Biography:

Saif Ali Khan (born Sajid Ali Khan on 16 August 1970) is an Indian film actor and producer. Through his successful career in Hindi films (Bollywood), Khan has established himself as one of the most popular actors of Indian cinema. He is the recipient of numerous awards and nominations, including a National Film Award and six Filmfare Awards, and was honoured by the Government of India with the Padma Shri in 2010.

Khan is the son of the cricket player and the last, titular Nawab of Pataudi, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, and actress Sharmila Tagore. Having made his acting debut in 1992 with Yash Chopra's Parampara, he had his first success with the 1994 films Main Khiladi Tu Anari and Yeh Dillagi. After going through several years of decline throughout the 1990s, Khan rose into prominence with his performance in Farhan Akhtar's Dil Chahta Hai (2001), which marked his professional turning point. His work in Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) won him the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor, and he was awarded the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in Hum Tum (2004). Khan subsequently had further mainstream success with films like Salaam Namaste (2005) and Race (2008), and starred in critically acclaimed projects such as Parineeta (2005), Being Cyrus and Omkara (2006). In 2009, Khan branched out into film production with his company Illuminati Films, whose first release, Love Aaj Kal, became a box-office success. These accomplishments have established him as one of the leading actors of Hindi cinema.

In addition to film acting, Khan is a stage performer. He was married to actress Amrita Singh—with whom he has two children—for thirteen years following which he married actress Kareena Kapoor Khan in 2012.

Khan was born on 16 August 1970 in New Delhi, India. He is the son of Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, a former captain of the Indian cricket team and the last titular Nawab of Pataudi from 1952 until 1971, when the titles, privileges, and remuneration (privy purses) were abolished by the Government of India. Khan is of Bengali Tagore and Assamese ancestry on his mother's side,    His paternal grandfather, Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, the eighth Nawab of Pataudi, played cricket for England and after 1947 for India as the captain of the team. His paternal grandmother was Sajida Sultan, Begum of Bhopal and his paternal great-uncle was Sher Ali Khan Pataudi, who served in British Indian Army, and after moving to Pakistan, following the Partition of India, became a general in Pakistani army. Khan's mother is Sharmila Tagore, a film actress who converted to Islam before marriage to his father, and the head of the Indian film censorship board. Khan has two sisters, one of which is actress Soha Ali Khan.

Khan studied at the Lawrence School, Sanawar Lockers Park School, Hertfordshire, UK, and finished high school at Winchester College, UK.

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