Zayed Khan
| Zayed Khan ज़ैईद अब्बास ख़ान |
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| Born | Zayed Abaas Khan 5 July 1980 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Spouse | Mallaika Parekh Khan(2005–present) |
| Children |
Zidaan Khan (Son)(Born. 18 Jan,2008) Aariz Khan (Son)(Born. 22 Sept,2011) |
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| http://zayedkhan.info/ | |
Zayed Abbas Khan (Hindi: ज़ैईद अब्बास ख़ान, born 5 July 1980[1]) is an Indian actor who appears in Bollywood films.
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[edit] Early life
Khan's parents are former Bollywood actor Sanjay Khan and interior designer Zarine Khan. Khan is the youngest of four children. His older sisters are Simone Khan (wife of Ajay Arora), Sussanne Roshan (married to actor Hrithik Roshan), and Farah Khan Ali (wife of DJ Aqeel). Khan is related as cousin brother to yet another Bollywood actor, Fardeen Khan, whose father is the late actor Feroz Khan, who was Khan's father's brother. Khan's family is originally from Ghazni, Afghanistan from his father´s side.[2]
Khan attended Welham Boys' School, Dehradun, and later Kodaikanal International School, Kodaikanal, with childhood friend Esha Deol and Mallaika Parekh. He studied Business Management at the University of Washington and Film Making at London Film Academy. Zayed Khan married Mallaika Parekh on 20 November 2005.[3] They have a son, Ziddan, who was born on 18 January 2008.[4], and recently welcomed a second son named Aariz on September 22, 2011.
[edit] Career
Khan made his screen debut in 2003 in the film Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne.[5] He then starred in Main Hoon Na, which was one of the biggest hits in his career. Next, he appeared in Rocky: The Rebel. He played a cop in Dus and a news reporter in Mission Istanbul.[6] He made a special appearance in Om Shanti Om and Anjaana Anjaani. He also co-starred in Yuvvraaj and Blue. Khan, who prefers multi-starrer films, is currently working on Tezz (2011) with Ajay Devgan and Anil Kapoor.The actor along with good friend Dia Mirza and her boyfriend Sahil Sanga has started his own production house, Born Free Entertainment, and their the first film Love Breakups Zindagi was released on 7 October 2011.
[edit] Nominations
- 2005: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award, Main Hoon Na[7]
- 2004: Zee Cine Award Best Male Debut, Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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| 2003 | Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne | Vijay Chouhan/Prakash Yogi/Vishal Malhotra | Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Debut Actor |
| 2004 | Main Hoon Na | Lakshman Prasad Sharma (Lucky) | Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2005 | Shaadi No. 1 | Veer | |
| Dus | Aditya Singh | ||
| Shabd | Yash | ||
| Vaada | Karan | ||
| 2006 | Rocky: The Rebel | Rocky | |
| Fight Club - Members Only | Vicky Khanna | ||
| 2007 | Cash | Dhananjay | |
| Speed | Sandeep Arora | ||
| Om Shanti Om | Himself | Special appearance in song "Deewangi Deewangi" | |
| 2008 | Mission Istaanbul | Vikas Sagar | |
| Yuvvraaj | Danny Yuvvraaj | ||
| 2009 | Blue | Sam / Aditiya | |
| 2010 | Anjaana Anjaani | Kunal Nanda | Special appearance |
| 2011 | Love Breakups Zindagi | Jai | |
| Tezz | Aadil | Filming |
[edit] References
- ^ IMDB entry
- ^ "Afghan traces Bolly Khans' Pathan roots". MiD DAY. 18 May 2011. http://www.mid-day.com/news/2011/may/180511-Kabul-Pathan-community-Hindi-films-Bolly-Khans.htm. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
- ^ Zayed Khan all set to say 'i do'
- ^ Zayed-Mallika become parents
- ^ 'Meet the new Khan of Bollywood' from Mid Day
- ^ http://www.screenindia.com/news/mission-istanbul-hindi/340826/ Mission Istanbul review
- ^ Zayed Khan: 'Just being nominated with Amitabh Bachchan is good enough for me'
