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Raza Murad Gets Emotional Sharing Childhood Photo with Father, Recalls Struggles: 'Whatever I Am Today Is Because of Him'.
- •Actor Raza Murad shared a childhood photo with his father Murad on his 115th birthday, expressing gratitude for his struggles and blessings.
- •Raza Murad stated that his father, a sole breadwinner, worked hard to raise the family, and he attributes his success to him.
- •His father, Hamid Ali Murad, known as Murad in the film industry, was a renowned actor from the 1940s, 50s, and 60s.
- •Murad acted in over 200 films, including 'Anmol Ghadi', 'Andaaz', 'Aan', 'Do Bigha Zamin', 'Devdas', 'Mughal-e-Azam', and 'Yaadon Ki Baaraat'.
- •He played memorable roles like Devdas's father in 'Devdas' and Raja Man Singh in 'Mughal-e-Azam', and also appeared in the Hollywood film 'Tarzan Goes to India'.
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Actor Raza Murad shared childhood throwback photos and an emotional note on Instagram to mark what would have been his late father's 115th birthday on September 24, 2026, honoring his hard work as the family's sole breadwinner.
Raza Murad's father was originally named Hamid Ali Murad, though he was known professionally just as Murad. He was a respected character artist who worked in over 200 films spanning from the 1940s to the 1980s, earning him the title of a British-era actor.
During his extensive career, Murad played various authoritative and supporting characters, including landlord Thakur Harnam Singh in Do Bigha Zamin, Devdas's father in Devdas, Raja Man Singh in Mughal-e-Azam, and a Maharaja in the 1962 Hollywood film Tarzan Goes to India.
