Saif Ali Khan
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| Saif Ali Khan | |
 Saif Ali Khan in Salaam Namaste (2005) |
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| Born | August 16, 1970 (age 36) New Delhi, India |
| Years active | 1993 - present |
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| Best Debut: Aashiq Awara (1994) Best Comedian: Dil Chahta Hai (2001) Best Supporting Actor: Kal Ho Naa Ho (2004) Motorola "Moto Look of the Year": Kal Ho Naa Ho (2004) Best Comedian: Hum Tum (2005) Best Villain: Omkara (2007) |
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Saif Ali Khan (Hindi: सैफ़ अली ख़ान, Urdu: سیف علی خان; born 16 August 1970 in New Delhi, India) is an Indian actor who stars in Bollywood films. Since making his debut in the film Parampara (1993) he has appeared in nearly 40 films. He is among the most successful actors in the industry. He is the son of the Nawab of Pataudi, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, and the actress Sharmila Tagore.
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[edit] Family and early life
Saif Ali Khan was born into the family of the nawabs of Pataudi. His grandfather, Iftikaar Ali Khan Pataudi, was the Nawab of Pataudi as well as an accomplished cricketer who played for England and then for India as the captain of the team. His father, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, like Nawab of Pataudi Sr., was not only the nawab of Pataudi but also a former captain of the Indian cricket team. His mother, Sharmila Tagore, is a Bengali Indian film actress of note, head of the Indian film censorship board, and a relative of the Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore [1] [2]. Saif is also related to the late Nafisa Joseph. Khan has two sisters: Soha Ali Khan and Saba Ali Khan.
He followed in his father's footsteps by being educated at Winchester College, a famous independent school for boys in Winchester, England.
[edit] Film Career
Saif was meant to make his debut in Bekhudi (1992) opposite Kajol but the film took off without him [3].
He made his Bollywood debut in the 1993 film Parampara. For his next film Aashiq Awara (1993) he won the Filmfare Best Debut Award. His breakthrough role came in 1994 with Yeh Dillagi starring opposite Kajol and Akshay Kumar which was his first major hit [4]. Khan went on to star in many films but they failed at the box office. He only had success with multi-starrer hits like Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1994) [5], Kachche Dhaage (1999) and Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United (1999) [6]. After some box office failures he had a hit with the film Kya Kehna (2000) [7].
His acting career, more or less, went through a relative slump until 2001, when he was cast in Farhan Akhtar's hit film, Dil Chahta Hai [8]. He received much acclaim for his role as Sameer with critic Taran Adarsh calling it his career-best performance [9]. The success of this film firmly established Saif as one of the industry's most bankable stars [10].
He has since had many box office successes such as Kal Ho Na Ho (2003) [11], Hum Tum (2004) [12] and Salaam Namaste (2005) [13] [14]. He won lots of critical acclaim for his performance in a rare negative role for the film Ek Hasina Thi (2004) [15] and for Parineeta (2005). His performance in Hum Tum won him the National Film Award for Best Actor [16].
In 2006 Khan played the lead role in the offbeat English-language film Being Cyrus and bagged enormous acclaim for his villainous role in the Indian adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello, Omkara [17]. He recently won the Star Screen Award Best Villain for his performance [18].
Saif was part of a troupe that included Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukherjee, Preity Zinta, Arjun Rampal and Priyanka Chopra, which went on the Temptations 2004 world tour. The tour was a huge international and commercial success. [19]. He also appeared along with various other Bollywood actors at the Closing Ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, as part of a performance showcasing Indian culture, on behalf of the 2010 Commonwealth Games, to be held in Delhi [20].
His next film Eklavya: The Royal Guard saw him and his mother together for the second time since Aashiq Awara. He was starring with Amitabh Bachchan for the first time. His performance as Harshwardhan was praised and appreciated by the critics [21] [22].
[edit] Personal life
He married actress Amrita Singh in October 1991. They divorced in 2004. They have two children, a daughter named Sara and a son named Ibrahim, both of whom live with their mother [23]. Khan currently lives in Mumbai [24]
Saif was hospitalized at Leelawati Hospital, Mumbai, on February 18, 2007. He had experienced chest pains during rehearsals for the Grand Finale performance at Stardust Film Awards 2007, to be held that night [1].
On March 12, 2007, the news of Saif breaking up with his girlfriend Rosa was widespread. On the other hand, rumours started pouring in about Amrita and Saif trying to patch up again. These rumours were rubbished by Amrita.
[edit] Awards and nominations
[edit] Awards won
- 1994: Filmfare Best Debut Award for Aashiq Awara
- 2002: Filmfare Best Comedian Award for Dil Chahta Hai
- 2002: IIFA Best Supporting Actor Award for Dil Chahta Hai
- 2002: Zee Cine Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role- Male for Dil Chahta Hai
- 2002: Sansui Awards, Best Actor in a Comic Role for Dil Chahta Hai
- 2004: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Kal Ho Naa Ho
- 2004: Filmfare Motorola "Moto Look of the Year" for Kal Ho Naa Ho
- 2004: Star Screen Award Best Supporting Actor for Kal Ho Naa Ho
- 2004: IIFA Best Supporting Actor Award for Kal Ho Naa Ho
- 2004: Zee Cine Award Best Actor in a Supporting Role- Male for Kal Ho Naa Ho
- 2004: Sansui Awards, Best Supporting Actor for Kal Ho Naa Ho
- 2005: Filmfare Best Comedian Award for Hum Tum
- 2005: Sports World "Jodi of the Year" along with Rani Mukherjee for Hum Tum
- 2005: National Film Award for Best Actor for Hum Tum
- 2006: Sports World "Jodi of the Year" along with Preity Zinta for Salaam Namaste
- 2006: Global Indian Film Awards Best Villain for Omkara [25]
- 2007: Star Screen Award Best Villain for Omkara
- 2007: Sports World Awards, Best Actor in a Negative Role for Omkara
- 2007: Stardust Awards, Best Actor in a Negative Role for Omkara
- 2007: Filmfare Best Villain Award for Omkara
[edit] Awards nominated
- 1995: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Main Khiladi Tu Anari
- 2000: Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Kachche Dhaage
- 2005: Star Screen Award Best Actor for Hum Tum
- 2005: Star Screen Award Best Villain for Ek Hasina Thi
- 2005: IIFA Best Actor Award for Hum Tum
- 2005: IIFA Best Villain Award for Ek Hasina Thi
- 2005: Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Comic Role for Hum Tum
- 2005: Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role for Ek Hasina Thi
- 2006: Filmfare Best Actor Award for Parineeta
- 2006: Star Screen Award Jodi No. 1 along with Preity Zinta for Salaam Namaste
- 2006: IIFA Best Actor Award for Salaam Namaste
- 2006: IIFA Best Actor Award for Parineeta
- 2006: Zee Cine Award Best Actor- Male for Parineeta
- 2007: Stardust Star of the Year Award - Male for Omkara
- 2007: Zee Cine Award for Best Actor in a Negative Role for Omkara
[edit] Filmography
[edit] Films
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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| 2007 | Tashan | Starts shooting from April 2007 [26] | |
| 2007 | Ta Ra Rum Pum | Adi | Releasing on April 27, 2007 [27] |
| 2007 | Nehlle Pe Dehlla | Jimmy | |
| 2007 | Eklavya: The Royal Guard | Harshwardhan | |
| 2006 | Omkara | Ishwar "Langda" Tyagi | Winner, Filmfare Best Villain Award |
| 2006 | Being Cyrus | Cyrus Mistry | |
| 2005 | Salaam Namaste | Nikhil "Nick" Arora | |
| 2005 | Parineeta | Shekhar Rai | Nominated, Filmfare Best Actor Award |
| 2004 | Hum Tum | Karan Kapoor | Winner, Filmfare Best Comedian Award |
| 2004 | Ek Hasina Thi | Karan Singh Rathod | First villain role |
| 2003 | LOC Kargil | Capt. Anuj Nayyar | |
| 2003 | Kal Ho Naa Ho | Rohit Patel | Double-Winner, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award & Filmfare Motorola "Moto Look of the Year" |
| 2003 | Darna Mana Hai | Anil Manchandani | |
| 2002 | Na Tum Jaano Na Hum | Akshay | |
| 2001 | Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein | Rajiv "Sam" Shyamrao | |
| 2001 | Dil Chahta Hai | Sameer | Winner, Filmfare Best Comedian Award |
| 2001 | Love Ke Liye Kuchh Bhi Karega | Rahul Kapoor | |
| 2000 | Kya Kehna | Rahul Modi | |
| 1999 | Hum Saath-Saath Hain: We Stand United | Vinod | |
| 1999 | Biwi No.1 | Deepak | Special appearance |
| 1999 | Aarzoo | Amar | |
| 1999 | Kachche Dhaage | Dhananjay Pandit 'Jai' | Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award |
| 1999 | Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan | Raju Tarachand | |
| 1998 | Humse Badhkar Kaun | Sunny | |
| 1998 | Keemat | Ajay | |
| 1997 | Udaan | Raja | |
| 1997 | Hamesha | Raja/Raju | |
| 1996 | Dil Tera Diwana | Ravi Kumar | |
| 1996 | Tu Chor Main Sipahi | Raja/King | |
| 1996 | Bambai Ka Babu | Vikram (Vicky) | |
| 1996 | Ek Tha Raja | Sunny | |
| 1995 | Surakshaa | Amar/Prince Vijay | |
| 1994 | Aao Pyaar Karen | Raja | |
| 1994 | Yaar Gaddar | Jai Verma | |
| 1994 | Main Khiladi Tu Anari | Deepak Kumar | Nominated, Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award |
| 1994 | Yeh Dillagi | Vikram 'Vicky' Saigal | |
| 1994 | Imtihaan | Vicky | |
| 1993 | Pehchaan | ||
| 1993 | Aashiq Awara | Jimmy/Rakesh Rajpal | Winner, Filmfare Best Debut Award |
| 1993 | Parampara | Pratap Singh |
[edit] Television apperances
- Koffee With Karan (2007-2008) (appeared March 12, 2007 in episode #2.5) with sister Soha Ali Khan
- Rendezvous with Simi Garewal
- Kaun Banega Crorepati (appeared August 19, 2005 in the Raksha Bandhan Special) [28]
- Koffee with Karan (2004-2005) (appeared December 3, 2004 in Episode #1.3) [29]
- Kaun Banega Crorepati (appeared in 2002)
[edit] References
- ^ imdb.com. Saif Ali Khan's ancestry. Retrieved on 19 December 2006.
- ^ shaadi.com. Saif Ali Khan's relation with Rabindranath Tagore. Retrieved on 19 December 2006.
- ^ bollywhat.com. Bekhudi was meant to Saif's debut. Retrieved on 26 January 2007.
- ^ boxofficeindia.com. Yeh Dillagi does well at the box office. Retrieved on 26 January 2007.
- ^ boxofficeindia.com. Box office analysis for 1994. Retrieved on 26 January 2007.
- ^ boxofficeindia.com. Box office analysis for 1999. Retrieved on 26 January 2007.
- ^ boxofficeindia.com. Box office analysis for 2000. Retrieved on 26 January 2007.
- ^ boxofficeindia.com. Dil Chahta Hai works at the box office. Retrieved on 26 January 2007.
- ^ indiafm.com. Taran Adarsh: Saif delivers his career's best performance. Retrieved on 26 January 2007.
- ^ boxofficeindia.com. Saif Ali Khan's box office ratio. Retrieved on 19 December 2006.
- ^ boxofficeindia.com. Kal Ho Naa Ho is a hit at the box office. Retrieved on 26 January 2007.
- ^ boxofficeindia.com. Another hit for Saif. Retrieved on 26 January 2007.
- ^ boxofficeindia.com. Box office success for Parineeta and Salaam Namaste. Retrieved on 19 December 2006.
- ^ boxofficeindia.com. Saif wins overseas box office. Retrieved on 19 December 2006.
- ^ indiafm.com. Saif's negative role is praised. Retrieved on 26 January 2007.
- ^ timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Saif Ali Khan wins National Award!. Retrieved on 19 December 2006.
- ^ indiafm.com. Review of Omkara. Retrieved on 19 December 2006.
- ^ businessofcinema.com. Saif bags the Best Villain award. Retrieved on 26 January 2007.
- ^ nriinternet.com. Temptations 2004: The biggest so far. Retrieved on 24 June 2006.
- ^ melbourne2006.com. Bollywood's taste of Delhi 2010. Retrieved on 22 April 2006.
- ^ indiafm.com. Performances stand out. Retrieved on 17 February 2007.
- ^ naachgaana.com. Eklavya: A visual treat. Retrieved on 17 February 2007.
- ^ indiaglitz.com. Amrita speaks on her broken marriage. Retrieved on 26 January 2007.
- ^ bollywoodblitz.com. Saif's profile. Retrieved on 26 January 2007.
- ^ businessofcinema.com. GIFA results: Best Villain award for Omkara. Retrieved on 11 December 2006.
- ^ indiafm.com. Akshay-Saif-Kareena in Yash Raj's new project. Retrieved on 27 December 2006.
- ^ musicindiaonline.com. Hum Tum duo re-unite for Siddhanth Anand's next. Retrieved on 19 December 2006.
- ^ us.imdb.com. Saif Ali Khan on Kaun Banega Crorepati?. Retrieved on 11 December 2006.
- ^ web.mid-day.com. Saif Ali Khan on Koffee with Karan. Retrieved on 16 February 2007.
