This man wanted to become a cricketer, became actor, worked in over 200 films, played only villain roles, is related to this famous Bollywood actress…, his name is…
Mac Mohan Birth Anniversary: Mac Mohan, whom we all know as ‘Sambha’ of ‘Sholay’, was a famous Bollywood actor. His real name is Mohan Makhijani. He worked in more than 200 films in his film career. Mac Mohan was born in Karachi, but after his father’s transfer to Lucknow, he studied there. He also became friends with actor Sunil Dutt in Lucknow. His characters and dialogues are still alive in the hearts of people. Let’s know some special things related to him.
Mac Mohan was known for playing the role of a villain in films. Mac Mohan gained fame with the role of Sambha in Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra’s film ‘Sholay’. Even today, people jokingly say ‘Hey O Sambha Kitne Aadmi The Re…’. His film was ‘Haqiqat’, in which he acted as the lead actor. Mac Mohan acted in Bhojpuri, Gujarati, Haryanvi, Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali, and Sindhi films apart from Hindi films in his entire career. He has spoken dialogues in almost all Indian languages except Odia as well as in English, Russian, and Spanish films. Mac wanted to become a cricketer from the very beginning, but then he made his career in theater. By the way, very few people know that Mac was the maternal uncle of Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon.
Mac Mohan played many powerful characters in his film career. He played the character of Brij Mohan in the film ‘Don’. He played the role of Rana in the film ‘Kaala Patthar’. But he got the most fame from the character of Sambha in the film ‘Sholay’. He wreaked havoc as Ranjit’s man in the film ‘Satte Pe Satta’.
He wanted to become a cricketer and learnt the nuances of acting from Mumbai’s Filmalaya School of Acting. Before this, he had worked as an assistant with director Chetan Anand. Mac Mohan loved playing cricket since childhood. He came to Mumbai from Karachi with a dream of becoming a cricketer and also played for the Uttar Pradesh cricket team. But fate made him an actor instead of a cricketer.
His character ‘Samba’ in the 1975 film ‘Sholay’ became so famous that people started calling him Sambha in real life too. People still remember his dialogue “Poore Pachaas Hazar”. When Mac Mohan saw the final trial of ‘Sholay’, his role was very small. Because of this, he cried. But director Ramesh Sippy said, “If the film becomes a hit, everyone will know you as Sambha,” and that is what happened.
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