Iqbal Khan (actor)
Mohammed Iqbal Khan (born 10 February 1981[1]), more commonly known as Iqbal Khan, is an Indian actor. He was a contestant on Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 6.
Iqbal Khan | |
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 Khan in 2023 | |
| Born | Mohammed Iqbal Khan 10 February 1981[1] Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Spouse |
Sneha Chhabra Khan (m. 2007) |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
Khan was born in Kashmir and began school in Tyndale Biscoe School, Srinagar and was further educated at Pinegrove School Dharampur, Distt. Solan. He was a part of Falguni Pathak's Indhana winava music video.
Career
After moving to Mumbai in 2001, he shot a number of music videos for T-series produced by Anubhav Sinha and directed by Anupam Sinha and Ratna Sinha (Jagjit Singh song). He then did his first film Fun2shh (released in 2003) and then Bullet (released in 2004). His television debut was as Angad Khanna in the serial Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai, this role made him an instant star.
Soon after, he went on to play the character of Shaurya Nanda in Kkavyanjali and Raghu Malik in Kahiin To Hoga. After the ending of Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai, Khan did another serial, Karam Apnaa Apnaa, playing the role of Shiv Kapoor. He left Karam Apnaa Apnaa at the end of 2006.
He made a comeback on television with Chhoona Hai Aasmaan as the air force officer Abhimanyu Adhikari. Khan appeared in Waaris and took the lead role of Rudra in the serial Sanjog Se Bani Sangini. He portrayed Dr. Viren Roy in Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli from March to June 2012.
In 2015, Khan joined with Ekta Kapoor and was cast in a double role on a limited-episode series for Sony Entertainment Television, winning two awards for it.
In July 2016, Khan was criticized for his Facebook post comparing Indian administered Kashmir with Palestine.[2][3]
In 2016, Khan was also seen in And TV's show Waaris as Charan Pawania. In the same year, he joined as Akbar in Bharatvarsh and as Nawab Iqbal Khan in Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani.[4] In 2017, he appears as a cameo in Life OK's show Bahu Hamari Rajni Kant as Super Robot.[5] From 2017 to 2018, he enter the Star Bharat's show Kaal Bhairav Rahasya as Indra Prakash / Sethji.[6] In 2018, he appears as Iqbal in Colors TV's show Dil Se Dil Tak[7] and Guest in Juzz Baatt.[8]
After a four-year absence, in February 2022 he made a comeback with Colors TV's show Nima Denzongpa where he played the role Virat Sethi.[9] He quit the show in July 2022.[10]
From July 2022 to August 2023, he was seen as a middle aged businessman, Devvrat "Dev" Raichand in Atul Kelkar's show Na Umra Ki Seema Ho on Star Bharat.[11]
Personal life
Khan is married to Sneha Chhabra,[12] whom he met at a shoot of a video album.[13] They have a daughter Ammaara, who was born in 2011.[14][15] They welcomed their second child, a daughter on 11 February 2022, whom they named Ifza Khan.[16]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Kuch Dil Ne Kaha | |
| 2003 | Fun2shh... Dudes in the 10th Century | Vicky |
| 2005 | Bullet: Ek Dhamaka | Agent Arjun |
| 2014 | Unforgettable | Anand |
| 2019 | Mumbai Apli Ahe | Don Iqbal |
| 2020 | Indoo Ki Jawani | Investigating Officer |
| 2022 | Jalsa | Amar |
| 2022 | X or Y | Rohan |
Television
| Year | Serial | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Kahiin To Hoga | Raghu Malik |
| 2005–2006 | Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai | Angad Khanna / Zaib / Rishi Agarwal |
| 2006 | Kkavyanjali | Shaurya Nanda |
| Karam Apnaa Apnaa | Shiv Kapoor | |
| 2007–2008 | Chhoona Hai Aasmaan | Flight Lieutenant / Wing Commander Abhimanyu Adhikari |
| 2008 | Waaris | Shankar Pratapsingh |
| 2010–2011 | Sanjog Se Bani Sangini | Rudra Singh Rawat |
| 2012 | Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli | Dr. Viren Roy |
| Teri Meri Love Stories | Nikhil | |
| 2013–2014 | Tumhari Pakhi | Anshuman Rathore |
| 2014 | Aryaman Rathore | |
| 2015 | Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 6 | Contestant (3rd runner up) |
| 2015–2016 | Pyaar Ko Ho Jaane Do | Ishaan Hooda / Rizwan Ahmed Khan |
| 2016 | Waaris | Charan Pawania |
| Bharatvarsh | Akbar | |
| Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani | Nawab Iqbal Khan | |
| 2017–2018 | Kaal Bhairav Rahasya | Indra Prakash / Sethji |
| 2018 | Dil Se Dil Tak | Iqbal Khan |
| 2022 | Nima Denzongpa | Virat Sethi |
| Roy Kumar | ||
| 2022–2023 | Na Umra Ki Seema Ho[17] | Devvrat "Dev" Raichand |
| 2023 | Shantanu Raichand | |
Special appearances
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin | Zaib |
| 2006 | Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai | Himself |
| 2007 | Baa Bahoo Aur Baby | Flight Lieutenant Abhimanyu Adhikari |
| 2015 | CID | Host |
| 2017 | Bahu Hamari Rajni Kant | Super Robot |
| 2018 | Juzz Baatt | Himself |
| 2019 | Kitchen Champion | Himself |
| 2021 | A Table For Two | Himself |
| 2022 | Parineetii | Virat Sethi |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Ratri Ke Yatri | Garry |
| Crackdown | Zorawar Kalra | |
| The Bull of Dalal Street | Harshil Mehra | |
| 2022 | Doon Kaand | DSP Arvind Rawat |
| 2023 | Crackdown 2 | Zorawar Kalra |
Awards
- Best Debutant – 2005
- Most Popular Actor in Leading Role – 2006
- Best Onscreen Jodi – 2006
- Best Onscreen Jodi – 2014
References
- "About Iqbal", Mohammed Iqbal Khan website.
- Sarika Sharma, "Iqbal Khan compares current Kashmir situation with Palestine in his controversial FB post", The Times of India, 18 July 2016.
- "Iqbal Khan compares Kashmir with Palestine in a controversial post!", ABP Live, 18 July 2016.
- "Iqbal Khan to enter Zee TV's show Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani". Bollywood Life. 7 November 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- "Iqbal Khan roped in for Bahu Hamari Rajni_Kant". Times of India. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- "Iqbal Khan to be a part of Star Bharat's 'Kaal Bhairav- Rahasya'". PinkVilla. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- "Iqbal Khan joins 'Dil Se Dil Tak'". Times of India. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- "Iqbal Khan reminisces his land Kashmir on Rajeev Khandelwal's hosted Zee TV show Juzz Baatt". Tellybest. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- "Exclusive! Iqbal Khan to enter Nima Denzongpa, the actor returns to TV after three years". TOI. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- Trivedi, Tanvi (1 July 2022). "All good things come to an end, my beautiful journey on Nima Denzongpa has ended now: Iqbal Khan". TOI. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- "Iqbal khan joins new show Na Umra Ki Seema Ho". Tribune India Dot Com. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- Chaya Unnikrishnan, "I want my daughter to be strong: Iqbal Khan", DNA, 28 February 2014.
- Farhana Farook (16 April 2007). "The Khan of small screen". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- Tushar Joshi (29 December 2011). "Iqbal Khan is daddy dearest now!". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- "I want to live my dream: Iqbal Khan". The Times of India. 13 April 2012. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
- "Iqbal Khan and wife Sneha Khan welcome second daughter Ifza: 'All set to don duties of a new-age dad'". 13 February 2022.
- "Iqbal Khan to headline new TV show, Na Umra Ki Seema Ho". Free Press Journal Dot In. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- "Indian Telly Awards". weebly.com. Retrieved 25 October 2012.