Shadaab Khan is an Indian actor, writer, film director, and author. He is the son of late Indian actor Amjad Khan.
Wiki/Biography
Shadaab Khan was born on Thursday, 20 September 1973 (age 48 years; in 2022) in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Shadaab’s zodiac sign is Virgo. He went to Maneckji Cooper Education Trust School Mangelwadi in Juhu, Mumbai. He was born into a family with an acting background. He started his acting career at an early age.
Shadaab Khan’s childhood photos with his father, Amjad Khan
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 10″
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
Family
Shadaab was born and raised in a Muslim family in Mumbai. On his father’s side, he is of Hindkowan descent, mainly found in Peshawar, Pakistan. His family is of Afghani Pashtun descent.
Parents & Siblings
His father, Amjad Khan, is a legendary film actor. His mother’s name is Shehla Khan. Shadaab’s grandfather, Jayant, is also an actor. He has two siblings. He has two siblings, a younger sister, Ahlam Khan, who is an actress, and a younger brother, Seemaab Khan, who is an assistant director and cricketer. Ahlam Khan also writes plays and directs them and is married to a theater actor, Zafar Karachiwala.
Childhood photos of Shadaab with his parents and siblings
Shadaab with his mother, Shehla, and wife, Rumana
Shadaab with her sister, Ahlam, and brother, Seemaab
Wife & Children
He is married to Rumana Khan since 2005.
Shadaab with his wife, Rumana
Other relatives
Shadaab’s paternal grandmother’s name is Quamran Sultan Khan, and his paternal grandfather’s name is Jayant (Zakaria Khan), who is an actor. His maternal grandfather’s name is Akhtar Ul Iman, who is a writer, actor, and director, and his grandmother’s name is Sultana Iman. He has two uncles named Imtiaz Khan, who is an actor and director, and Inayat Khan, who is an actor. His maternal uncle Ramish Khan is also an actor.
Career
Actor
At the age of 12, she made her debut as a child artist with the Bollywood film ‘Pyari Bhabhi’ (1985).
Shadaab Khan in a still from the Bollywood film ‘Pyari Bhabhi’ (1985)
Shadaab started his acting career, at the age of 24, by debuting in the film ‘Betaabi’ released in 1997 where he played the role of Shekhar.
‘Betaabi’ movie poster
In the same year, he was cast as the lead in the film ‘Raja Ki Aayegi Baraat’ opposite Rani Mukerji. In 2000, he appeared in supporting roles in the Bollywood films ‘Hey Ram’ and ‘Refugee.’ After working in the 2002 film ‘Bharat Bhagya Vidhata,’ he had a gap of 17 years, and in 2019, he made a comeback with the Bollywood film ‘Romeo Akbar Walter’ in which he played the role of Nawab Afridi. In 2020, he appeared in the web series ‘Scam 1992’ where he played the role of Ajay Kedia; the role was inspired by Ajay Kayan.
‘Scam 1992’ web series poster
Director & Writer
He started his career as a writer and director with the film ‘Highway 203,’ which was released in 2007. In 2019, he wrote and directed the film ‘Mini Banerjee Ghar Mein Hai’ in which he worked as an actor as well.
Poster of the short film ‘Mini Banerjee Ghar Mein Hai’
Author
Shadaab has written two books. He released his first book, Shanti Memorial, in 2013. In 2015, he released his second book, ‘Murder in Bollywood,’ which is a crime thriller based on the life of his late father, Amjad Khan.
The book ‘Shanti Memorial’ written by Shadaab in 2013
Amitabh Bachchan at the book launch of ‘Murder in Bollywood’ by Shadaab in 2015
Facts/Trivia
- In an interview, Shadaab Khan revealed some shocking information about his father Amjad Khan’s financial crisis despite being a great actor. He said,
Dad didn’t have money to pay for my mom to come out of the hospital where I was born. He started crying. My father did not show up at the hospital; he is shy to show his face. Chetan Anand whose film ‘Hindustan Ki Kasam’ he had made, happened to see my father holding his head in the corner. Chetan Anand saab gave him Rs 400 so that my mother and I could return home.”
- On 20 September 1973, on Shadaab’s birthday, Amjad Khan signed the Bollywood Blockbuster film ‘Sholay’ in which he played the memorable role of Gabbar Singh.
- According to some sources, Shadaab was going to make his debut with Vinod Khanna’s ‘Himalay Putra’, but he couldn’t due to some reasons.
- In an interview, Shadaab revealed that her father had lent money to many people, and after his death, only a few returned the borrowed money. He said,
My father had a habit of helping people and giving away a lot of money. The producer returns home and tells her a tearful story, promising her the key to their house. He looked through them but didn’t care about the money. He had also kept his money with friends instead of the bank. When he died, the producer owed him ₹1 crore 25 lakh. But no one from the lot came forward to pay. Several people have taken loans from him and few of them have returned them. But imagine how much money we lost that was ours! About four months after my father died, a thug from the Middle East called and wanted to talk to my mother. She told him that she had heard from an unconfirmed source that the industry owed her (late) husband ₹1 crore 25 lakh; she said again that she will give her the amount in 3 days because her husband is a good man. My mother flatly refused, saying that her husband never took good from the world. My mother put Seemab and my younger brother Ahlam’s life back on track. If he wasn’t strong by then, we’d be on the streets. He went into the construction business.”
- According to Shadaab, his father wanted him to carve his own niche in the film industry, and he often advised him to become an actor who was different from him (Amjad). While talking about this in an interview, Shadaab said,
If you want to be a successful actor, always leave your ego at home. Be different than me and look to carve your own path.”
Categories: Biography
Source: SCHOOL TRANG DAI
