Saif Ali Khan
- Acting
- August 16, 1970 · New Delhi, India
Biography
Saif Ali Khan (born 16 August 1970) is an Indian film actor and producer. The son of actress Sharmila Tagore and the late cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. Khan made his acting debut in Yash Chopra's unsuccessful drama Parampara (1993), but achieved success with his roles in the romantic drama Yeh Dillagi and the action film Main Khiladi Tu Anari (both 1994). Khan's career prospect declined through much of the 1990s, and his biggest commercial success of the decade came with the ensemble drama Hum Saath-Saath Hain (1999). He rose to prominence with roles in two ensemble comedy-dramas—Dil Chahta Hai (2001) and Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003). The 2004 romantic comedy Hum Tum proved to be Khan's first success in which he played the sole male lead, earning him the National Film Award for Best Actor, and starring roles in the drama Parineeta and the romantic comedy Salaam Namaste (both 2005) established him as a leading actor in Bollywood. He went on to earn wide critical praise for his portrayal of an apprentice in the 2006 English film Being Cyrus, a character based on William Shakespeare's antagonist Iago in the 2006 crime film Omkara and a terrorist in the 2009 thriller Kurbaan. Khan's greatest commercial success came with the 2008 thriller Race and its 2013 sequel, the 2009 romance Love Aaj Kal, and the 2012 romantic comedy Cocktail. Khan is the recipient of several accolades, including a National Film Award and six Filmfare Awards, and received the Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award, in 2010. He has been noted for his performances in a range of film genres—from crime dramas to thrillers and occasional romances—and his film roles have been credited with contributing to a change in the concept of a Hindi film hero. Khan was married to his first wife, Amrita Singh, for thirteen years, after which he married the actress Kareena Kapoor. He has three children—two with Singh and one with Kapoor. In addition to film acting, Khan is a frequent television presenter, stage show performer and the owner of the production company Illuminati Films.
Known for
Filmography
- Haiwaan · Shyam
- Kartavya · Pawan Malik
- Dining with the Kapoors · Self
- Two Much with Kajol and Twinkle · Self
- Jewel Thief - The Heist Begins · Rehan Roy
- Devara: Part 1 · Bhaira
- The Great Indian Kapil Show · Self
- Adipurush · Ravan "Lankesh"
- The Romantics · Self
- Vikram Vedha · Vikram
- Bunty Aur Babli 2 · Rakesh Trivedi aka "Bunty"
- Bhoot Police · Vibhooti Vaidya
- Tandav · Samar Pratap Singh
- Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives · Self
- Dil Bechara · Abhimanyu Veer (Cameo Appearance)
- Jawaani Jaaneman · Jaswinder "Jazz" Singh, Producer
- Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior · Udaybhan Singh Rathod
- Laal Kaptaan · The Gossain
- Baazaar · Shakun Kothari
- Sacred Games · Sartaj Singh
- Kaalakaandi · Rileen
- Chef · Roshan Kalra
- The Drama Company · Self
- Rangoon · Rustom Rusi Billimoria
- The Kapil Sharma Show · Self
- Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian Cinema · Self
- Phantom · Captain Daniyal Khan
- Dolly Ki Doli · Prince Aditya Singh
- Happy Ending · Yudi Jaitley / Yogi, Producer
- Lekar Hum Deewana Dil · Producer
- Humshakals · Ashok
- Bullett Raja · Raja Mishra
- Comedy Nights with Kapil · Self
- Go Goa Gone · Boris, Producer
- Bombay Talkies · Self, special appearance in "Apna Bombay Talkies" (uncredited)
- Race 2 · Ranvir Singh
- Cocktail · Gautam Kapoor, Producer
- Agent Vinod · Agent Vinod, Producer
- Up Close & Personal with PZ · Self
- Aarakshan · Deepak Kumar
- Kurbaan · Eshaan
- Love Aaj Kal · Jaivardhan Singh / Veer Singh Panesar, Producer
- Sanam Teri Kasam · Vijay Verma
- Roadside Romeo · Romeo
- Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic · Ranbeer Talwar
- Woodstock Villa
- Tashan · Jeetendra
- Chala Change Ka Chakkar · Self
- Race · Ranvir Singh
- Bollywood Temptation - Live Concert - 2004 · Self
- Om Shanti Om · Self
- Ta Ra Rum Pum · Rajveer 'RV' Singh
- Nehlle Pe Dehlla · Jimmy
- Eklavya: The Royal Guard · Prince Harshwardhan
- Omkara · Ishwar 'Langda' Tyagi
- Being Cyrus · Cyrus Mistry
- The Inner/Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan · Self
- Salaam Namaste · Nick
- Parineeta · Shekhar N. Roy
- Koffee with Karan · Self
- Hum Tum · Karan Kapoor
- Ek Hasina Thi · Karan Singh Rathod
- LOC: Kargil · Captain Anuj Nayyar
- Kal Ho Naa Ho · Rohit Patel
- Darna Mana Hai · Anil Manchandani
- Na Tum Jaano Na Hum · Akshay Kapoor
- Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai · Self
- Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein · Rajeev Samra
- Dil Chahta Hai · Sameer Mulchandani
- Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega · Prakash
- Kaun Banega Crorepati · Self
- Kya Kehna · Rahul Modi
- Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan · Raju Tarachand, Husna Bano, David Rathod
- Hum Saath Saath Hain · Vinod Chaturvedi
- Kachche Dhaage · Dhananjay Pandit
- Biwi No.1 · Deepak (Special Appearance)
- Aarzoo · Amar
- Humse Badhkar Kaun · Sunny
- Keemat · Ajay
- Udaan · Raja