Shadaab Khan is an Indian actor, writer, film director and author. He is the son of the late Indian actor Amjad Khan.
Wiki/Biography
Shadaab Khan was born on Thursday, September 20, 1973, in Mumbai, Maharashtra (age 50 years 2023). Shadab’s zodiac sign is Virgo. He studied at Maneckji Cooper Education Trust School Mangelwadi in Juhu, Mumbai. He was born into a family with an acting background. He started his acting career very early.
Shadaab Khan’s childhood photos with his father Amjad Khan
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′10″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Shadab was born and raised in a Muslim family in Mumbai. On his father’s side, he is of Hindkowan origin and lives primarily in Peshawar, Pakistan. His family is of Afghan Pashtun descent.
Parents and siblings
His father Amjad Khan is a legendary film actor. His mother’s name is Sheela Khan. Shadab’s grandfather Jayant was also an actor. He has two siblings. He has two siblings, sister Ahlam Khan is an actor and brother Seemaab Khan is an assistant director and cricketer. Ahlam Khan also writes and directs plays and is married to theater actor Zafar Karachiwala.
Childhood photos of Shadab with his parents and siblings
Shadab with his mother Shehra and wife Rumana
Shadab with his sister Ahlam and brother Seemaab
wife and children
In 2005, he married Rumana Khan.
Shadab and his wife Rumana
other relatives
Shadab’s grandmother is Kamran Sultan Khan, and his grandfather is Jayant (Zakariya Khan), an actor. His maternal grandfather was Akhtar-ur-Iman, a writer, actor and director, and his grandmother was Sultana Iman. He has two uncles, actor-director Imtiaz Khan and actor Inayat Khan. His uncle Ramesh Khan is also an actor.
Profession
actor
He made his debut as a child artist at the age of 12 with the Bollywood film Pyari Bhabhi (1985).
Shadaab Khan in a still from Bollywood film Pyari Bhabhi (1985)
Shadab started his acting career when he made his acting debut at the age of 24, playing the role of Shekhar in the 1997 film “Betaabi”.
Movie “Betaabi” poster
In the same year, he played the lead role in the film “Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat” opposite Rani Mukerji. In 2000, he played supporting roles in the Bollywood films “Hey Ram” and “Refugee”. After starring in the movie “Bharat Bhagya Vidhata” in 2002, he made a comeback after 17 years with the Bollywood movie “Romeo Akbar Walter” in 2019, playing the role of Nawab Afridi in the film. In 2020, he starred in the online drama “Scam 1992” as Ajay Kedia. The character was inspired by Ajay Kayan.
Poster of the web drama “Scam 1992”
Director and screenwriter
He began his writing and directing career with the 2007 film Highway 203. In 2019, he wrote, directed and acted in the film Mini Banerjee Ghar Mein Hai.
Poster of the short film “Mini Banerjee Ghar Mein Hai”
author
Shadab has written two books. He published his first book, Shanti Memorial, in 2013. In 2015, he published his second book, Bollywood Murders, a crime thriller based on the life of his late father, Amjad Khan.
The book “Shanti Memorial” written by Shadaab in 2013
Amitabh Bachchan attends the launch of Shadaab’s book ‘Murder in Bollywood’ 2015
Facts/Trivia
- In an interview, Shadab Khan revealed some shocking information about his father Amjad Khan’s financial woes despite being a great actor. He said,
My father had no money to pay for my mother’s discharge from the hospital. She started crying. My father didn’t show up at the hospital; he was too embarrassed to show up. Chetan Anand was shooting for the film Hindustan Ki Kasam at that time and happened to see my father burying his head in the corner. Chetan Anand saab gave him 400 rupees so that my mother and I could return home. ”
- On September 20, 1973, Shadab’s birthday, Amjad Khan signed a contract for the Bollywood blockbuster Sholay, in which he played the unforgettable role of Gabbar Singh. Gabbar Singh).
- According to some sources, Shadab was originally planning to make his debut with Vinod Khanna’s Himalayan Putra but could not make it due to some reasons.
- Shadab revealed in an interview that his father had lent money to many people, and after his death, only a few people returned the money. He said,
My father had a habit of helping others and donated a lot of money. The producer returned home and told him the tragic story and promised to give him the keys to their home. He sees through them but doesn’t care about the money. He even deposited his money with friends instead of in banks. When he died, the producers owed him Rs 10 million (Rs 2.5 million). But no one in that group came forward to pay. Several people took loans from him, and a few of them returned the loans. But imagine how much money we lost! About four months after my father died, a gangster from the Middle East called and wanted to speak to my mother. He told her that he had heard from unconfirmed sources that the industry owed her (late) husband Rs 10,000 and Rs 25,000; he also said that he would give her the money within three days as her husband was a Good people. The mother flatly refused, saying that her husband had never been favored by the underworld. My mother put Seemab and her sister Ahlam’s lives back on track. If she hadn’t been strong then, we would have been living on the streets. She entered the construction industry. ”
- According to Shadab, his father wanted him to carve out a niche for himself in the film industry and he often advised him to become a different actor than him (Amjad). Talking about this in an interview, Shadab said,
If you want to be a successful actor, always leave your ego at home. Be different from me and find your own path. ”
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