Agha (21 March 1914 – 30 April 1992) was an Indian actor of Bollywood films.
He was known for comic roles and modeled himself on Bob Hope's style of acting.
Agha Beg was born on 21 March 1914 at Fatima Nagar, Pune, British India.
His father was originally from Iran and had settled in Pune but had to leave Pune for Bombay in search of employment.
Agha confessed that he went to school for just three days, "that was as long as I could stand it".
He spent time "mooching" around the Poona Race Course as he wanted to become a jockey and loved horses.
Agha came to Bombay and joined his neighbourhood drama group.
1930
His most active years were from the 1930s to the 1980s.
Selected list.
1933
His interest in acting took him to films where in 1933 he started as a production manager in Kanwal Movietone.
1935
He appeared in over 300 Hindi films in his career between 1935 and 1986.
Agha's first film was Kanwal Movietone's Stree Dharma, also called Painted Sin (1935), starring Mehtab and Nazir.
However, his films Karwan-e-Husn (1935), Wadia Movietone's Rangila Mazdoor (1938) and Anuradha (1940) helped him gain recognition as a comic actor.
1941
He acted in Kikubhai Desai's (Manmohan Desai's father) Circus Ki Sundari (1941), which was popular and this helped in getting lead roles in films such as Muqabala (1942), Laheri Cameraman (1944) and Taxi Driver (1944).
1960
He was nominated for the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for the 1960 film Ghunghat, but did not win the award.
1975
His son, Jalal Agha, also became an actor, mostly known for the song Mehbooba Mehbooba in Sholay (1975).
1992
Agha died on 30 April 1992 of a heart attack in Pune, Maharashtra, India, at the age of 78.
He was survived by three daughters, one son Jalal Agha and son-in-law actor Tinnu Anand.
