Ajit was born as Hamid Ali Khan into a Deccani Muslim family of Hyderabad state near the historic fort of Golconda See more

Initially in his career, he struggled to meet people and be accepted in any film project, and in order to feed himself, he worked as an "extra" in several films. Finally, he managed to land a leading role, and in the first couple … See more

Ajit married three times. His first wife, whom he married after a brief love affair, was an Anglo-Indian and a Christian. The marriage was very short-lived and fell apart due to huge cultural differences and there were no chi… See more

Ajit died of a massive heart attack on 22 October 1998 in Hyderabad, India at the age of 76. His colleagues in the film industry — leading personalities who have acted with him, grew up seeing him in Mumbai — … See more