He never got the lead role, yet films were incomplete without him, even Dilip Kumar-Amitabh could not break this record.

New Delhi. Mukri, a wonderful actor and famous comedian of Hindi cinema, needs no introduction. Mukri, who makes everyone laugh with his bubbly laugh and tremendous comic timing, has worked in almost 600 films. It was almost necessary to have him in the films of Amitabh Bachchan and Dilip Kumar.

In his career, Mukri has played brilliant characters in many films like Sharabi, Naseeb, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar, Laawaris, Mahan, Coolie, Amar Akbar Anthony. Hardly people will ever be able to forget the characters he played in these films. He worked in 10 films with Amitabh Bachchan alone. His films were mostly hits.

One role of ‘Mahabharat’ ruined his career, he was forced to leave the industry, then he gave a series of hit films.

Movies were incomplete without them
He had some role in almost every film of Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan. In his career, he has worked with everyone including Sunil Dutt, Raj Kapoor, Devanand, Sanjeev Kumar, Pran. His relationship with all of them was also very deep. There have been many films in which if his character is removed then the film will start faltering. These include many films like ‘Amar, Akbar, Anthony’. In this film, he played the role of Tayyab Ali, father of Neetu Singh.

Stars like Dilip Kumar-Amitabh could not break records
Hindi cinema’s veteran actor Mukri had worked in almost 600 films in his career. In every film, he used to win the hearts of the audience through his different brilliant characters. It has also been claimed in many media reports that it was inevitable to have them in every film during that period. Even if he had a small role in the film, it was definitely there. This is the reason why even Amitabh Bachchan and Dilip Kumar could not break his record of doing so many films.

Let us tell you that Dilip Kumar and Mukri used to study in the same school. Dilip was a class senior to Mukri, while Dilip Kumar’s brother Nasir Khan was Mukri’s classmate. But his friendship was better with Dilip Kumar. It was because of Dilip Kumar that he came into the film world. This was the reason why he was often seen in every film of Dilip Kumar.

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