Mohammed Iqbal Khan

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

Mohammed Iqbal Khan
Born
Mohammed Iqbal Khan

(1981-02-10) 10 February 1981[1]
Jammu and Kashmir, India
Occupation
Years active2002–present
Spouse(s)Sneha Chhabra Khan
Children1
Websitehttp://www.miqbalkhan.com

Early life

Khan was born in Kashmir and began school in Tyndale Biscoe School, Srinagar and was further educated at The Lawrence School Sanawar, Kasauli. 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 my Anubhav Sinah 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 in Kavyanjali and Raghu for 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 Yahaaan 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 TV, winning two awards for it.

In July 2016, Khan was criticized for his Facebook post comparing Indian Kashmir with Palestine.[2][3]

Khan was also seen in &TV's show Waaris as Charan Pawania.

Personal life

Khan is married to Sneha Chhabra,[4] whom he met at a shoot of a video album.[5] They have a daughter Ammara, who was born in 2011.[6][7]

Filmography
Film
Television
Web Series
  • 2020: The Bull of Dalal Street as Harshil Mehra (The Bull King)
  • 2020: Crackdown as Zorawar Kalra

Awards
  • Great Face of the Year (Male) – 2005
  • Best Actor (Jury) – 2013
Indian Telly Awards[8]
  • Best Debutant – 2005
  • Most Popular Actor in Leading Role – 2006
  • Best Onscreen Jodi – 2006
Kalakar Awards[9]
  • Best Actor – 2005
  • Best Actor – 2016
Zee Gold Awards
  • Best Onscreen Jodi – 2014

References
  1. "About Iqbal", Mohammed Iqbal Khan website.
  2. Sarika Sharma, "Iqbal Khan compares current Kashmir situation with Palestine in his controversial FB post", The Times of India, 18 July 2016.
  3. "Iqbal Khan compares Kashmir with Palestine in a controversial post!", ABP Live, 18 July 2016.
  4. Chaya Unnikrishnan, "I want my daughter to be strong: Iqbal Khan", DNA, 28 February 2014.
  5. Farhana Farook (16 April 2007). "The Khan of small screen". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  6. Tushar Joshi (29 December 2011). "Iqbal Khan is daddy dearest now!". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  7. "I want to live my dream: Iqbal Khan". The Times of India. 13 April 2012. Retrieved 1 July 2012.
  8. "Indian Telly Awards". weebly.com. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  9. "Kalakar Awards". weebly.com. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
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