Acting

Sheikh Mukhtar

Known for

Acting

Credits

28 titles

Known for

Film credits

1960s · 16 titles

Khooni Khazana poster
NR

The story revolves around Raajgarh, a hill station town with an old legend about massive ancestral wealth buried to protect it from attackers. Explorers frequently visit to find the treasure, facing mysterious circumstances.

Khooni Khazana

1964

Dr. Shaitan poster
9.0

The power mad Dr. Shaitan (Sheikh Mukhtar) uses atomic energy to create an army of zombies in an effort to destroy the world. It is up to Dr. Ashok (Prem Nath), and others of goodwill, to try and stop him; but the fight between good and evil results in great destruction.

Dr. Shaitan

1960

Nishan poster
5.5

Twin princes separated at birth must foil an assassination attempt and take their rightful places as rulers of a kingdom.

Nishan

1965

Smuggler poster
9.0

A respected officer keeps a gangster's money box, leading to his arrest, dismissal, and jail time, and then joining the same gangsters.

Smuggler

1966

Badal poster
10.0

1966 film starring Sanjeev Kumar, L. Vijayalakshmi and Sheikh Mukhtar

Badal

1966

Hum Sab Ustad Hain poster
7.0

A wrongful conviction leads Romi to prison for 14 long years in jail, after his release he roams 8 long years being rejected by society and cannot find a job or assistance, then turns to violent crime. His gang is offered a large sum of money to smuggle national secrets out of the area, so he kidnaps a young child and forces her sister Roopa (Ameeta) to carry the goods. Roopa would rather die than become a traitor, loses control of her car and is cast into the river, washing ashore in the same village with Radha and Ram. Meanwhile, unemployed Kishore (Kishore Kumar) decides he will play detective to find the lost girl Radha and her sister, tracks her to the village and falls in love. Romi and his gang also track Roopa, and they flee to the city to save her sister, where Ram becomes employed as a wrestler. Romi tracks them down, kidnaps Radha, and realizes that it is his long lost family. He decides he will sacrifice himself to save them to show that his heart is still honest.

Hum Sab Ustad Hain

1965

Spy in Goa poster
NR

A gold smuggling ring is willing to sacrifice the country to an enemy, but what they don’t realize is that their group has been infiltrated by a secret government agent…but who?

Spy in Goa

1966

Lal Bangla poster
9.0

While investigating a murder case that involves his younger brother, a police inspector discovers a ghost roaming the ruins of an ancient palace.

Lal Bangla

1966

Shabnam poster
9.0

A faithful retainer tries to foil the plot to replace his country's queen with a look-alike.

Shabnam

1964

Sarhadi Lutera poster
NR

A story of clash between a patriot Shahbaz and a traitor Behram

Sarhadi Lutera

1966

Noorjehan poster
8.0

Noor Jahan, the empress of the Mughal empire, becomes the favourite wife of Emperor Jahangir and steadily begins to exert more influence on the throne through her love for him.

Noorjehan

1967

No artwork available
NR

Three criminals, Jagoo, Bansi and Ajit, escape from jail. However, Ajit is murdered and just before dying he mentions the name Pinto. Jagoo and Bansi decide to avenge the death of their friend.

Ustad 420

1969

Do Bhai poster
10.0

The Bombay-based Verma family consists of two brothers, Ajay, and Vijay. Their family have been law-makers for generations, their grandfather was the District Magistrate, and their father was the Inspector General of Police. Now Ajay is a Judge, while Vijay is the Superintendent of Police. Both live a fairly harmonious and honest lifestyle, until Ajay hires a Secretary, Sandhya, who falls in love with Vijay. The brothers do not know that Sandhya has a hidden agenda that will pit both brothers against each other, and reveal one's hidden past.

Do Bhai

1969

Gunda poster
NR

Sheikh Mukhtar ki Gunda

Gunda

1969

The Killers poster
NR

Dara Singh, Sheikh Mukhtar, Ajit as The Killers

The Killers

1969

Gunehgar poster
NR

Sanjeev Kumar in and as Gunehgar

Gunehgar

1967

1950s · 6 titles

1940s · 3 titles

Roti poster
7.0

Roti made in the early 1940s inspired by the German Expressionism, is a real critique of Indian society with prophetic insight. It deals with two models - one of a millionaire, possessed by money and power in an industrial civilisation, the other of a tribal couple living in a primeval state of nature. The millionaire is saved by the couple after an air crash, the tribal couple emigrate to the city, do not find happiness and return. The millionaire is ruined in the city, tries futilely to find salvation among the tribal.

Roti

1942

Bahen poster
9.0

Having saved his little sister Bina (Baby Meena Kumari) from the floods, Amar (Sheikh Mukhtar) becomes increasingly possessive about her over the years. Amar falls in love twice but forgoes marriage so he can look after the growing Bina. Bina (Nalini Jaywant), now a grown up young girl falls in love with the social activist Rajendra (Harish). However, Amar can not bear to lose Bina and so he plans her marriage to the thief Moti Kanhaiyalal, with the idea that he'll get her divorced after some time and then Bina would stay with him always. After several incidents that end up uniting Rajendra and Bina, Amar gets some happiness when a daughter is born to Bina.

Bahen

1941

Shahenshah Babar poster
8.0

Following his conquest of India, Emperor Babar faces a crisis of loyalty among his troops and nobles. His most devoted subject, Sardar Sheikh, faces a dilemma when his daughter, Hamida, falls in love with Prince Humayun. Sheikh sends Hamida away, prompting Babar to intervene. However, a great sacrifice is ultimately demanded of the Emperor to save his son and reconcile the conflict.

Shahenshah Babar

1944