Arbaaz Khan

Infobox actor


birthname = Arbaaz Khan
birthdate = birth date and age|1967|8|4
birthplace = Mumbai, India
occupation = Actor
spouse = Malaika Arora Khan
years active = 1996-present

Arbaaz Khan (born August 4, 1967) from Mumbai, India is a Bollywood actor.

Family Background

Arbaaz was born into a family with strong ties to the Bollywood film industry: His father is Salim Khan, a successful scriptwriter and his mother is Salma Khan, while his stepmother is dancer and Bollywood actress Helen. He is brother of actors Salman Khan and Sohail Khan. His sister, Alvira Khan, is married to Bollywood actor Atul Agnihotri.

Career

He made his debut in the 1996 film "Daraar" where he gave a convincing performance in a villainous role of a psychotic wife-beater. He received the Filmfare Best Villain Award for his performance.

Though not a very successful actor in his solo films, he has starred in many multi-starrer hit films such as "Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya" (1998) and "" (2004) where he acted opposite his brother Salman.

He once again played a villain role in the film "" (2003) which was also successful at the box office. He also played supporting roles in the hit Priyadarshan comedy films "Hulchul" (2004), "Malamaal Weekly" (2006) and "Bhagam Bhag" (2006). He recently played supporting roles as a police officer and mobster respectively in the multi-starrers "Shootout at Lokhandwala" and "Fool and Final" in 2007. He also appeared in the television serial "Karishma: A Miracle of Destiny" in 2003. He also made a cameo in recent blockbuster
Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, starring Imran Khan and Genelia D'Souza.

Personal life

He is married to model and actress Malaika Arora, the sister of actress Amrita Arora. They have one son, Arhaan, born in 2003.

Filmography

*"Daraar" (1996) ... Vikram
*"Sham Ghansham" (1998) ... Ghansham
*"Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya" (1998) ... Vishal Thakur
*"Mehndi" (1998)
*"Hello Brother" (1999) ... Inspector Vishal
*"Jeetenge Hum" (2001)
*"Maa Tujhhe Salaam" (2002) ... Albaksh
*"Yeh Mohabbat Hai" (2002) ... Abdul Jamil
*"Tumko Na Bhool Paayenge" (2002) ... Veer Singh Thakur
*"Soch" (2002) ... Om
*"" (2003) TV Series
*"" (2003) ... Ali Ramani
*"Kuch Naa Kaho" (2003) ... Sanjeev Shrivasta
*"" (2004) ... Inspector Hyder Ali
*"" (2004) ... Dr. Aditya Bhaghwat
*"Hulchul" (2004) ... Shakti
*"" (2005) ... Emperor Aurangzeb
*"Maine Pyar Kyun Kiya?" (2005) (uncredited) ... Man on Plane (Guest appearance)
*"Jai Chiranjeeva" (2005) ... Pasupathi (Telugu film)
*"Malamaal Weekly" (2006) ... Lottery Inspector
*"Bhagam Bhag" (2006) ... Vikram Chauhan
*"Bajrang - He Man" (2006) ...Pasupathi (Hindi dub)
*"Fool and Final" (2007) ... Moscow Chikna
*"Shootout at Lokhandwala" (2007) ... Javed Sheikh
*"Om Shanti Om" (2007) ... Special appearance in song, "Deewangi Deewangi"
*"Jai Chiranjeeva"
*"Dus Kahaniyaan" (2007)
*"Woodstock Villa" (2008) ... Jatin Kampani"'*"Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na" (2008) ... Ballu
*"Fashion" (2008)

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