Yakub (actor)
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Yakub Khan Mehboob Khan 1904 Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Died | 1958 (aged 53–54) [Breach Candy Hospital,[Bombay, Maharashtra]], India |
| Cause of death | Liver ailment |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1924–1958 |
| Spouse(s) | Lakshmiben |
Yakub Khan Mehboob Khan, known as Yakub, was an Indian Hindi film actor born into a Pathan family in 1904 in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. He died in 1958 after a career spanning thirty years in the film industry. He is best known for his comedic villainous roles. He commenced his career as an extra but soon did roles as a hero and later as a villain. He became one of the most renowned screen villains, while achieving equal success in comedy and character roles. Yakub appeared in over 300 films.
Yakub ran away from home at an early age doing odd jobs like motor mechanics and waiting tables before joining 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. He finally came to Bombay now Mumbai, around 1924 and joined the Sharda Film Company.
During his travels, Yakub watched the films of Hollywood actors and became greatly influenced by Eddie Polo, Douglas Fairbanks Sr., Wallace Beery and later by Humphrey Bogart. Yakub's first film was Bhalji Pendharkar's silent Bajirao Mastani (1925) which also starred Master Vithal. It was produced by the Sharda Film Company. His first talkie was Meri Jaan (1931) with Sagar Movietone and directed by Prafulla Ghosh, where he played the title role of the Prince. This film has also been credited as Romantic Prince. The film had Master Vithal, Mehboob Khan and Zubeida co-starring in it. His enactment of the role of an angry resentful son in Mehboob Khan's Aurat (1940) made him popular to the extent that his acting in this film is considered as one of the finest performances in the Indian Cinema. The role was later performed by Sunil Dutt in Mehboob Khan's famous remake of his own film with the new title Mother India (1957). Yakub's popularity in those days can be gauged by the credit roll of films like the S K Ojha directed Hulchul (1951), which had a star cast of Dilip Kumar, Nargis, Sitara Devi and where his name was preceded by '…and your favourite Yakub'.
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