Mohammad Iqbal Khan
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Mohammad Iqbal Khan, more commonly known as Iqbal Khan, is an Indian television actor. He is originally from Kashmir, and is a Muslim.
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[edit] Early career
Iqbal Khan dropped out of college, and pursued another career pathway: the film industry. He, like many models such as John Abraham, decided to go into the film industry after modeling. Unlike Abraham, Iqbal Khan did not do so well. His early movies Fun2shh and Bullet: Ek Dhamaka were flops, despite famous comedy actor Paresh Rawal in Fun2shh.[1]
[edit] Rise to success
After a while of hardship, he tried out for the role of "Angad Khanna" for the Balaji serial Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai. The series attracted many fans, and Iqbal Khan gained a great deal of of recognition through this production. His co-star Neha Bamb (who played Kripa Sharma/Khanna) and him were alleged to have bad relations. Neha, however denies it, but sources say Iqbal agrees that him and Neha are not quite the best of friends.[2] Nonetheless, many agreed that their chemistry on screen was very good, hence they won the best couple award for a Sony TV Telly Awards.
Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai went off air October 5, 2006, allegedly due to either bad relations between the producer and the creative head, or the drop in rankings after a period of extreme popularity.[citation needed]
[edit] Later roles
Iqbal Khan went on to play the character of "Shurya" in Kkavyaangali and "Raghu" for Kahiin To Hoga, both serials produced by STAR Plus . After the ending of Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai, which was not only his debut serial but as he quoted, what made him a "household name," he went on to do another Ekta Kapoor serial: Karam Apnaa Apnaa, also on STAR Plus. He plays the role of Shiv opposite an actress with a 30 second role in Tumhari Disha, a serial on Zee TV.[3]
News has come up that he will be exiting Karam Apnaa Apnaa at the end of 2006, much to his audience's disappointment. He has stated that this is not due to any personality conflict between him and other actors or directors, but merely due to his desire to develop his career and spend more time with his fiancée.[1]
[edit] Personal life
Iqbal Khan often times in interviews expresses his religious beliefs. He fasts everyday in Ramadan despite his overwhelming schedule. Being a "workaholic," Khan had been admitted to the hospital a couple of times due to stress and work overload. He also has mentioned his girlfriend, Sneha Chhabra, and that him and Sneha are getting married in January 2007. In a recent interview, he claimed many jealous girls had written him letters to stay away from Sneha, as well as hate mail to Sneha. Nonetheless, he sticks by Sneha's side, and expresses his love for her in many interviews.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Mukherjee, Ram Kamal. "Iqbal to quit Balaji", Mumbai Mirror, 2006-11-14. Retrieved on 2006-11-16. (Google cache)
- ^ a b Farook, Farhana. "'My girl doesn’t like my stubble'", DNA India, 2006-03-28. Retrieved on 2006-11-15.
- ^ Dhanyasree, M. "Karam Apna Apna: Ekta's newest marvelous sequential", OneIndia.in, 2006-10-13. Retrieved on 2006-11-16.
