Indian actor saif ali khan

Saif Ali Khan is an Indian actor who works in Indian films. He made his debut with a leading role in the drama Parampara () and then starred in Aashik Awara (). The latter earned him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut, but failed to do well commercially, as did his next three releases–Parampara (), Pehchaan (), and Imtihaan (). Later in , Khan played supporting roles alongside Akshay Kumar in two of the highest-grossing films of the year–the romance Yeh Dillagi and the action drama Main Khiladi Tu Anari. For his performance in the latter, he was nominated for the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. This success was followed by a series of commercial failures, leading to a setback in Khan's career.

Khan played the second lead in Milan Luthria's action thriller Kachche Dhaage () and Aarzoo ()?which was his first commercial success since Main Khiladi Tu Anari; it also earned him another nomination for Best Supporting Actor at Filmfare. Also that year, he starred in the ensemble drama Hum Saath-Saath Hain–the highest-grossing film of the year. In , Khan starred in the drama Kya Kehna, which marked his first of many collaborations with actress Preity Zinta. In , he played alongside Aamir Khan and Akshaye Khanna in Farhan Akhtar's coming of age drama Dil Chahta Hai, which earned him his first Filmfare Award for Best Comedian. It brought a change in his approach and established him as a serious actor. Khan featured in Nikhil Advani's romantic drama Kal Ho Naa Ho (), which became the second highest-grossing film of the year and earned him his second Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor. In , he played a manipulative pimp in the thriller Ek Hasina Thi and a cartoonist in the romantic comedy Hum Tum. His performance in the latter earned him th

Indian actor and film producer (born )

Saif Ali Khan (pronounced[ˈsæːfəˈlixaːn]; born Sajid Ali Khan Pataudi; 16 August ) is an Indian actor and film producer who primarily works in Hindi films. The titular head of the Pataudi State since , he is the son of actress Sharmila Tagore and cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. Khan has won several awards, including a National Film Award and seven Filmfare Awards, and received the Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award in

Khan made his acting debut in Parampara (), and had success in the multi-starrers Yeh Dillagi (), Main Khiladi Tu Anari (), Kachche Dhaage () and Hum Saath-Saath Hain (). In the s, he gained praise and won multiple awards for his roles in the romantic comedies Dil Chahta Hai () and Kal Ho Naa Ho (), and had success as a solo male star in the romances Hum Tum (), Parineeta, Salaam Namaste (both ) and Ta Ra Rum Pum ().

Khan also earned critical acclaim for playing a manipulative businessman in Ek Hasina Thi (), an apprentice in the English film Being Cyrus () and the Iago character in Omkara (). He had further commercial success in the action thrillers Race () and Race 2 (), and the romantic comedies Love Aaj Kal () and Cocktail (). Between another string of under-performing ventures, Khan was appreciated for headlining Netflix's first original Indian series Sacred Games (–) and had his highest-grossing releases in the action films Tanhaji () and Devara: Part 1 ().

Khan has been noted for his roles in a range of film genres—from crime dramas to action thrillers and comic romances. In addition to film acting, Khan is a frequent television presenter, stage show performer, and the owner of the production companies Illuminati Films and Black Knight Films. Khan was married to his first wife, Amrita Singh, for thirteen years, after which he married actress Kareena Kapoor. He has fou

Khan, who made his Bollywood debut in , primarily works in Hindi cinema and is known for his quick wit and comic timing.

Among his popular movies are romantic comedies such as Dil Chahta Hai and Kal Ho Naa Ho and recent action dramas such as Tanhaji and Devara: Part 1.

His role as an antagonist in Omkara, a critically acclaimed adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello, was widely appreciated.

Khan comes from a family of erstwhile Nawabs who ruled Pataudi, a small princely state on the outskirts of Delhi, and is married into a family of film stars.

His father Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi was a cricketer who captained the Indian team in the s. His mother Sharmila Tagore is a veteran actress who has featured in prominent Hindi and Bengali films from the age of

His sister Soha Ali Khan also acted in films for some years.

Khan's wife Kareena comes from a family of celebrated actors, directors and producers who have been active in Bollywood for almost a century.

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