Razak Khan

Some Lesser Known Facts About Razak Khan

• Razak Khan was an Indian film actor, who mainly worked in Hindi films and TV serials. He died of a cardiac arrest on 1 June 2016 at Sheesha Restaurant in Mumbai.

• He acted in various theatre plays and stage shows in India and abroad. He used to conduct acting workshops with various Indian theatre groups.

  

• In various Hindi films, he played negative and comic roles like Nadi Dinna Changezi in ‘Ishq’ (1997), Manikchand in ‘Baadshah’(1999), Ninja Chacha in ‘Hello Brother’ (1999), and Fainku in ‘Haseena Maan Jaayegi’ (1999).

• Razak Khan appeared in many popular TV shows such as ‘Filmi Chakkar’ (1997) as Pappu Kang, ‘Chamatkar’ (1998) as Makodi Pahalwan, and ‘Comedy Nights with Kapil’ (2014) as Bhai. During an interview, Razak talked about appearing in ‘Comedy Nights with Kapil.’ He said,
  

  It’s great to be a part of the show, especially as Pinky’s husband, Golden. She is hot, she is sexy and I’m absolutely in awe of her. I feel privileged that she chose me over the rest including actors like Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar among others. It’s an honour to be working in this show with the talented King of Comedy, Kapil Sharma.”

  

• He was well-versed in poetry and Urdu literature.

• On 1 June 2016, he suffered a cardiac arrest and was immediately rushed to Holy Family Hospital in Bandra, Mumbai. He was declared dead in the hospital. He was then buried in Nariyalwadi Cemetery, Byculla, Mumbai. His funeral was attended by many Indian celebrities like Rajpal Yadav and Makarand Deshpande. In an interview, the Indian filmmaker Priyadarshan expressed his grief on Razak’s demise. He said,
  

  I just got to know. It is really sad. He has worked with me in a lot of movies and he was a great actor.”

Razak Khan in Ishq