Shahbaz Khan is an Indian actor who primarily appears in Bollywood films and Hindi television shows. He is well-known for playing roles in Hindi television shows like The Sword of Tipu Sultan as Hyder Ali (1989) on DD National, Chandrakanta as Kunwar Virendra Vikram (1994) on DD National, Ssshhhh… Koi Hai (2001) as Shakaal on StarPlus.
Wiki/Biography
Shahbaz Khan aka Shahbaz Amir Khan was born on Thursday, 10 March 1966 (age 56 years; as of 2022) in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. His zodiac sign is Pisces. Shahbaz attended Hill Grange High School in Mumbai and Saint Joseph’s Convent School, Kamptee, Nagpur, Maharashtra. He pursued his graduation from Hislop College, Nagpur, Maharashtra.
A childhood picture of Shahbaz Khan with his parents
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 8″
Weight (approx.): 80 kg
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Dark Brown
Family
Shahbaz Khan belongs to a Muslim family.
Parents & Siblings
Shahbaz’s father’s name is Ustad Amir Khan, a renowned classical singer and vocalist. In 1971, he was awarded Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award in India. Ustad Amir Khan died on 13 February 1974 in a car accident in Calcutta.
Shahbaz Khan’s father, Ustad Amir Khan
Shahbaz’s mother’s name is Raisa Begum. She is the daughter of Mushtari Begum, a thumri singer of Agra.
Shahbaz Khan’s mother, Raisa Begum
Shahbaz has a step-sister, Farida Khan, from his father’s first wife, Zeenat Khan, and a step-brother, Akram Ahmed, from his father’s second wife, Munni Begum.
Wife & Children
Shahbaz Khan is married to Ruhana Khan.
Shahbaz Khan with his wife and daughters, Shahana Khan (right) and Shanaya Khan (left)
The couple has two daughters, Shahana Khan and Shanaya Khan, and a son, Shakir Khan.
Shahbaz Khan with his son Shakir Khan
Other Relatives
Shahbaz Khan’s grandfather’s name is Shahmir Khan, a sarangi and veena player, who served at the court of the Holkars of Indore. His great grandfather, Change Khan, was a singer in the court of Bahadur Shah Zafar, the twentieth and last Mughal Emperor of India.
Career
Theatre
Since his school days, Shahbaz acted in a few plays. In 1989, Shahbaz came to Mumbai, and he enrolled himself in Madhumati acting class, an acting and dance training class in Mumbai. Later, he acted in a few plays like ‘Naya Shivala,’ which was based on the life of Urdu poet Allama Iqbal, ‘Amir Khusrau,’ which was based on the life of Amir Khusrau, and Ayodhya’s Ramleela in which he portrayed the role of Ravana.
Shahbaz Khan in a still from the play Ayodhya ki Ramlila in which he portrayed the character of Ravana
In an interview, Shahbaz talked about portraying the character of Amir Khusrau in a play and said,
It’s a matter of honour for me that I have been essaying the character of such an eminent Sufi saint. Khusro has always inspired writers and historians. My Father Ustad Amir Khan Sahab was immensely inspired by him.”
Film
Shahbaz made his Bollywood debut as a lead actor in the film Nachnewala Gaanewale in 1991.
Poster of Shahbaz Khan’s debut Bollywood film Nachnewale Gaanewale
In 1997, he shot to fame with the film Ziddi in which he played the negative role of Lala Singh alongside Sunny Deol. In 2003, he played the role of Idris Malik in the Bollywood film The Hero: Love Story of a Spy. In 2013, he made his Punjabi debut with the film Bikkar Bai Sentimental in which he played the role of a police inspector.
Shahbaz Khan (right) in a still from his Punjabi Debut film Bikkar Bai Sentimental
In 2014, Shahbaz made his Kannada debut with the film Gajakesari as Raja Jayasurya Bahaddur.
Poster of the Kannada film Gajakesari
In 2016, he made his Gujarati debut with the film Romeo & Radhika as JD.
Poster of the Gujarati film Romeo & Radhika
He has acted in several Bollywood films like Meri Aan as Sher Khan (1993), Mehndi as Rajeshwar (1998), Arjun Pandit as Sanjay (1999), Chal Mere Bhai as Rakesh (2000), Jaal: The Trap (2003) as Captain Amarjeet, Veer (2010), as Naunihaal, and Agent Vinod as Colonel Huzefa Lokha (2012). In 2017, Shahbaz made his Marathi debut with the film Dhinganain which he played the role of Raja Bhaiya.
Poster of Shahbaz Khan’s debut Marathi film Dhinganain
He made his Chinese debut with the film Dying to Survive in 2018.
Poster of the Chinese film Dying to Survive
Television
Shahbaz made his television debut with the show The Sword of Tipu Sultan (1990-1991) as Hyder Ali on DD National.
Poster of Shahbaz Khan’s debut television show The Sword of Tipu Sultan
In 1994, he appeared as Mahadji Shinde in the television show The Great Maratha on DD National.
Poster of the television show The Great Maratha
He shot to fame with the show Chandrakanta (1994–1996) in which he played the role of Kunwar Virendra Vikram.
Shahbaz Khan in a still from the television show Chandrakanta
Later, he acted in several television shows like Aahat as Shaitaani Aaina on Sony TV (2010), Afsar Bitiya as Tuntun Singh on Zee TV (2011), Tenali Rama as Babur on Sony SAB (2018), Karmaphal Daata Shani as Ravana (2017), Dastaan-E-Mohabbat: Salim Anarkali as Akbar on Colors TV (2018), and Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai as Narendranath Chauhan on StarPlus (2021).
Shahbaz Khan portrayed the role of Akbar in the television show Dastaan-E-Mohabbat: Salim Anarkali
Web series
In November 2021, Shahbaz Khan appeared in the web series Game of the Sexes on EORTV in which he played the role of Prakash Anna.
Poster of Shahbaz Khan’s web series Game of the Sexes
Music Video
In April 2022, Shahbaz Khan appeared in the music video Kar Lo Yaqeen on YouTube.
Poster of the music video Kar Lo Yaqeen
Controversy
Accused of molestation charges
In February 2020, a case was filed against Shahbaz Khan by the Mumbai police for allegedly molesting a teenage girl by touching her inappropriately and abusing her verbally. An FIR was registered at Oshiwara police station in Mumbai under the Indian Penal Code section 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and section 509 (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman). It was reported that on 11 February 2020, Shahbaz’s daughter had an argument with the victim, and the reason was that the victim was in a belief that his boyfriend was making calls to Shahbaz’s daughter. In an interview, Shahbaz revealed his side of the story and said,
A girl had some issues with my daughter and one day, she landed below my building with 20 young guys and girls and started calling out to my daughter. I was not at home, but my wife was there. My daughter went down and then the girl started hurling abuses. My wife went down and tried to settle the matter. We didn’t really take any legal action against her considering that this would just be a teenage fight. However, later when my daughter was on the back road (Andheri) on a scooter with a friend, that girl came from behind and usne meri beti ko chalti hui scooter se neeche giraya, sarr pe do baar maara aur scooter pe baithkar bhaag gayi. Then my daughter returned home crying and howling, seeing her in that state, me and my wife lost our cool and went to look for that girl.
In his defence, Shahbaz further said,
Even the CCTV footage clearly shows that I didn’t touch the girl. My wife, my daughter and so many more people were there. But she insisted on filing this molestation case against me because they want to frame me.”
On 12 February 2020, Shahbaz Khan also filed a cross-complaint against the girl at Versova police station, Mumbai.
Mumbai: Case of molestation filed against actor Shahbaz Khan at Oshiwara Police Station. FIR registered under IPC sec 354 (Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) & 509 (Word, gesture or act intended to insult modesty of a woman). Investigation on.
— ANI (@ANI) February 12, 2020
Favourites
- Quote: “Naghma Wahi Jo Rooh Sune Aur Rooh Sunaaye”
- Holiday Destination: France
Facts/Trivia
- Shahbaz’s birth name is Haider Khan.
- Shahbaz Khan follows a non-vegetarian diet.
- Shahbaz is proficient in languages like Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, and Kannada.
- Since childhood, Shahbaz was inspired by his father, Ustad Amir Khan, and he aspired to become a singer like him. In an interview, he talked about his love for music and said,
Mr. Sanjay Khan gave me a break in the television world. However, music continues to be my love, and whenever there is any wedding in the family, I am their in-house and official wedding singer! This way, I am able to fulfil my passion as a singer as well as entertain people around me with my singing talent,”
- Before shifting to Mumbai, Shahbaz worked at a few hotels in Nagpur as he wanted to pursue his career in hotel management.
- Shahbaz’s friend, Nawab Ali, wrote him a letter, and encouraged him to shift to Mumbai and try to pursue his career in acting.
- In December 2021, Shahbaz Khan was invited as a chief guest at Urdu Academy in Lucknow.
- Shahbaz Khan has a pet cat, Shanelle Khan.
Shahbaz Khan with his pet cat Shanelle Khan
- Despite Shahbaz’s aspiration of becoming a singer, his mother, Raisa Begum, persuaded him to not take singing as a career. In an interview, he talked about the reason behind his mother’s decision of him not to pursue singing and said,
I wanted to become a classical singer just like my dad, but my mother thought I won’t be able to do justice to it. She was not against me learning singing, but she could foresee that I will be compared to my father, in spite of not having trained under him,”