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Maqsood Bhai, from Munnabhai MBBS.. same old guy who is apparently, seen in Airtel ads these days ( who gave first jhaadoo ki jhappi to Munna)…. His contribution to Indian cinema would be one dialogue [b]”ABEY, RULAAYEGA KYA??”[/b].. He will always be remembered for this line..in my opinion..

Same thing, happened way back in 1975..!! “ITHNA SANNATA KYON HAI BHAI” was the dialogue in SHOLAY… mouthed by none other than “NOT SO ANGRY”-GRAND OLD MAN of bollywood!! AK HANGAL… -[b]AVTAAR KISHAN HANGAL[/b]… he is much older than even the original [b]AUTOMAT KALSHNIKOV[/b] AK-47/100 etc… Come to think of it!! he wasn’t playing MOGAMBO, GABBAR etc etc..!! For even a kid to remember/refer this dialogue the ACTOR must have some substance, from the way it was delivered.

Tough to imagine that after 32 yrs of bringing to life an old, blind and frail maulvi, he continues as strongly as ever. Last seen in one Ad on TV [b]“BOODHA HOGA TERA BAAP[/b]..U should just notice the way he raises his eybrows in the last scene of ad..
[u]Overheard: Even Samuel Jackson, the old man from Hollywood is planning to use this dialogue…[/u]

There are countless PJs cracked on this great soul.!!
[b]” jiska naam A.K. Hungal ho wo to paida hote hi buddha ho gaya” [/b] ref: Golmal
A story goes that when this guy was born he skipped his teenage was born old. Because there was no one who has seen this actor in his younger days. One can’t claim that I have seen KUMBLE’s Deliveries really turing on spin pitch or I have seen AK HANGAL, as a young man. YES, TRUE!!! Other oldies like Sriram lagoo, Khulbhooshan kharbanda also have shown their young face on screen sometime… But not, Hangal saab, the insufferable dude!! (But then I AM , ME..!! I go beyond ur imagination, where ur brains stops thinking..!! I have this really young HANGAL SAAB’s pic for you on display)

When Evergreen Stars Like REKHA, BIG B, RAJANI act shamelessly “much younger than their actual age”character, you need somebody suitable to play their GRAND-PA on screen.. SO I m sure it’s a GOD’S GIFT TO bollywood…

There is other jokes like what if Hangal saab, produces Chunkey Pandey starrer movie!! It would be called “HANGAL PANDEY”..rubbish!!! is this way u treat real heroes.??

Hunglooo, means Deer in Kashmiri . So, when this Kashmiri Pandit’s fly migrated to Sialkot region in Pakistan the name stuck as HANGAL… his folks were well off and were public servant in British regime… But, fortunately AK was rebellious and never , liked to lick British boots. He thought of tailoring instead. Music,Theater was his passion. He continued to be freedom fighter and staunch follower of khan abdul gafar khan- [b]Frontier Gandhi!![/b].. After he partition he followed his heart and shifted to Mumbai.Worked as a Tailor.. BUT was very late when he understood he was [b]tailor-made[/b] for films…..


All credits to HRISHI DA!! For getting him to bollywood through [b]GUDDI[/b].. if u remember GUDDI had teenager Jaya Badhuri as well… Now she has grown really old… BUT OUR DUDE, "HANGAL UNKIL" IS STILL THE SAME!!!! Even in LAGAAN…

This very natural actor just like Ashok kumar, acted in many movies Sholay,Sharaarat,Lagaan,Namak Haram ,Naram Garam , Thakshak,Satyam Shivam Sundaram , Ploice Public,Dastak, Pasand apni apni… This CHARACTERED “Character artist” was only seen twice as a baddie .. One was ARJUN(sunny starrer) I don’t remember that Mithun da flick!!!My choices are

1) BAWARCHI—Acts as a drunkard husband of Durga Khote. His dad addresses him as MUNNA…Possibly the only chance u'd ever see A K hangal being called Munna! Priceless!LOL
2) AANDHI—As a humble servant Brinda Kaka who is instrumental and key witness of the story of suchitra sen ( was she playing Indira Gandhi [;)]) and sanjeev Kumar
3)SAATH-SAATH- As professor !!!! It was nice to see my friend Pravin da in the classroom when he was teaching.... [:D]

Last seen in PAHELI as choodiwaala, AK now lives at santacruz with his son cameramen vijay hangal happily. For more read his autobiography, "Life and Times of A.K. Hangal" :D

I have just two complaints…

1) Why has LIC of India notmade him the real BRAND AMBASSADOR???
2) Why Ekta Kapoor did not consider this great actor for any of her ageing roles..???? Y Y Y ???? …….
As he says in LAGAAN---“"Laga bhi nahi tha ke ye din bhi dekh pavunga"
LONG LIVE—HANGAL SAAAB!!!