Ayub Khan (actor)

Ayub Khan (born 23 February 1968) is an Indian film and television actor. His first commercial feature film is "Mashooq". He is the son of Nasir Khan and Begum Para, as well as nephew of veteran actor Dilip Kumar. He gained recognition playing Jogi Thakur in Uttaran and became more popular by portraying Rajnath Goenka in Ek Hasina Thi and Maninder Singh in Shakti.[1] Apart from television, he featured in more than twenty movies.

Ayub Khan
Ayub Khan at the Colors Indian Telly Awards, 2012
Born (1968-02-23) 23 February 1968
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Years active1992–present
Known forUttaran as Jogi Thakur
Children2
Parent(s)Nasir Khan
Begum Para
RelativesDilip Kumar (uncle)
Saira Banu (aunt, by marriage to Dilip Kumar)
Uncle to Amrita Singh

Personal life

He was born into the Hindko speaking Awan tribe to former 1950s actress Begum Para and actor Nasir Khan.[2]

Ayub Khan was married to Niharika Bhasin, known for films like Rock On!! (2008) and The Dirty Picture (2011). They met while in college. When Niharika left for the US for her studies, they married other people. After 11 years they divorced and married each other.[3][4]

Filmography

T.V. series

Awards
YearAwardsCategoryShow
2010Zee Gold AwardsBest Supporting Actor Male CriticsUttaran
Apsara AwardsBest Actor in a Drama Series
Indian Telly AwardsBest Supporting Actor Male Popular
Indian Television Academy AwardsBest Supporting Actor
2011Apsara AwardsBest Ensemble Cast
Zee Gold AwardsBest Supporting Actor Male Popular

References
  1. "Ayub Khan". IMDb.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Destiny's couple". shaaditimes.
  4. "Ayub has always been my first love: wife Niharika Khan". DNA. 15 March 2010.
  5. "Saab ji - Doordarshan National on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  6. "सिद्धार्थ नागर की सार्थक चित्रम की 'साबजी' दूरदर्शन पर प्रसारण". Glamras.com. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
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