Zayed Khan
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| Zayed Khan | |
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| Born | Zayed Abaas Khan 5 July 1980 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Religion | Islam |
| Spouse(s) | Mallaika Parekh Khan(2005–present) |
| Children |
Zidaan Khan (Son)(Born. 18 Jan,2008) Aariz Khan (Son)(Born. 22 Sept,2011) |
Zayed Abbas Khan (born 5 July 1980[1]) is an Indian actor.
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Early life [edit]
Khan's parents are former Bollywood actor Sanjay Khan and interior designer Zarine Khan. He has Afghan and Persian blood. 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 first cousin to yet another Bollywood actor, Fardeen Khan, whose father is the late actor Feroz Khan, who was Khan's father's brother.[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 welcomed a second son named Aariz on September 22, 2011.
Career [edit]
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 and has released Tezz (2012) 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.
Nominations [edit]
- 2005: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award, Main Hoon Na[7]
- 2004: Zee Cine Award Best Male Debut, Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne
Filmography [edit]
| Year | Film | Role | Language | Other notes |
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| 2003 | Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne | Vijay | Hindi | Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Debut Actor |
| 2004 | Main Hoon Na | Lakshman Prasad Sharma (Lucky) | Hindi | Nominated, Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2005 | Shaadi No. 1 | Veer Saxena | Hindi | |
| Dus | Aditya Singh | Hindi | ||
| Shabd | Yash | Hindi | ||
| Vaada | Karan Srivastav | Hindi | ||
| 2006 | Rocky: The Rebel | Rocky | Hindi | |
| Fight Club - Members Only | Vicky Khanna | Hindi | ||
| 2007 | Cash | Samir (Sam) | Hindi | |
| Speed | Sandeep Arora | Hindi | ||
| Om Shanti Om | Himself | Hindi | Special appearance in song "Deewangi Deewangi" | |
| 2008 | Mission Istaanbul | Vikas Sagar | Hindi | |
| Yuvvraaj | Danny Yuvvraaj | Hindi | ||
| 2009 | Blue | Sam / Aditiya | Hindi | |
| 2010 | Anjaana Anjaani | Kunal Mehra | Hindi | |
| 2011 | Love Breakups Zindagi | Jai 'Sam' Kapoor | Hindi | |
| 2012 | Tezz | Aadil | Hindi | |
| Amma 3D | Telugu | Pre-Production Telugu Debut |
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| Tamil | Pre-Production Tamil Debut |
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| English | Pre-Production English Debut |
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| 2013 | "Desi Magic" | Hindi |
References [edit]
- ^ IMDB entry
- ^ "Afghan traces Bolly Khans' Pathan roots". MiD DAY. 18 May 2011. 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'
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