Shadaab Khan (born 20 September 1973) is an Indian Hindi film actor, writer, and film director. He is the son of actor Amjad Khan.

Shadaab Khan
Shadaab Khan with mother Shehla Khan in 2015
Born (1973-09-20) 20 September 1973 (age 51)
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndian
Occupation(s)Actor, film director, author
Years active1996–present
Spouse
Rumana Achwa
(m. 2005)
ParentAmjad Khan (father)

Personal life

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Shadaab Khan was born on 20 September 1973 in Bombay, Maharashtra, India (now Mumbai) into a Muslim family to parents Amjad Khan and Shaila Khan. Shadaab is of Pashtun descent on his father's side, traced back to Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province (now in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan), where his grandfather Zakaria Khan, better known as Jayant was born and raised.[1][2][3][4] He has two siblings Seemaab Khan and Ahlam Khan. He is married to Rumana Achwa since 2005.

Books

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Shadaab Khan has written two books: Shanti Memorial in 2013 and Murder in Bollywood, a crime novel, in 2015.[5]

Filmography

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Films

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Film Year Actor Director Writer Notes Ref.
Betaabi 1997   Debut Film
Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat 1997   [6]
Hey Ram 2000  
Refugee 2000  
Bharat Bhagya Vidhata 2002  
Highway 203 2007    
Romeo Akbar Walter 2019  
Mini Banerjee Ghar Par Hain 2019       Short Film

Television

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Show Year Role Notes
Scam 1992 2020 Ajay Kedia (Based on Ajay Kayan) 8 Episodes

References

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  1. ^ "Obituary: Amjad Khan". The Independent. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2015. The son of Zakira Khan, a Pathan from the North-West Frontier Province and popular Bollywood character actor of the Fifties and Sixties (screen name Jayant), Khan was born in Bombay in 1943.
  2. ^ "Sholay 3D: Spl. Screening".
  3. ^ "Amjad Khan's Piece of Advice to His Son Shadaab Khan". 14 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Shadaab-Khan-Amzad-Khan". Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  5. ^ Basu, Mohar (16 July 2015). "Amitabh Bachchan launches Shadaab Khan's crime thriller 'Murder In Bollywood' in Mumbai". Times of India. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Rani Mukerji Remembers Debut Film Raja Ki Aayegi Baarat, Says Dad Had Bypass Surgery on the Day of Its Release". 20 October 2019.
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