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Zayed Khan at the airport en route to IIFA 2013 in Macau on 5 July 2013.
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Born |
Zayed Abbas Khan 5 July 1980 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 2002–present |
Spouse(s) | Malaika Parekh (2005–present) |
Children | Zidaan Khan (b. 2008) Aariz Khan (b. 2011) |
Parent(s) |
Sanjay Khan Zarine Katrak Khan |
Relatives |
Farah Khan Ali (Sister) Sussanne Khan (Sister) Fardeen Khan (Cousin) Feroz Khan (Uncle) Akbar Khan (uncle) |
Zayed Abbas Khan (born 5 July 1980) is an Indian actor and producer who appears in Hindi films. He is known for his performance as Lakshman a.k.a. Lucky in Main Hoon Na (2004), Aditya Singh in Dus (2005), Vikky Khanna in Fight Club - Members Only (2006), Danny Yuvvraaj in Yuvvraaj (2008), and as Sam/Aditya in Blue (2009).
Khan's parents are former Bollywood actor Sanjay Khan and interior designer Zarine Khan. Sanjay Khan's real name is Abbas Khan and he is a Muslim, while Zarine is a Parsi (Zoroastrian) by birth. Zayed, who was raised as a Muslim, is the youngest of four children and the only son of his parents. His older sisters are Simone Khan (married to Ajay Arora), Suzanne Roshan (ex-wife of actor Hrithik Roshan), and Farah Khan Ali (married to DJ Aqeel). Khan is the nephew of late actor Feroz Khan and director Akbar Khan (brothers of Sanjay Khan) and first cousin of Bollywood actor, Fardeen Khan, son of Feroz Khan.
Khan attended Welham Boys' School, Dehradun, and later Kodaikanal International School, Kodaikanal, with childhood friend Esha Deol and Mallaika Parekh. He studied Business Management at the Montgomery College and Film Making at London Film Academy.