Iqbal Khan (actor) explained

Iqbal Khan
Birth Name:Mohammed Iqbal Khan
Birth Date:1981 2, df=yes[1]
Birth Place:Jammu and Kashmir, India
Yearsactive:2002–present
Children:Ammaara Khan (daughter)
Ifza Khan (daughter)

Mohammed Iqbal Khan (born 10 February 1981[1]), more commonly known as Iqbal Khan, is an Indian actor. He was a contestant on .

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 had second child, a daughter on 11 February 2022, whom they named Ifza Khan.[16]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRole
2002Kuch Dil Ne Kaha
2003Fun2shh... Dudes in the 10th CenturyVicky
2005Agent Arjun
2014UnforgettableAnand
2019Mumbai Apli AheDon Iqbal
2020Indoo Ki JawaniInvestigating Officer
2022JalsaAmar
2022X or YRohan

Television

YearSerial Role
2005Kahiin To HogaRaghu Malik
2005–2006Kaisa Ye Pyar HaiAngad Khanna / Zaib / Rishi Agarwal
2006KkavyanjaliShaurya Nanda
Karam Apnaa ApnaaShiv Kapoor
Zaib
2007–2008Chhoona Hai AasmaanFlight Lieutenant / Wing Commander Abhimanyu Adhikari
2008 WaarisShankar Pratapsingh
2010–2011Sanjog Se Bani SanginiRudra Singh Rawat
2012Yahan Main Ghar Ghar KheliDr. Viren Roy
Teri Meri Love StoriesNikhil
2013–2014Tumhari PakhiAnshuman Rathore
2014Aryaman Rathore
2015Contestant (3rd runner up)
2015–2016Pyaar Ko Ho Jaane DoIshaan Hooda / Rizwan Ahmed Khan
2016 WaarisCharan Pawania
BharatvarshAkbar
Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi RaniNawab Iqbal Khan
2017Bahu Hamari Rajni KantSuper Robot
2017–2018Kaal Bhairav RahasyaIndra Prakash / Sethji
2018Dil Se Dil TakIqbal Khan
2022Nima DenzongpaVirat Sethi
2022–2023Na Umra Ki Seema Ho[17] Devvrat "Dev" Raichand

Web series

YearTitleRole
2020Ratri Ke YatriGarry
CrackdownZorawar Kalra
The Bull of Dalal StreetHarshil Mehra
2022Doon KaandDSP Arvind Rawat
2024Commander Karan SaxenaISI Chief Nasir Khan

Awards

Indian Telly Awards[18]
Zee Gold Awards

Notes and References

  1. http://www.miqbalkhan.com/bio.htm "About Iqbal"
  2. Sarika Sharma, "Iqbal Khan compares current Kashmir situation with Palestine in his controversial FB post", The Times of India, 18 July 2016.
  3. http://www.abplive.in/television/iqbal-khan-compares-kashmir-with-palestine-in-a-controversial-post-382829 "Iqbal Khan compares Kashmir with Palestine in a controversial post!"
  4. Web site: Iqbal Khan to enter Zee TV's show Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani. Bollywood Life. 7 November 2016 . en. 1 February 2022.
  5. News: Iqbal Khan roped in for Bahu Hamari Rajni_Kant. Times of India. 8 February 2017 . en. 1 February 2022.
  6. Web site: Iqbal Khan to be a part of Star Bharat's 'Kaal Bhairav- Rahasya'. PinkVilla. en. 1 February 2022.
  7. News: Iqbal Khan joins 'Dil Se Dil Tak'. Times of India. 12 April 2018 . en. 1 February 2022.
  8. Web site: Iqbal Khan reminisces his land Kashmir on Rajeev Khandelwal's hosted Zee TV show Juzz Baatt. Tellybest. en. 1 February 2022.
  9. News: Exclusive! Iqbal Khan to enter Nima Denzongpa, the actor returns to TV after three years. TOI. 25 January 2022 . en. 1 February 2022.
  10. News: Trivedi. Tanvi. 1 July 2022. All good things come to an end, my beautiful journey on Nima Denzongpa has ended now: Iqbal Khan. 5 August 2022. TOI. en.
  11. Web site: Iqbal khan joins new show Na Umra Ki Seema Ho. 2022-06-26. Tribune India Dot Com. en. 2022-06-30.
  12. Chaya Unnikrishnan, "I want my daughter to be strong: Iqbal Khan", DNA, 28 February 2014.
  13. News: The Khan of small screen . 16 April 2007 . Farhana Farook . Daily News and Analysis. 1 July 2012.
  14. News: Iqbal Khan is daddy dearest now! . https://web.archive.org/web/20131022054727/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-29/tv/30565572_1_iqbal-khan-sneha-father . dead . 22 October 2013 . Tushar Joshi . 29 December 2011 . . 1 July 2012.
  15. Web site: I want to live my dream: Iqbal Khan . https://web.archive.org/web/20131022054729/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-13/tv/31331732_1_iqbal-khan-fun2shh-small-screen . dead . 22 October 2013 . 13 April 2012 . . 1 July 2012.
  16. Web site: Iqbal Khan and wife Sneha Khan welcome second daughter Ifza: 'All set to don duties of a new-age dad'. 13 February 2022 .
  17. Web site: Iqbal Khan to headline new TV show, Na Umra Ki Seema Ho. 2022-06-25. Free Press Journal Dot In. en. 2022-06-30.
  18. Web site: Indian Telly Awards. weebly.com. 25 October 2012.