Saif Ali Khan
Indian actor and film producer (born 1970) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Saif Ali Khan (pronounced [ˈsæːf əˈli xaːn]; born Sajid Ali Khan Pataudi; 16 August 1970)[1] is an Indian actor and film producer who primarily works in Hindi films. Part of the Pataudi royal family, he is the son of actress Sharmila Tagore and cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. Khan has won several awards, including a National Film Award and seven Filmfare Awards, and received the Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award in 2010.[2]
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| Born | Sajid Ali Khan Pataudi (1970-08-16) 16 August 1970 (age 53) New Delhi, India |
| Education | Winchester College |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
| Works | Full list |
| Title | Head of the Pataudi dynasty (2011–present) |
| Predecessor | Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi |
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| Children | 4; including Sara Ali Khan |
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| Awards | Full list |
| Honours | Padma Shri (2010) |
Khan made his acting debut in Parampara (1993), and had success in the multi-starrers Yeh Dillagi (1994), Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1994), Kachche Dhaage (1999) and Hum Saath-Saath Hain (1999). In the 2000s, he gained praise and won multiple awards for his roles in the romantic comedies Dil Chahta Hai (2001) and Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003), and had success as a solo male star in the romances Hum Tum (2004), Parineeta , Salaam Namaste (both 2005) and Ta Ra Rum Pum (2007).
Khan also earned critical acclaim for playing a manipulative businessman in Ek Hasina Thi (2004), an apprentice in the English film Being Cyrus (2006) and the Iago character in Omkara (2006). He had further commercial success in the action thrillers Race (2008) and Race 2 (2013), and the romantic comedies Love Aaj Kal (2009) and Cocktail (2012). Between another string of under-performing ventures, Khan was appreciated for headlining Netflix's first original Indian series Sacred Games (2018–2019) and had his highest-grossing release in the historical drama Tanhaji (2020).
Khan has been noted for his roles in a range of film genres—from crime dramas to action thrillers and comic romances. In addition to film acting, Khan is a frequent television presenter, stage show performer, and the owner of the production companies Illuminati Films and Black Knight Films.