From 1950 to 1970, movies of Dev Anand, Rajkumar, Raj Kapoor, Manoj Kumar, and Rajendra Kumar had been broadly watched. These stars had been counted among the many highest-paid actors of Bollywood in these days. It’s mentioned that even at the moment they used to cost exorbitant costs from the makers for a movie. Nonetheless, you can be stunned to know that amongst them, there was one actor who labored as a second lead in movies however used to cost greater than them. 

There may be usually a whole lot of dialogue in regards to the charges that Bollywood stars cost. Followers are sometimes wanting to know the price of their favorite stars. At the moment, we are going to inform you a few hero from 1950-60s, a comedy actor who used to cost greater than the lead actor of a movie. He turned a millionaire in simply 15 days of capturing a movie.
Amitabh Bachchan himself had as soon as written an article relating to the charges of that actor, through which he had mentioned that he was capable of obtain his place within the movie business due to that star. That actor was none apart from yesteryear comedy king Mehmood.

Mehmood Ali, popularly often called Mehmood, was born in September 1932. He was the second of the eight kids, and eldest son to Latifunnisa and Mumtaz Ali, an enormous star of the Nineteen Forties and Fifties cinema. In his profession spanning greater than 40 years, Mehmood labored in over 300 Hindi movies. He was often called India’s nationwide comic.

Mehmood was a famous person of his time. His appearing profession began when he was a toddler. He was first forged in Gyan Mukherjee’s movie ‘Kismet’ produced by Bombay Talkies. Ashok Kumar was the lead actor on this movie. This movie was launched in 1943. 

Experiences state that after ‘Kismet’, Mehmood stopped appearing as a result of his household began going through a monetary disaster. After this, Mehmood began doing a number of odd jobs. To make ends meet, he turned a driver for PL Santoshi, the daddy of director Rajkumar Santoshi. Other than this, to enhance his funds, he additionally began doing work like promoting eggs and driving a taxi.

However quickly, issues modified for Mehmood. When Raj Kapoor’s movie ‘Parvarish’ was launched in 1958, Mehmood’s fortunes modified. On this movie, Mehmood performed the function of Raj Kapoor’s brother and gained immense recognition. 

Mehmood then did some memorable roles in movies resembling ‘C.I.D’, ‘Do Bigha Zameen’, and ‘Pyaasa’. Whereas Mehmood performed unnoticeable roles in these movies, he was significantly appreciated by the audiences for his comedian timing. 

One factor about Mehmood is kind of well-known in Bollywood. When Mehmood was on the peak of his profession, his charges had been greater than the lead actors within the movies. In accordance with a report in The Print, Mehmood was paid greater than the lead actors within the movies. Some folks even say that producers who wished to model their movies used to say Mehmood’s title within the movie credit. It’s mentioned that Mehmood used to earn Rs 7.5 lakh for simply 14 days of capturing, which was an enormous quantity in these occasions.

Mehmood was married to legendary actress Meena Kumari’s youthful sister Madhu. His second marriage was to Tracy Ali. Mehmood is survived by his 7 kids – Fortunate Ali, Pucky Ali, Mansoor Ali, Macky Ali, Child Ginni, Manzoor Ali, and Masoom Ali. 

His final recognized movie as an actor was Rajkumar Santoshi’s ‘Andaz Apna Apna’ (1994). In July 2004, Mehmood died in his sleep in Pennsylvania, US, the place he had gone for therapy. He was 71 on the time.

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