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Saif Ali Khan (born 16 August 1970) is an Indian film actor and producer. The son of actress Sharmila Tagore and the late cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. Khan made his acting debut in Yash Chopra's unsuccessful drama Parampara (1993), but achieved success with his roles in the romantic drama Yeh Dillagi and the action film Main Khiladi Tu Anari (both 1994). Khan's career prospect declined through much of the 1990s, and his biggest commercial success of the decade came with the ensemble drama Hum Saath-Saath Hain (1999). He rose to prominence with roles in two ensemble comedy-dramas—Dil Chahta Hai (2001) and Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003). The 2004 romantic comedy Hum Tum proved to be Khan's first success in which he played the sole male lead, earning him the National Film Award for Best Actor, and starring roles in the drama Parineeta and the romantic comedy Salaam Namaste (both 2005) established him as a leading actor in Bollywood. He went on to earn wide critical praise for his portrayal of an apprentice in the 2006 English film Being Cyrus, a character based on William Shakespeare's antagonist Iago in the 2006 crime film Omkara and a terrorist in the 2009 thriller Kurbaan. Khan's greatest commercial success came with the 2008 thriller Race and its 2013 sequel, the 2009 romance Love Aaj Kal, and the 2012 romantic comedy Cocktail. Khan is the recipient of several accolades, including a National Film Award and six Filmfare Awards, and received the Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award, in 2010. He has been noted for his performances in a range of film genres—from crime dramas to thrillers and occasional romances—and his film roles have been credited with contributing to a change in the concept of a Hindi film hero. Khan was married to his first wife, Amrita Singh, for thirteen years, after which he married the actress Kareena Kapoor. He has three children—two with Singh and one with Kapoor. In addition to film acting, Khan is a frequent television presenter, stage show performer and the owner of the production company Illuminati Films.

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2026
Haiwaan
Movie Shyam
2026
Kartavya
Movie Pawan Malik
2025
Dining with the Kapoors
Movie Self
2025
Two Much with Kajol and Twinkle
TV show Self
2025
Jewel Thief - The Heist Begins
Movie Rehan Roy
2024
Devara: Part 1
Movie Bhaira
2024
The Great Indian Kapil Show
TV show Self
2023
Adipurush
Movie Ravan "Lankesh"
2023
The Romantics
TV show Self
2022
Vikram Vedha
Movie Vikram
2021
Bunty Aur Babli 2
Movie Rakesh Trivedi aka "Bunty"
2021
Bhoot Police
Movie Vibhooti Vaidya
2021
Tandav
TV show Samar Pratap Singh
2020
Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives
TV show Self
2020
Dil Bechara
Movie Abhimanyu Veer (Cameo Appearance)
2020
Jawaani Jaaneman
Movie Jaswinder "Jazz" Singh

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2020
Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior
Movie Udaybhan Singh Rathod
2019
Laal Kaptaan
Movie The Gossain
2018
Baazaar
Movie Shakun Kothari
2018
Sacred Games
TV show Sartaj Singh
2018
Kaalakaandi
Movie Rileen
2017
Chef
Movie Roshan Kalra
2017
The Drama Company
TV show Self
2017
Rangoon
Movie Rustom Rusi Billimoria
2016
The Kapil Sharma Show
TV show Self
2015
Bollywood and Beyond: A Century of Indian Cinema
Movie Self
2015
Phantom
Movie Captain Daniyal Khan
2015
Dolly Ki Doli
Movie Prince Aditya Singh
2014
Happy Ending
Movie Yudi Jaitley / Yogi
2014
Lekar Hum Deewana Dil
Movie Producer
2014
Humshakals
Movie Ashok
2013
Bullett Raja
Movie Raja Mishra
2013
Comedy Nights with Kapil
TV show Self
2013
Go Goa Gone
Movie Boris
2013
Bombay Talkies
Movie Self, special appearance in "Apna Bombay Talkies" (uncredited)
2013
Race 2
Movie Ranvir Singh
2012
Cocktail
Movie Gautam Kapoor
2012
Agent Vinod
Movie Agent Vinod
2011
Up Close & Personal with PZ
TV show Himself
2011
Aarakshan
Movie Deepak Kumar