[1] He was born as Shah Zaman Khan Afridi into a Pashtun family on 25 January 1921 in Lahore, where he lived for much of his life.
[1] Sudhir started his career with a role in a Bollywood film named Farz in 1947 in British India.
Dulla Bhatti (1956), Mahi Munda (1956), and Yakke Wali (1957) were the highest grossing Punjabi films of the time.
He later appeared in hits such as the films Farangi (1964) and Ajab Khan (1961), on the struggle against the British Raj.
[4][5][3] At a very old age, he had a special appearance on PTV and was interviewed by Izhar Bobby.
His younger son Sikandar Zaman Khan is married to renowned playback singer Noor Jehan's granddaughter Fatima.
[4] Sudhir died on 19 January 1997 and was laid to rest at Defense Society Graveyard in Lahore, Pakistan.