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Actor from India (1914-1980)

For the nineteenth century Western Sudan cleric, see Mukhtar al-Kunti.

Sheikh Mukhtar (24 December 1914 – 12 May 1980) was a film actor from India.

Early life and career

Sheikh Mukhtar was the son of Chaudhry Ashfaq Ahmed, who was a railway police inspector and was born in Karachi, British India; now Pakistan.

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Chaudhary Ashfaq Ahmed intentionally got transferred and migrated to Delhi. Sheikh Mukhtar was born on 24 December 1914 in Delhi.^[1]

He had spent his childhood years in Choodi Waalan Gali (near Jama Mosque, Delhi) and received education at an Anglo-Arabic school, Ajmeri Gate, Delhi. His father wanted his son to join the Police or Army, but Sheikh Mukhtar was keenly interested in theatre.

One of his neighbours from his area started working in a theatre company, so Sheikh Mukhtar also moved to Kolkata and joined the company.^[1]

A tall and manly figure, he stood 6 feet and 4 inches,^[1] Sheik Sheikh Mukhtar - Cinemaazi, carousel XYHYV