Imran Khan

Date of Birth : 13 Jan 1983

Place of Birth : Mumbai, India

Biography :

Imran Khan (born 13 January 1983) is an American-born Bollywood film actor. He is the nephew of actor Aamir Khan and producer-director Mansoor Khan. Khan gained popularity for his debut role in the 2008 hit Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na. Khan is the son of Anil Pal, a Bengali-American and Nuzhat Khan. Anil, who works as a Director of Operations Engineering at Netflix in Silicon Valley, was a classmate of director Mansoor Khan, Nuzhat's brother, at IIT Bombay. Anil and Nuzhat married but divorced when Imran was one and a half years old. He grew up with the surname Khan as his mother brought him up in India. However, he moved to live with his father in California, to finish high school. He then trained in film making in Los Angeles. He is also the nephew of actor Aamir Khan, director Mansoor Khan and the grandson of Nasir Hussain who was a noted director and producer. While living in India, he studied at Bombay Scottish School, Mahim in Mumbai, and for a brief period in Bangalore. Khan made appearances as a child artist in his uncle Aamir's films Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988) and Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander (1992). Both times he played the role of a young Aamir Khan. He aspired to be a director, as that was his original plan before he entered Bollywood as an actor. Khan joined Kishore Namit Kapoor's Acting Institute in Mumbai. Khan made his debut as a lead actor in the 2008 film Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, produced by Aamir Khan and Mansoor Khan and co-starring Genelia D'Souza. The film received rave reviews from critics and proved to be one of the biggest hits of the year. Khan was furthermore nominated for Best Male Debut at the 54th Filmfare awards and won it along with Farhan Akhtar. His next movie was Kidnap with Sanjay Dutt and Minissha Lamba where he played a negative role. The movie flopped at the box office, attributed by critics to its poorly executed direction. However, Khan's performance was appreciated and earned him an IIFA Award nomination in 2009. Khan is set to make his next appearance in the action movie Luck with Shruti Haasan and Sanjay Dutt. His forthcoming movie Delhi Belly is an English language comedy which is being produced by Aamir Khan as well. Khan recently co-hosted the 54th Filmfare Awards alongside Ranbir Kapoor. Along with his uncle Aamir Khan, he appeared on a popular[dubious – discuss] TV show Dus Ka Dum hosted By Salman Khan. He is currently dating Avantika Malik.