Zayed Khan

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Zayed Khan
  • Date of Birth: 05 July, 1980
  • Place of Birth: India
Biography
Zayed Khan , born July 5, 1980, India, is a Bollywood actor.

His family background is from Afghanistan. He is son of Sanjay Khan. He has three sisters: Sussanne Roshan, who is married to the Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan, Simone Khan, and Farah Khan-Ali, not to be confused with the eponymous director and choreographer. His cousin is Fardeen Khan, also a Bollywood actor and son of actor Feroz Khan, also a Bollywood actor. One of his childhood friends is Esha Deol He studied at Welham Boys' School, Dehradun and the Kodaikanal International School, Kodaikanal. He also studied in London Film School (formerly London International Film School) in London, UK.

Khan debuted in the 2003 film Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne with actress Esha Deol=. The film did not do well at the box office. However, he rose to fame with Farah Khan's Main Hoon Na (2004), where he co-starred with Shahrukh Khan, Sushmita Sen, and Amrita Rao. In Main Hoon Na, he played a big-man-on-campus college student named Lucky. His following release Dus (2005) also did well at the box office.. His 2006 film release Rocky: The Rebel was a box office failure and latest release Cash which has a multi starcast also failed to do well at the box office. He is brand ambassador for Mirinda.

He married his longtime girlfriend Malaika Parekh on November 20, 2005. On September 28, 2007 they announced that they are expecting their first child in January.. Mallika gave birth to a baby boy on January 18, 2008 at 7:54 AM, weighing in at 6lbs 1oz. The baby was born 2 weeks earlier. . The baby's name is Zidaan Zayed Abbas Khan, named after French soccer star, Zinedine Zidane. Zayed was keen that his baby's name should start with the letter Z.