Not Salman Khan, this actor was the first Bhaijaan of the cinema world, worked in more than 300 movies

News Topical, Digital Desk : The practice of calling film stars by tag names is quite old. On one hand Dilip Kumar was called the tragedy king and on the other hand Raj Kapoor was called the showman of the industry. Similarly, in the present times Shah Rukh Khan is called King Khan and  Salman Khan  is called Bhaijaan. 

But do you know that Salman is not the first actor who is called the Bhaijaan of Bollywood. Even before him, there has been a veteran actor who was given the title of Bhaijaan by the fans and a huge crowd of people used to gather outside the theatres to watch his films. Let us know which actor is being discussed here.  

The first Bhaijaan of cinema

The actor who is being discussed in this article has entertained the audience for many decades. This actor, who has worked in more than 300 films in his acting career, used to overshadow the lead actor of the movie.

This was the reason that there used to be long queues of people outside the theatres to watch his films. This superstar was also considered the most successful and popular comedian of Hindi cinema. Now let us end your suspense and tell you that Mehmood Ali was called Bhaijaan.

With his powerful acting, he had the power to make any film a hit. In the era of superstars like Dilip Kumar and Sunil Dutt, Mehmood had created a unique identity for himself and the audience loved to see him on screen even in side roles without being the lead actor. 

Mehmood Ali's acting career was quite long and brilliant. He achieved success by giving back to back successful movies in the 70s and 80s. His comic timing was so good that no one could control their laughter after watching him. This is why he was also called the first comedy king of Bollywood.

Mehmood's famous movies

In his long acting career, Mehmood Ali did many great films. In which he appeared in lead and side roles. The names of his cult movies are as follows-

Neighbourhood

Bombay To Goa

The Bachelor Father

haunted house

thirsty

two flowers 

Upbringing 

• Mastana

Apart from this, there were many other films through which Mehmood left his mark with his powerful acting. 

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