Cezanne Khan | |
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Born |
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
28 December 1977
Citizenship | Indian |
Occupation | Model, actor |
Years active | 1997 - present |
Parent(s) |
Ustad Rais Khan, Tasnim Khan |
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Awards won | 7 | |||||||
Nominations | 5 |
Cézanne Khan is an Indian television actor. He became famous playing the lead role of Anurag Basu in Ekta Kapoor's TheKroyaard Productions, Kasautii Zindagii Kay, that aired on Star Plus. He has played various, critically acclaimed roles on Pakistani television too.
Khan was born into a Muslim family in Mumbai, Maharashtra. His father is Ustad Rais Khan, a famous sitarist in Pakistan. His mother, Tasnim Khan, is an interior designer, whose family also resides in Karachi, Pakistan. His brother, Suhail Khan, is a singer, composer and a sitar player.
He was named after the famous French painter Paul Cézanne.
Khan went to boarding school at Barnes in Deolali. He earned his Bachelor of Commerce from M.M.K. College of Commerce & Economics in Bandra, Bombay.
During his college days, he was involved with modelling and then theatre. After Khan completed his B.Com, he was supposed to join NMIMS (Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies) for MBA when he was offered a film. This film never released but it made him leave his MBA to pursue a career in acting. Then television happened. Anubhav Sinha offered him a role in his TV serial Hasratein on Zee TV and he accepted the offer. And soon after, he got Neena Gupta's Palchhin and Balaji Telefilms's Kalirein. He also did a bit of acting in B.R.Films' serial Dushman. Meanwhile, he was offered the role of Anurag Basu. KZK catapulted Khan into a household name. As the shy and meek Anurag Basu in Kasautii Zindagi Kay (KZK), he had gained immense popularity. KZK is one of the top serials of Star Plus.
The Indian entertainment world often confused him with Hrithik Roshan's wife, Suzanne Khan. However, after Kasautii Zindagi Kay, he was known by a different name altogether – Anurag Basu.