Sajid Khan

This article is about the actor. For the director, see Sajid Khan (director). For the cricketer, see Sajid Khan (cricketer). For the musical director Sajid Khan part of a duo, see Sajid–Wajid.

Sajid Khan
Sajid Khan in television series "Maya" (1967)
Born(1951-12-28)28 December 1951
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Died22 December 2023(2023-12-22) (aged 71)
Other namesSajid Mehboob
Years active1957–2001

Sajid Khan (28 December 1951 – 22 December 2023) was an Indian actor and singer. Born into poverty in the Bombay slums,[1] he became the adopted son of Bollywood filmmaker Mehboob Khan, founder of Mehboob Studios.[2] He worked in a handful of Indian films, debuting in his father's Academy Award-nominated Mother India (1957) and its sequel Son of India (1962). He later found more success overseas, working in international productions, including films and television shows in North America, such as Maya (1966) and its television adaptation, as well as the Philippines and United Kingdom. He was a teen idol in North America and the Philippines from the late 1960s to early 1970s.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Chatterjee was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ SIDHARTH BHATIA (5 February 2014). India Psychedelic. HarperCollins India. pp. 89–. ISBN 978-93-5029-838-1. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2015.