Zayed Khan

Zayed Abbas Khan (Hindi: ज़ैईद ख़ान, born 5 July 1980 ^[1]), is an Indian actor who appears inBollywood films.

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 (wife of Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan), and Farah Khan Ali (wife of DJ Aqeel). Khan is related as cousin to yet another Bollywood actor, Fardeen Khan, whose father is the late actor Feroz Khan.

Khan attended Welham Boys' School, Dehradun, and later Kodaikanal International School,Kodaikanal, with childhood friend Esha Deol and Mallaika Parekh. Zayed Khan married Mallaika Parekh on 20 November 2005.^[2] They have a son, Ziddan, who was born on 18 January 2008.^[3]

[edit]Career

Khan made his screen debut in 2003 in the film Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne.^[4] He then starred inMain Hoon Na, which was one of the biggest hits in his career. Next, he appeared in Rocky: The Rebel. He was seen playing a cop in Dus and a news reporter in Mission Istanbul.^[5] He made a special appearance in Om Shanti Om and Anjaana Anjaani. He also co-starred in Yuvvraaj andBlue. Khan prefers multi-starrer films, not solo films. He is currently working on the project Tezz(2011), in which he will co-star with Ajay Devgn and Anil Kapoor.

[edit]Awards

• 2005: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award, Main Hoon Na (nominated)^[6]
• 2004: Zee Cine Award Best Male Debut, Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne (nominated)

[edit]Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Other notes
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	Sharafat Gayi Tel Lene		Under-Production
	Tezz		Filming

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