Saif Ali Khan

Saif Ali Khan was born to cricket player and last titular Nawab of Pataudi, Mansoor Ali Khan, and actress Sharmila Tagore, a great-grandniece of poet Rabindranath Tagore, on 16 August 1970. He is often referred to as the Nawab. He made his acting debut in 1992 with Yash Chopra’s Parampara, Khan had his first success with the 1994 films Main Khiladi Tu Anari and Yeh Dillagi. After going through several years of decline throughout the 1990s, he rose into prominence with his performance in Farhan Akhtar’s Dil Chahta Hai (2001), which marked his professional turning point. His work in Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) won him the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor, and he was awarded the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in Hum Tum. In 2005, Khan appeared in two movies.

His first release was Pradeep Sarkar’s Parineeta (2005), an adaptation of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s 1914 Bengali novella by the same name. The film garnered critical acclaim upon release and Khan’s portrayal of Shekhar Rai earned him nominations for Best Actor at a number of award ceremonies. Later in 2006 he portrayed the character of Iago in Omkara, the Indian adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Othello. In 2007, Khan collaborated once again with producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra in the epic drama Eklavya: The Royal Guard, alongside Amitabh Bachchan, Boman Irani, Sharmila Tagore and Vidya Balan, it was chosen as India’s official entry to the Oscars.2009 saw Saif venture out into film producing when he set up his own production company, Illuminati Films, along with Dinesh Vijan.

The company’s first release was marked by the romantic comedy Love Aaj Kal. Directed by Imtiaz Ali, the film portrays the feeling of pure love which never changes over time, although the perspective of realizing one’s soulmate has changed. It received mostly positive reviews by critics and became one of the highest-grossing films of the year. Later, he starred in the dramatic thriller Kurbaan, alongside Kareena Kapoor and Vivek Oberoi. In 2012, , he starred in Cocktail, a romantic comedy directed by Homi Adjania Co-starring alongside Deepika Padukone and Diana Penty. Khan married actress Amrita Singh in October 1991. After thirteen years of marriage and two children the couple divorced in 2004. The children live with their mother. In 2012, Saif tied the knot with Kareena Kapoor, whom he had been dating since 2007. Saif and Kareena got married in court on 16th October 2012. Their Nikkah was held on 21 October, 2012 at the day of their Walima. The actor will next be seen in Race 2 which releases in January 2013.