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{{Short description|Indian actor and film director}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Jalal Agha
| image = Jalal Agha.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = 11 July 1945
| death_date = 5 March 1995<br>(aged 49)
| death_place = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
| occupation = [[Actor]]
| yearsactive = 1960–1993
| relations = [[Agha (actor)|Agha]] (Father), [[Tinnu Anand]] (Brother-in-law)
}}
'''Jalal Agha''' (11 July 1945 – 5 March 1995) was an Indian actor and director in [[Bollywood]] films.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jalal Agha, the star kid who was averse to nepotism|url=https://theprint.in/features/jalal-agha-the-star-kid-who-was-averse-to-nepotism/375599/|url-status=live|author=Shubhangi Misra|date=5 March 2020|work=[[The Print]]}}</ref> He was the son of the popular comedian actor [[Agha (actor)|Agha]]. Jalal studied acting at the [[Film and Television Institute of India]], [[Pune]].

==Career==
He made his debut as a child actor played the role of young [[Jehangir]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=''Mughal e Azam'' at 60: One man''s quest for perfection created celluloid history|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/mughal-e-azam-at-60-one-mans-quest-for-perfection-created-celluloid-history/1913021|access-date=2021-06-18|website=www.outlookindia.com/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title='Mughal e Azam' at 60: One man's quest for perfection created celluloid history|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/entertainment/mughal-e-azam-at-60-one-mans-quest-for-perfection-created-celluloid-history-124706|access-date=2021-06-18|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref> in all-time-hit 1960 film ''[[Mughal-E-Azam]]'' (role was played by [[Dilip Kumar]] as an adult). He made his debut in as an adult role in [[K.A. Abbas]]'s ''[[Bambai Raat Ki Bahon Mein]]'' (1967),<ref name=hin>{{cite news |title=Bambai Raat Ki Bahon Mein (1968) |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/bambai-raat-ki-bahon-mein-1968/article3292105.ece |work=The Hindu|date=8 April 2012 |access-date=2 May 2013}}</ref> and went on to appear in over 60 Bollywood films from the late 1960s through to the early 1990s, mostly playing supporting roles. His most famous role was in the blockbuster hit ''[[Sholay]]'', where he played the ''[[Rubab (instrument)|Rubab]]'' player in the popular song ''Mehbooba O' Mehbooba''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=जलाल आगा: बॉलीवुड का वो खुद्दार अभिनेता, जिसने पिता के कहने पर ठुकरा दी थी जितेंद्र की फिल्म|url=https://www.amarujala.com/photo-gallery/entertainment/bollywood/jalal-agha-movies-interesting-facts-biography-about-his-debut-film-and-bollywood-journey|access-date=2021-06-18|website=Amar Ujala|language=hi}}</ref> His other roles to mention are ''[[Julie (1975 film)|Julie]]'' (Julie's silent lover), the played the role of singer in ''Sama Hai Suhana Suhana'' from the film ''[[Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani]]'', Shabana Azmi's brother in ''[[Thodi Si Bewafai]]'' and Naseeruddin Shah's friend in ''[[Dil Akhir Dil Hai]]''. He played a prominent role in [[Saat Hindustani]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Acted in K.A.Abbas's movie Saat Hindustani (Amitabh Bachchan's first film)|url=https://madhutheactor.com/director-document/saat-hindustani/|access-date=2021-06-18|website=madhu|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Phukan|first=Vikram|date=2019-10-04|title=The importance of Saat Hindustani and Bachchanalia|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-importance-of-saat-hindustani-and-bachchanalia/article29597348.ece|access-date=2021-06-18|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Trisha Gupta|date=Oct 20, 2019|title=The seventh satyagrahi|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/opinion/columnists/trisha-gupta/the-seventh-satyagrahi/articleshow/71667336.cms|access-date=2021-06-18|website=Mumbai Mirror|language=en}}</ref>

He also made appearances in English-language films such as ''[[Bombay Talkie]]'' (1970), ''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]'' (1982), ''[[Kim (TV film)|Kim]]'' (1984) and ''[[The Deceivers (film)|The Deceivers]]'' (1988). He wrote and directed a Bollywood film titled ''[[Goonj (1989 film)|Goonj]]'', which released in 1989.

He died of a heart attack on 5 March 1995 at the age of 49.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jalal Agha: Movies, TV, and Bio|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/prime-video/actor/Jalal-Agha/nm0013026/|access-date=2021-06-18|website=www.amazon.co.uk}}</ref> Married to model Valerie Pereira (divorced July 1982). They had two children Saleem Christopher Agha Bee (of Goa’s Sublime bistro fame) and Vanessa Bee Feuerstein.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sublimely Chris |url=https://thewanderingindiangurmet.wordpress.com/2019/10/26/sublimely-chris |website=The Wandering Indian Gourmet |access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref>

<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jalal Agha, the star kid who was averse to nepotism|url=https://theprint.in/features/jalal-agha-the-star-kid-who-was-averse-to-nepotism/375599/|url-status=live|author=Shubhangi Misra|date=5 March 2020|work=[[The Print]]}}</ref>
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==Selected filmography==
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*''[[Mughal E Azam]]'' (1960) as Young Jehangir (child artist)
*''[[Taqdeer (1967 film)|Taqdeer]]'' (1967) as Suresh
*''[[Majhli Didi]]'' (1967) as Kamal - Hemangini's brother
*''[[Bambai Raat Ki Bahon Mein]]'' (1968) as Johnny / Joseph
*''[[Sara Akash]]'' (1969) at Diwakar
*''[[Aya Sawan Jhoom Ke]]'' (1969) as Deepak
*''[[Saat Hindustani]]'' (1969) as Shakram Shinde
*''[[Bombay Talkie]]'' (1970) as Young Man
*''[[Ghar Ghar Ki Kahani]]'' (1970) as College student
*''[[Aisa Bhi Hota Hai]]'' (1971)
*''[[Lakhon Mein Ek]]'' (1971) as Jeevan - Makhanlal's son
*''[[Kathputli (1971 film)|Kathputli]]'' (1971) as Murli
*''[[Hum Tum Aur Woh (1971 film)|Hum Tum Aur Woh]]'' (1971) as Charan Das
*''[[Do Boond Pani]]'' (1971) as Ganga Singh
*''[[Gomti Ke Kinare]]'' (1972) as Dhobi
*''[[Zindagi Zindagi]]'' (1972) as Ratan
*''[[Man Jaiye]]'' (1972) as Ashok
*''[[Do Chor]]'' (1972) as Badhru
*''Mere Gharib Nawaz'' (1973) as Yusuf's friend
*''[[Yaadon Ki Baraat]]'' (1973) as Salim
*''[[Honeymoon (1973 film)|Honeymoon]]'' (1973)
*''[[Garam Hawa]]'' (1974) as Shamshad
*''Jab Andhera Hota Hai'' (1974) as Ramesh
*''[[Call Girl (1974 film)|Call Girl]]'' (1974)
*''[[Us Paar]]'' (1974) as Bhairo
*''Shikwa'' (1974)
*''Jeevan Sangram'' (1974)
*''[[Do Nambar Ke Amir]]'' (1974)
*''Anjaan Raahen'' (1974) as Rakesh Kapoor
*''[[Ang Se Ang Lagaley]]'' (1974) as Drunker
*''Mrig Trishna'' (1975)
*''[[Julie (1975 film)|Julie]]'' (1975) as Richard
*''[[Sholay]]'' (1975) as Banjo Player in the song "Mehbooba O' Mehbooba"
*''Badnaam'' (1975) as Suresh
*''[[Khemro Lodan]]'' (1976)
*''[[Aaj Ka Ye Ghar]]'' (1976) as Nutan Chandra
*''[[Taxi Taxie]]'' (1977) as RV
*''Shankar Hussain'' (1977)
*''[[Saheb Bahadur]]'' (1977) as Judge
*''[[Gharaonda]]'' (1977)
*''[[Adha Din Adhi Raat]]'' (1977) as Raju
*''[[Hum Kisise Kum Naheen]]'' (1977)
*''[[Hamara Sansar]]'' (1978) as Bhimsen
*''[[Gaman]]'' (1978) as Lalulal
*''[[Ghata]]'' (1978) as Suresh
*''Shyamla'' (1979)
*''[[Junoon (1978 film)|Junoon]]'' (1979) as Kader Khan
*''[[Nauker (1979 film)|Nauker]]'' (1979) as Jaggu
*''[[Dooriyaan]]'' (1979) as News Paper Vendor
*''Deen Aur Imaan'' (1979)
*''Dam Maro Dam'' (1980)
*''[[Thodisi Bewafai]]'' (1980) as Narendra Deshmukh
*''Man Pasand'' (1980)
*''[[Karz (1980 film)|Karz]]'' (1980) as Dr Dayal
*''Kismet'' (1980)
*''The Naxalites'' (1980)
*''Bambai Ka Maharaja'' (1980)
*''[[Khuda Kasam (1981 film)|Khuda Kasam]]'' (1981) as Pancham
*''[[Be-Shaque]]'' (1981) as Mishra
*''Woh Phir Nahin Aaye'' (1981)
*''[[Rocky (1981 film)|Rocky]]'' (1981) as Himself
*''Hum Paagal Premee'' (1982)
*''[[Chorni]]'' (1982) as Kishore Sinha
*''[[Vakil Babu]]'' (1982) as Anil Kumar Shrivastav
*''Dil... Akhir Dil Hai'' (1982) as Fazal Mohammad
*''Teri Maang Sitaron Se Bhar Doon'' (1982) as Sheriff. Dilip Kumar
*''[[Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]'' (1982) as Traveller on Train roof #2
*''[[Haadsa]]'' (1983) as Lorry Driver
*''[[Katha (1983 film)|Katha]]'' (1983) as Himself
*''[[Naukar Biwi Ka]]'' (1983) as Chowkidar
*''Aakhir'' (1984)
*''[[Baazi (1984 film)|Baazi]]'' (1984) as Albert
*''[[Kim (TV film)|Kim]]'' (1984) as Rajah of Bunar
*''[[Yeh Ishq Nahin Aasaan]]'' (1984) as Qawaal (uncredited)
*''[[Tarang (film)|Tarang]]'' (1984) as Russi
*''Bandh Honth'' (1984)
*''[[Ram Tere Kitne Nam]]'' (1985)
*''Anadi Khiladi'' (1986)
*''[[Baat Ban Jaye]]'' (1986) as Advocate Bharat Sinha
*''[[Itihaas (1987 film)|Itihaas]]'' (1987) as Public Prosecutor
*''[[The Deceivers (film)|The Deceivers]]'' (1988) as The Nawab
*''[[Bharat Ek Khoj]]'' (1988) as [[Robert Clive]] in Episode 37 [[Company Bahadur]] [[East India Company]]
*''[[Goonj (1989 film)|Goonj]]'' (1989) as Napoleon Bonaparte Gonsalves<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/goonj-6693|title=Goonj (1989) - Review, Star Cast, News, Photos|website=Cinestaan|access-date=2019-05-06}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=June 2021}}
*''[[Do Qaidi]]'' (1989)
*''Jatt Walaity'' ( 1992) as Raj/Tiger in Punjabi Movie
*''[[Pehla Nasha]]'' (1993) as Mahesh Ahuja
*''Jhumka'' (1995)
*''[[Rock Dancer]]'' (1995)
*''[[Policewala Gunda]]'' (1995)
*''[[Badmaash (1998 film)|Badmaash]]'' (1998)
*''[[Yaar Meri Zindagi]]'' (2008) as Shankar (The movie released after his death)
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==References==

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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0013026}}
* [http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/celebrities/filmography/8407/index.html Jalal Agha] at [[Bollywood Hungama]]

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[[Category:Male actors in Hindi cinema]]
[[Category:Film and Television Institute of India alumni]]
[[Category:Male actors from Delhi]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male actors]]
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