Sohail Khan Biography

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Sohail Khan (Hindi, सà¥?हà¥?ल à¤?़ान, Urdu: سÙ?Û?Û?Ù? خاÙ?, Sohel KhÄ?n, born December 20) is Indian Bollywood actor and director. He is the younger brother of actors Salman Khan and Arbaaz Khan.

Family Background

Sohail Khan 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 step-mother is dancer and Bollywood actress Helen. His older brothers are actors Arbaaz Khan and Salman Khan. His sister Alvira Khan is married to Bollywood actor Atul Agnihotri, while his younger sister Arpita Khan "discovered" Sneha Ullal for his movie Lucky: No Time for Love, which he produced with his production company "Sohail Khan Production". He is married to Seema Sachdev (who dumped fiancé Vikram Ahuja, brother of Tanya Ahuja and brother-in-law of Bobby Deol) and has one son Nirvaan Khan, born on December 20 2000. Sohail Khan's height is 5'8.

Career

Sohail Khan started his career as a director and made his directorial debut with Auzaar in 1997 which starred his brother Salman and Sanjay Kapoor. He then directed both Salman and brother Arbaaz in Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya (1998) and Hello Brother (2000).

In 2002 he made his acting debut and also directed Maine Dil Tujhko Diya which was not a success at the box office. He then appeared in more movies, none of which did well at the box office. He had his first hit in the comedy Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? also starring Salman.

His forthcoming release is the multi-starrer Salaam E Ishq: A Tribute To Love.

In 2005, he was in the media for "beating up" Sikander Kher, Anupam Kher's son. According to an interview he did, he was "surprised to read about it and so was Sikander".

Filmography

Actor

• Amar Akbar Anthony remake (2007 or 2008)... Akbar (announced)
  
• Salaam E Ishq: A Tribute To Love (2006) (announced)
  
• Fight Club (2006)...Sameer
  
• Aryan (2005) ... Aryan
  
• Mazhab: The Religion (2006) (post-production)
  
• Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? (2005) ... Pyaare
  
• Krishna Cottage (2004) ... Manav
  
• I... Proud to Be an Indian (2004) ... I
  
• Lakeer - Forbidden Lines (2004) ... Karan Rana
  
• Darna Mana Hai (2003) ... Karan
  
• Maine Dil Tujhko Diya (2002) ... Ajay
  

Producer

• Fight Club (2006)...Sameer (producer)
  
• Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? (2005) (producer)
  
• Lucky: No Time for Love (2005) (producer)
  
• I... Proud to Be an Indian (2004) (executive producer) (producer)
  
• Maine Dil Tujhko Diya (2002) (producer)
  
• Hello Brother (1999) (producer)
  
• Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya (1998) (producer)
  

Writer

• Fight Club (2006) Sameer (screenplay) (story)
  
• Hello Brother (1999) (dialogue]]) (screenplay) (story)
  
• Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya (1998)
  
• Auzaar (1997)
  

Director

• Maine Dil Tujhko Diya (2002)
  
• Hello Brother (1999)
  
• Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya (1998)
  
• Auzaar (1997)
  

External links

• Sohail Khan Forum
  

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