Imran Khan (film actor)

Imran Khan
Imran Khan is smiling at the camera.
Khan at a promotional event for Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola in 2013
Born
Imran Khan

(1983-01-13) 13 January 1983 (age 41)
Alma materNew York Film Academy
OccupationActor
Years active2008–2015, 2018
Spouse
Avantika Malik
(m. 2011; separated/divorced 2019)
Children1[1]
RelativesSee Khan–Hussain family

Imran Khan (pronounced [ɪmraːn xaːn]; born 13 January 1983) is an American actor of Indian origin who worked in Hindi films.[2] He is the nephew of actor Aamir Khan and director-producer Mansoor Khan, and the grandson of director-producer Nasir Hussain. He appeared as a child artist in the films Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988) and Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992).

Khan made his adult acting debut in 2008 with the romantic comedy Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na, which was a critical and commercial success. His performance in the film won him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. After the failure of his next two films, Khan was initially written off by the media, calling him a "one-film wonder". He then starred in a number of commercially successful comedies such as I Hate Luv Storys (2010), Mere Brother Ki Dulhan (2011) and Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu (2012), and the black comedy thriller Delhi Belly (2011). This was followed by a series of box-office flops and a hiatus.

Apart from acting in films, Khan is a social activist, and has written columns for the Hindustan Times. He is a supporter of PETA, having appeared in events organised for the group. He has since directed the documentary short film Mission Mars: Keep Walking India (2018).

  1. ^ "It's a girl for actor Imran Khan and Avantika Malik". IBNLive. 9 June 2014. Archived from the original on 11 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Why can't Alia Bhatt and Imran Khan vote?". Deccan Chronicle. 3 April 2014. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2016.