sagar Movietone banner His co stars in this film were Bibbo Pesi Patel Sankatha Prasad Raja Mehdi and David Uski Tamanna also known as Her Last Desire was made in 1939 under Sagar and directed by Yakub The film starred Yakub Maya Bhudo Advani Kaushalya Sankatha Prasad Satish and Putli He directed his third and last movie Aiye in 1949 under the Indian Production banner It had Sulochana Chatterjee Masud Jankidas Sheela Naik and Ashraf Khan along with Yakub The music in this film was composed by Nashad Shaukat Dehlvi and was Mubarak Begum s first film as a playback singer Yakub s second cousin Allaudin was the song recordist for this film However he lost money on this film and called it the biggest mistake of his life 13 When Mehmood was a struggling artist he would hang around Bombay Talkies waiting for Yakub to arrive Yakub knowing his financial state would give him one or two rupees in the form of loose change 14 Yakub was a deeply religious person and was called Maulana by his friends 15 Death EditYakub died in Bombay Maharashtra India on 24 August 1958 at the age of 55 years Filmography EditYakub acted in over 100 films in a career covering 34 years A brief filmography is listed 16 Year Film Director1925 Bajirao Mastani Bhal G Pendharkar1927 Gulzar Nanubhai Desai1928 Chandravali Begum Fatima1930 Nai Roshni Bhagwati Mishra1931 Meri Jaan Romantic Prince Prafulla Ghosh1932 Bulbul E Baghdad Nanubhai Vakil1933 Miss 1933 Chandulal Shah1935 Al Hilal Judgement of Allah Mehboob Khan1936 Do Diwane Chimanlal Luhar1936 Grama Kanya Village Girl Sarvottam Badami1936 Manmohan Mehboob Khan1937 Sagar Ka Sher Lion of Sagar Yakub1937 Milap A R Kardar1938 Teen Sau Din Ke Baad 300 Days and After Sarvottam Badami1938 Watan Mehboob Khan1939 Uski Tamanna Her Last Desire Yakub1940 Aurat Mehboob Khan1943 Aabroo Nazir1943 Najma Mehboob Khan1944 Lal Haveli K B Lall1945 Zeenat Shaukat Hussain Rizvi1946 Nek Parvin S M Yusuf1947 Samaj Ko Badal Dalo Vijay Bhatt1949 Aiye Yakub1949 Patanga H S Rawail1949 Sipahiya Aspi Irani1950 Beqasoor K Amarnath1951 Hulchul Shubh Karan Ojha1951 Deedar Nitin Bose1954 Waris Nitin Bose1957 Ab Dilli Dur Nahin Amar Kumar1957 Paying Guest Subodh Mukherjee1958 Adalat Kalidas1958 Ten O Clock Jugal KishoreReferences Edit Stars of The Indian Screen by Sushila Rani Baburao Patel Parker and Sons 1952 Encyclopedia of Hindi Cinema edited by Gulazara Govind Nihalani Saibal Chatterjee Yakub pg 638 Popular Prakashan 2003 Eena Meena Deeka The Story of Hindi Film Comedy by Sanjit Narwekar 2005 Rupa ISBN 81 291 0859 3 Encyclopedia of Hindi Cinema edited by Gulzar Govind Nihalani Saibal Chatterjee Yakub pg 638 Stars of The Indian Screen by Sushila Rani Baburao Patel Parker and Sons 1952 Encyclopedia of Hindi Cinema edited by Gulzar Govind Nihalani Saibal CEncyclopedia of Hindi Cinema edited by Gulzar Govind Nihalani Saibal Chatterjee pg 638 Encyclopedia of Hindi Cinema edited by Gulzar Govind Nihalani Saibal Chatterjee pg 638 Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema edited by Gulazar Govind Nihalani Saibal Chatterjee Yakub pg 638 cineplot Yakub interview Genres of Indian Cinema edited by B K Karanjia pg 82 Digitized 26 April 2008 Original from The University of California Eena Meena Deeka The Story of Hindi Film Comedy by Sanjit Narwekar 2005 ISBN 81 291 0859 3 Other Side of the Coin An Intimate Study of Indian Film Industry by Madan Gaur pg 29 Trimurti Prakashan retrieved 14 April 2014 Yakub Interview conducted in 1954 from Cineplot Retrieved 8 April 2014 Mehmood A Man of Many Moods by Hanif Zaveri pg 43 Retrieved 8 April 2014 Popular Prakashan 2005 ISBN 8179912132 Yakub Interview conducted in 1954 from Cineplot CITWF Database Yakub http www citwf com person444181 htmExternal links EditYakub at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yakub actor amp oldid 1120604212, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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