It was only after his wife passed away that I saw him break down. And life was never the same again. Recently, Hangal celebrated the 65th anniversary of India's independence along with media persons and actor-singer Ila Arun AK Hangal lost his wife long back and he was survived by his son, Vijay.
Following his father's retirement, the family moved from Peshawar to Karachi. Start This article has been rated as Start-Class on the project's quality scale. He was an active participant in the Indian freedom struggle from 1929–1947. This article is within the scope of WikiProject Biography, a collaborative effort to create, develop and organize Wikipedia's articles about people.All interested editors are invited to join the project and contribute to the discussion.For instructions on how to use this banner, please refer to the documentation. He joined Shree Sangeet Priya Mandal, a theatre group in Peshawar in 1936 and continued to act in many plays in undivided India till 1946. A.K.
His son Vijay’s wife passed away 15 days later.

Hangal was 50 plus when he made his Hindi film debut playing the brief role of Raj Kapoor’s elder brother in Teesri Kasam (1966). Veteran actor AK Hangal, 97, is making a comeback to acting with the television series "Madhubala". However, his primary occupation for the early part of his life was that of a tailor. He was married to Manorma Dar from Agra. Veteran film and stage actor AK Hangal, who passed awayin Mumbai on August 26, 2012, was cremated at 1pm the same afternoon at the Vile Parle crematorium. He was an active participant in the Indian freedom struggle. However, his primary occupation for the early part of his life was that of a tailor. Hangal, Actor: Sholay. His childhood was spent in Peshawar, where he had performed in theater for some major roles. In the credits, his name appeared only as Hangal.