It was his portrayal of a suave cigar-puffing don, a gentleman
killer -- with his inimitable deadpan delivery of punch lines -- that conferred a cult
status on this "loin" among villains. Ajit jokes became part of our collective
memory -- even if he never uttered them. Born Hamid Ali Khan, he came to villainy in films
in middle age: the Ajit persona was forged after he played the delightfully evil Teja in
Zanjeer (1973). Since then he remained the country's most lovable bad guy.
It was his portrayal of a suave cigar-puffing don, a gentleman
killer -- with his inimitable deadpan delivery of punch lines -- that conferred a cult
status on this "loin" among villains. Ajit jokes became part of our collective
memory -- even if he never uttered them. Born Hamid Ali Khan, he came to villainy in films
in middle age: the Ajit persona was forged after he played the delightfully evil Teja in
Zanjeer (1973). Since then he remained the country's most lovable bad guy. 
