Imran Khan (film actor)
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{{Infobox person
| name = Imran Khan
| image = Imran Khan The Front Row.jpg
| alt = Imran Khan is smiling at the camera.
| caption = Khan at an event in 2013
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| birthname = Imran Khan
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1983|01|13}}
| birth_place = Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
| alma_mater = New York Film Academy
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 2008–2015
| spouse = {{marriage|Avantika Malik|2011|2019|end=divorced}}
| relatives = See Khan–Hussain family
}}
Imran Khan ({{IPA|hns|ɪmˈɾaːn ˈxaːn}}; born 13 January 1983) is an American actor known for his work in Hindi films.{{cite web | title = Why can't Alia Bhatt and Imran Khan vote? | work = Deccan Chronicle | date = 3 April 2014 | access-date = 26 June 2016 | url = https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140403/entertainment-bollywood/article/why-can’t-alia-bhatt-and-imran-khan-vote | archive-date = 8 April 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140408171722/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140403/entertainment-bollywood/article/why-can%E2%80%99t-alia-bhatt-and-imran-khan-vote | url-status = live }} He is the nephew of actor Aamir Khan and director-producer Mansoor Khan, and the grandson of director-producer Nasir Hussain. He appeared as a child artist in the films Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988) and Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992).
Khan made his adult acting debut in 2008 with the romantic comedy Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na, which was a critical and commercial success. His performance in the film won him the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut. After the failure of his next two films, Khan was initially written off by the media, calling him a "one-film wonder". He then starred in a number of commercially successful comedies such as I Hate Luv Storys (2010), Mere Brother Ki Dulhan (2011) and Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu (2012), and the action comedy Delhi Belly (2011). This was followed by a series of box-office flops and a hiatus.
Apart from acting in films, Khan is a social activist, and has written columns for the Hindustan Times. He is a supporter of PETA, having appeared in events organised for the group. He has since directed the documentary short film Mission Mars: Keep Walking India (2018).
Early life and background
Imran Khan{{cite web|title=Imran Khan's Bong Connection|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/1179792/report-imran-khan-s-bong-connection|work=Daily News and Analysis|access-date=14 October 2012|archive-date=21 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055158/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/1179792/report-imran-khan-s-bong-connection|url-status=live}} was born on 13 January 1983 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States to Anil Pal, a software engineer,{{cite web|title=Imran is happy|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Imran-is-happy/articleshow/3203051.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726161126/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-07-07/news-interviews/27937178_1_imran-anil-pal-lucky-mascot|url-status=live|archive-date=26 July 2013|author=Dasgupta, Priyanka|work=The Times of India|date=7 July 2008|access-date=13 January 2013}} and Nuzhat Khan, a psychologist. Imran's grandfather was a Bengali from Kolkata who married a British woman. Imran's father is a Bengali Hindu who studied with Mansoor Khan at IIT Bombay and now works as a senior manager at Yahoo in California.{{cite web |last1=Shetty-Saha |first1=Shubha |title=Imran Khan's Bong connection |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-imran-khan-s-bong-connection-1179792 |website=DNA India |language=en |date=25 July 2008 |access-date=19 January 2021 |archive-date=18 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818174924/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-imran-khan-s-bong-connection-1179792 |url-status=live }} Imran's mother is a Muslim from a film family, daughter of the director-producer Nasir Hussain, sister of director-producer Mansoor Khan and cousin of actor Aamir Khan.{{cite web|title=Imran Khan: White Chocolate|url=http://www.sunday-guardian.com/masala-art/imran-khan-white-chocolate|work=The Sunday Guardian|access-date=14 October 2012|archive-date=25 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925215522/http://www.sunday-guardian.com/masala-art/imran-khan-white-chocolate|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Birthday special: 10 popular uncle-nephew jodis in Bollywood|url=http://www.mid-day.com/photos/birthday-special-10-popular-uncle-nephew-jodis-in-bollywood/8401|access-date=13 January 2015|issue=Mid–Day|publisher=Mid.day.com|archive-date=13 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150113132702/http://www.mid-day.com/photos/birthday-special-10-popular-uncle-nephew-jodis-in-bollywood/8401|url-status=live}} Imran Khan is an American citizen by birth.
Khan's parents divorced when he was still a toddler, after which his mother moved to Mumbai.{{cite web|title=An Actor and a Gentleman|url=http://www.verveonline.com/72/people/imran.shtml|author=Talati-Parikh, Sitanshi|work=Verve|date=4 April 2009|access-date=6 January 2013|archive-date=4 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404085025/http://verveonline.com/72/people/imran.shtml|url-status=live}} In an interview, Khan called his step-father, Raj Zutshi, as the father figure during his growing years.{{cite web | last=Dasgupta | first=Priyanka | title=Imran is happy | website=The Times of India | date=July 7, 2008 | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Imran-is-happy/articleshow/3203051.cms | access-date=January 19, 2021 | archive-date=15 September 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915205416/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Imran-is-happy/articleshow/3203051.cms | url-status=live }} He was enrolled at Bombay Scottish School.{{cite web|title=Indian education system is badly damaged|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-imran-khan/20120119.htm#10|work=Rediff.com|date=19 January 2012|access-date=6 January 2013|archive-date=24 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121224143241/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-imran-khan/20120119.htm#10|url-status=live}} According to Khan, he developed a stammer, his grades fell and his academic career went into a "strong decline" due to his inability to cope with his new environment and radically changed family situation; he became nervous and developed facial tics. Meanwhile, his mother married again and found it convenient to send him to a boarding school, choosing Blue Mountain School in distant Coonoor, Tamil Nadu.{{cite web|title=Ranbir and I are picking similar films|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-imran-khan/20120119.htm#11|work=Rediff.com|date=19 January 2012|access-date=6 January 2013|archive-date=24 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121224143241/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-imran-khan/20120119.htm#11|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=First Look: Imran Khan in school!|url=http://search.rediff.com/movies/2008/jul/08celeb.htm|work=Rediff.com|date=8 July 2008|access-date=21 December 2012|archive-date=19 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019162001/http://search.rediff.com/movies/2008/jul/08celeb.htm|url-status=live}} After a period of depression in Coonoor, Khan adjusted and grew into the environment; he later described his experience there as "phenomenal," although his grades remained poor. When the principal of that school left to start his own school, Khan and several other students followed him to a Gurukul in the jungles of Ooty. The new school had no electricity, the students were required to wash their clothes in a creek and they even grew some of the food they ate. Khan later admitted that frequently changing schools made him independent but also a loner.
Khan then moved to Sunnyvale, California, where he lived with his father and attended Fremont High School.{{cite web|title=I never picked up the American accent|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-imran-khan/20120208.htm|work=Rediff.com|access-date=14 October 2012|archive-date=19 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019201454/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-imran-khan/20120208.htm|url-status=live}} Upon graduation, he aspired to become a film director, and went to Los Angeles to pursue a degree in filmmaking at the Los Angeles branch of the New York Film Academy.{{cite web|title=Acting is something that I never learned|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-imran-khan/20120208.htm#5|work=Rediff.com|date=8 February 2012|access-date=13 January 2013|archive-date=19 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019201454/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-imran-khan/20120208.htm#5|url-status=live}} Studying direction, writing and cinematography, Khan was inspired by writer Roald Dahl.{{cite web|title=I Went to Film School in L.A. as Making Movies Was My Dream|url=http://www.braingainmag.com/i-went-to-film-school-in-l-a-as-making-movies-was-my-dream.htm|author=Choudhury, Uttara|work=BrainGain|access-date=14 January 2013|archive-date=19 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119033844/http://www.braingainmag.com/i-went-to-film-school-in-l-a-as-making-movies-was-my-dream.htm|url-status=live}} After receiving his degree, he ventured into market research and advertising. He eventually returned to Mumbai and trained at the Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute.
Khan appeared in the films Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988) and Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar (1992) as a child artist, both times playing the role of a young Aamir Khan.{{cite web|title=Aamir spills it on Jaane Tu...|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/aamir-spills-it-on-jaane-tu-news-bollywood-kkfttjdhhfa.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120021459/http://sify.com/movies/aamir-spills-it-on-jaane-tu-news-bollywood-kkfttjdhhfa.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 November 2010|website=Sify|date=25 June 2008|access-date=13 January 2013}}{{cite web|title=Bollywood's child actors: Then and now|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/13003-5.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402001058/http://ibnlive.in.com/photogallery/13003-5.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 April 2013|publisher=CNN-IBN|date=30 March 2013|access-date=31 March 2013}}
Acting career
= 2008–10: Debut and breakthrough =
While training at the acting institute, Khan began networking and met writer-director Abbas Tyrewala, who offered him the lead role in Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na (2008). After producer Jhamu Sugandh experienced financial difficulties they offered the script to Aamir Khan, who agreed to finance the film.{{cite web|title=Big Interview: finally an actor, feels Imran Khan|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Tabloid/BIG-INTERVIEW-finally-an-actor-feels-Imran-Khan/Article1-985717.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130106153753/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Tabloid/BIG-INTERVIEW-finally-an-actor-feels-Imran-Khan/Article1-985717.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 January 2013|author=Ahmed, Afsana|work=The Hindustan Times|date=6 January 2013|access-date=15 January 2013}} The romantic comedy received positive reviews and was a commercial success,{{cite web|title=Jaane Tu is a big hit|url=http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/jul/07box.htm|work=Rediff.com|access-date=5 July 2010|archive-date=19 July 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100719114413/http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/jul/07box.htm|url-status=live}} earning {{INRConvert|830|m}} worldwide.{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=348&catName=TGlmZXRpbWUgV29ybGR3aWRlIEluIFVTICQ= |title=Top Lifetime Grossers Worldwide (US $) |website=Box Office India |access-date=11 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602093609/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=312&catName=TGlmZXRpbWU%3D |archive-date=2 June 2013 |url-status=dead}} Khan's portrayal of Jai Singh Rathore (Rats)—a boy who does not believe in violence—was praised by critics. Khalid Mohammed mentioned that "the enterprise belongs to debutant Imran Khan who comes up with an intelligent and restrained performance."{{cite web|title=Review: Jaane Tu.. Ya Jaane Na|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Reviews/Review-Jaane-Tu-Ya-Jaane-Na/Article1-321767.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023140058/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Reviews/Review-Jaane-Tu-Ya-Jaane-Na/Article1-321767.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 October 2013|author=Mohammed, Khalid|work=Hindustan Times|date=4 July 2008|access-date=18 December 2012}} Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN called him "the best young actor" of the time, describing his performance as "unconventional and vulnerable" and stating that it created "a lasting impression."{{cite web|title=Masand's Verdict: Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masands-verdict-jaane-tu-ya-jaane-na/68316-8-p0.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201171359/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masands-verdict-jaane-tu-ya-jaane-na/68316-8-p0.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 December 2008|author=Masand, Rajeev|publisher=CNN-IBN|date=5 July 2008|access-date=10 October 2012}} Khan won the Best Male Debut at the 54th Filmfare Awards, sharing the award with Farhan Akhtar.{{cite web|title=Filmfare Awards: Jodha Akbar makes clean sweep|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2009-03-01/news/27659211_1_clean-sweep-jaane-tu-jodha-akbar|work=The Economic Times|date=1 March 2009|access-date=10 October 2012|archive-date=21 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221023458/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2009-03-01/news/27659211_1_clean-sweep-jaane-tu-jodha-akbar|url-status=dead}}
File:Imran Khan IHLS.jpg, 2010]]
Following Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na, Khan starred in Sanjay Gadhvi's thriller Kidnap, produced by Ashtavinayak head honcho Dhilin Mehta. He was cast as Kabir Devendra Sharma, a kidnapper who abducts a girl to settle an old score with her father, played by Minissha Lamba and Sanjay Dutt, respectively. The actor was initially hesitant to play the part (calling it "tricky and tough") because he couldn't relate to the character; according to him, he would not have been able to do it without Gadhvi's support and backing.{{cite web|title=Imran Khan on how Kidnap was almost shelved|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/imran-khan-on-how-kidnap-was-almost-shelved-news-bollywood-kkfsQAhcdeb.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119161323/http://sify.com/movies/imran-khan-on-how-kidnap-was-almost-shelved-news-bollywood-kkfsQAhcdeb.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 November 2010|website=Sify|date=25 September 2008|access-date=9 April 2013}} In preparation for his role, Khan listened to metal and rock music for a year to become aggressive. While the film was a critical failure, his performance was generally well received by critics. Gaurav Malani, in a review for The Economic Times, wrote: "Imran Khan is effective as the intelligent abductor who's always two steps ahead of his opponent. However, the natural actor could go easy on his lip movements that appear synthetic at times."{{cite web|title=Kidnap: Movie Review|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2008-10-02/news/27723020_1_sanjay-dutt-imran-khan-minissha|author=Malani, Gaurav|work=The Economic Times|date=2 October 2012|access-date=10 October 2012|archive-date=3 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003201947/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2008-10-02/news/27723020_1_sanjay-dutt-imran-khan-minissha|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Kidnap|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Kidnap/movie-review/3557567.cms|author=Kazmi, Nikhat|work=The Times of India|date=3 October 2008|access-date=18 December 2012|archive-date=29 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171029022622/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Kidnap/movie-review/3557567.cms|url-status=live}} Kidnap was also a commercial failure.{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=215&catName=MjAwOA== |title=Box Office 2008 |website=Box Office India |access-date=23 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014132123/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=215&catName=MjAwOA%3D%3D |archive-date=14 October 2013 |url-status=dead}}
Khan next featured alongside an ensemble cast including Dutt, Shruti Haasan, Mithun Chakraborty and Danny Denzongpa in Soham Shah's 2009 action thriller Luck, again produced by Mehta, playing Ram Mehra—an average middle-class man in dire need of money and ready to do anything for it.{{cite web|title=My mood decides my film projects: Imran Khan|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/my-mood-decides-my-film-projects-imran-khan/490332|work=The Indian Express|date=16 July 2009|access-date=18 December 2012|archive-date=19 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090719222228/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/my-mood-decides-my-film-projects-imran-khan/490332/|url-status=live}} In an interview he said that the stunts (and the "unusual" concept of human betting) inspired him to sign the film.{{cite web|title=I don't believe in luck|url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2009/jul/14slide-show-1-imran-khan-on-luck.htm#1|work=Rediff.com|date=15 July 2009|access-date=9 April 2013|archive-date=27 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227024355/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2009/jul/14slide-show-1-imran-khan-on-luck.htm#1|url-status=live}} He burnt his eyelashes while shooting the climax scene. Loosely inspired by the 2001 Italian film Intacto and the 2005 Georgian movie 13 Tzameti, it was a commercial failure{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=288&catName=MjAwOQ== |title=Box Office 2009 |website=Box Office India |access-date=28 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014131907/http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=288&catName=MjAwOQ%3D%3D |archive-date=14 October 2013 |url-status=dead}} and generated negative reviews from critics, as did Khan's performance. Rediff.com's Raja Sen stated that the performance lacked the charm of his earlier ones.{{cite web|title=What the Luck is this?|url=http://movies.rediff.com/review/2009/jul/24/review-luck-is-a-dud.htm|author=Sen, Raja|work=Rediff.com|date=24 July 2009|access-date=10 October 2012|archive-date=5 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205214657/http://movies.rediff.com/review/2009/jul/24/review-luck-is-a-dud.htm|url-status=live}}
After the failure of Kidnap and Luck, Khan received fewer film offers, until Karan Johar approached him for the lead role in I Hate Luv Storys (2010). Written and directed by debutante Punit Malhotra, the romantic comedy saw him portray Jay "J" Dhingra, a young Casanova who does not believe in the concept of love and romance. The film garnered mixed-to-positive reviews from critics;{{cite web|title=I Hate Luv Storys Movie Review|url=http://www.reviewgang.com/movies/68-I-Hate-Luv-Storys-movie-review|publisher=ReviewGang|access-date=18 December 2012|archive-date=23 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120723234819/http://www.reviewgang.com/movies/68-I-Hate-Luv-Storys-movie-review|url-status=live}} Khan's performance was generally well received. Komal Nahta wrote, "Imran Khan is endearing and does well for a good part of the film. But he does need to improve in emotional scenes. [He] is free and lovable in the light scenes.{{cite web|title=Komal Nahta's Review: I Hate Luv Storys|url=http://www.koimoi.com/reviews/komal-nahtas-review-i-hate-luv-storys-2/|author=Nahta, Komal|publisher=Koimoi|date=2 July 2010|access-date=10 April 2013|archive-date=4 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130204012323/http://www.koimoi.com/reviews/komal-nahtas-review-i-hate-luv-storys-2/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=I Hate Luv Storys|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/534726|author=Adarsh, Taran|website=Bollywood Hungama|date=1 July 2010|access-date=10 October 2012|archive-date=15 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115224100/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/moviemicro/criticreview/id/534726|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Are Imran-Sonam another SRK-Kajol in the making?|url=http://movies.rediff.com/review/2010/jul/02/review-i-hate-luv-storys.htm|author=Verma, Sukanya|work=Rediff.com|date=2 July 2010|access-date=10 October 2012|archive-date=31 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031191707/http://movies.rediff.com/review/2010/jul/02/review-i-hate-luv-storys.htm|url-status=live}} I Hate Luv Storys was a domestic and international box-office success, earning {{INRConvert|725.2|m}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/npages.php?page=shownews&articleid=1899&nCat=news|title=The Hit List 2010|website=Box Office India|access-date=7 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112165244/http://boxofficeindia.com/npages.php?page=shownews&articleid=1899&nCat=news|archive-date=12 November 2013 }} Khan expressed his gratitude that Johar gave him the opportunity.{{cite web|title=Imran Khan's answer to Rockstar|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-imran-khan/20120119.htm#7|author=Pathank, Ankur|work=Rediff.com|date=19 January 2012|access-date=10 April 2013|archive-date=24 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121224143241/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-imran-khan/20120119.htm#7|url-status=live}} His next appearance was in Danish Aslam's coming-of-age romantic comedy-drama Break Ke Baad. An underwhelming success,{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=318&catName=MjAxMA== |title=Box Office 2010 |publisher=Box office India |access-date=14 May 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014062657/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=318&catName=MjAxMA%3D%3D |archive-date=14 October 2013 |url-status=dead}} the film (and his performance) received mixed reviews;{{cite web|title=Break Ke Baad Movie Review|url=http://www.reviewgang.com/movies/105-Break-Ke-Baad-movie-review|publisher=ReviewGang|access-date=18 December 2012|archive-date=21 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721203202/http://www.reviewgang.com/movies/105-Break-Ke-Baad-movie-review|url-status=live}} while Namrata Joshi of Outlook labelled his performance "earnest",{{cite news|title=Break Ke Baad|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?268522|author=Joshi, Namrata|work=Outlook|date=13 December 2012|access-date=18 December 2012|archive-date=3 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203060920/http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?268522|url-status=live}} Anupama Chopra said that "Imran is saddled with a bland, supporting role".{{cite web|title=Review: Break Ke Baad|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/review-break-ke-baad-570|author=Chopra, Anupama|publisher=NDTV|date=26 November 2010|access-date=18 December 2012|archive-date=21 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140121071455/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/review-break-ke-baad-570|url-status=live}}
= 2011–12: Commercial success =
File:Imran Khan and Katrina Kaif at the Mere Brother Ki Dulhan audo release.jpg at a promotional event for Mere Brother Ki Dulhan, 2011]]
In 2011, Khan earned positive reviews for his role in Abhinay Deo's English language action comedy Delhi Belly.{{cite web|title='Delhi Belly' Continues Bollywood's English Advance|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2011/06/28/delhi-belly-continues-bollywoods-english-advance/|author=Vaidyanathan, Siddhartha|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=28 June 2011|access-date=13 April 2013|archive-date=27 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227165335/http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2011/06/28/delhi-belly-continues-bollywoods-english-advance/|url-status=live}} He was cast as Tashi, a journalist caught up in a hunt for diamonds—smuggled for a crime boss in Delhi—he and his roommates (Kunaal Roy Kapur and Vir Das) have mistakenly taken. The film opened to critical acclaim and was a commercial success, with a domestic revenue of over {{INRConvert|550|m}}.{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3212&nCat=box_office_news|title=Delhi Belly 55 Crore In Three Weeks|website=Box Office India|access-date=27 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320171153/http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=3212&nCat=box_office_news|archive-date=20 March 2012 }} A review in Mid-Day described his performance as "refreshingly good"{{cite web|title=Delhi Belly – Movie review|url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2011/jul/020711-Delhi-Belly-Movie-review-Imran-Khan.htm|author=Shetty-Saha, Shubha|work=Mid-Day|date=2 July 2011|access-date=10 October 2012|archive-date=15 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715064045/http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2011/jul/020711-Delhi-Belly-Movie-review-Imran-Khan.htm|url-status=live}} and Nikhat Kazmi of The Times of India called it his best work to date.{{cite web|title=Delhi Belly|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Delhi-Belly/movie-review/9049864.cms|author=Kazmi, Nikhat|work=The Times of India|date=1 July 2011|access-date=10 October 2012|archive-date=6 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106052515/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/hindi/Delhi-Belly/movie-review/9049864.cms|url-status=live}} Khan said "It is the kind of film that I have always wanted to do, and it is very different to what has been done before in Hindi cinema."{{cite web|title=Imran Khan ('Delhi Belly'): Interview|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/bollywood/interviews/a327010/imran-khan-delhi-belly-interview.html|author=Baker, Steven|website=Digital Spy|date=27 June 2011|access-date=12 April 2013|archive-date=10 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110034833/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/bollywood/interviews/a327010/imran-khan-delhi-belly-interview.html|url-status=live}} Later that year, Khan acted in Ali Abbas Zafar's romantic comedy Mere Brother Ki Dulhan. It received mixed-to-positive reviews, and was a box-office success, with domestic earnings of over {{INRConvert|578|m}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=earnings|title=Box Office Earnings 07/10/10 – 13/10/11 (Nett Collections in Ind Rs)|website=Box Office India|access-date=8 October 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020055243/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=earnings|archive-date=20 October 2011 }} Khan played Kush Agnihotri, a man who falls in love with his brother's fiancee, played by Ali Zafar and Katrina Kaif, respectively. His performance was praised by critics; Sify's Sonia Chopra referred to him as "instantly likeable".{{cite web|title=Mere Brother Ki Dulhan review: Katrina rocks this show!|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/mere-brother-ki-dulhan-review-katrina-rocks-this-show-review-bollywood-14978629.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304163452/http://www.sify.com/movies/mere-brother-ki-dulhan-review-katrina-rocks-this-show-review-bollywood-14978629.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 March 2014|author=Chopra, Sonia|website=Sify |access-date=19 December 2012}}{{cite web|title=Mere brother ki dulhan|url=https://variety.com/2011/film/reviews/mere-brother-ki-dulhan-1117946041/|author=Scheib, Ronnie|work=Variety|date=10 September 2011|access-date=19 December 2012|archive-date=29 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131229040123/http://variety.com/2011/film/reviews/mere-brother-ki-dulhan-1117946041/|url-status=live}}
For his next feature film, Khan starred as Rahul Kapoor, an uptight architect, in Shakun Batra's directorial debut Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu (2012) with Kareena Kapoor. The romantic comedy-drama, set in Las Vegas, is the story of two strangers who get married one night after they get drunk. Khan described his character as "a guy who lives his life according to his parents' wishes."{{cite web|title=Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu is quirkier than it appears|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-imran-khan/20120208.htm|work=Rediff.com|access-date=10 October 2012|archive-date=19 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019201454/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-imran-khan/20120208.htm|url-status=live}} Critical reaction to the film and his performance was positive, with Rajeev Masand writing that "Imran Khan slips comfortably into his role".{{cite web|title=Masand: 'Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu' is light and breezy|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masand-ek-main-aur-ekk-tu-is-light-and-breezy/229114-47.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211202802/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/masand-ek-main-aur-ekk-tu-is-light-and-breezy/229114-47.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 February 2012|author=Masand, Rajeev|publisher=CNN-IBN|date=17 February 2012|access-date=10 October 2012}} Karan Anshuman of Mumbai Mirror opined, "Imran Khan is superbly cast and he doesn't let down. His body language slackens in progression as the script demands and he is absolutely spot on with his comic timing."{{cite news|url=http://mumbaimirror.com/article/30/201202112012021102092584f1d13219/Perfectly-Well-Above-Average.html|title=Perfectly Well Above Average|author=Anshuman, Karan|newspaper=Mumbai Mirror|access-date=11 April 2013|date=11 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214063702/http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/30/201202112012021102092584f1d13219/Perfectly-Well-Above-Average.html|archive-date=14 February 2012 }}{{cite news|title=One Me And One You (Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu): Film Review|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/one-me-one-you-ek-290006|author=Tsering, Lisa|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=13 February 2012|access-date=8 February 2013|archive-date=9 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809061411/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/one-me-one-you-ek-290006|url-status=live}} Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu was a modest commercial success, earning a total of {{INRConvert|530|m}} in India and abroad.{{cite web|title=Content is queen in Bollywood|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Content-is-queen-in-Bollywood/Article1-836416.aspx|author=Bhattcharya, Roshmila|work=Hindustan Times|date=6 April 2012|access-date=25 February 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621073353/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Content-is-queen-in-Bollywood/Article1-836416.aspx|archive-date=21 June 2012}}
= 2013–2015: Setbacks =
File:Imran Khan promoting OUATIMD.jpg, 2013]]
In 2013, Khan appeared in three films, the first being Vishal Bhardwaj's Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola, a political satire set in the rustic surroundings of a village in Haryana. Co-starring with Pankaj Kapur, Anushka Sharma and Shabana Azmi, Khan played Hukum Singh Matru, an educated community activist and Kapur's right-hand man. To prepare for the role, he lived in Delhi for three months and learned to speak Haryanvi from theatre group Act One.{{cite news|title="Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola is a damn funny film" – Imran Khan|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/4395|author=Ramsubramaniam, Nikhil|work=Bollywood Hungama|date=10 January 2013|access-date=15 January 2013|archive-date=16 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116070404/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/4395|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|title=Imran Khan in for a makeover, polishes Haryanvi for film|url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/ENT-imran-khan-in-for-a-makeover-polishes-haryanvi-for-film-2882263.html|newspaper=Daily Bhaskar|access-date=14 October 2012|archive-date=27 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227012215/http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/ENT-imran-khan-in-for-a-makeover-polishes-haryanvi-for-film-2882263.html|url-status=live}} The film (and his performance) generated mixed reviews from critics, and its eventual box-office profit was poor.{{cite web|url=http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5293&nCat=|title=Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola Is A Huge Flop|website=Box Office India|access-date=15 January 2013|date=14 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115031214/http://boxofficeindia.com/boxnewsdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5293&nCat=|archive-date=15 January 2013 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5308&nCat=|title=Inkaar Poor Opening Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola Poor First Week|website=Box Office India|access-date=24 January 2013|date=19 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122021238/http://www.boxofficeindia.com/boxdetail.php?page=shownews&articleid=5308&nCat=|archive-date=22 January 2013 }} Reuters{{'}} Shilpa Jamkhandikar wrote, "Imran Khan goes red in the face trying to muster up a Haryanvi accent and act tough. You can actually see the effort in his acting and that's why it jars all the more."{{cite web|title=Movie Review – Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola: Done in by half measures|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/matru-ki-bijlee-ka-mandola-idINDEE90A03Q20130114|author=Jamkhandikar, Shilpa|work=Reuters|date=14 January 2013|access-date=15 January 2013|archive-date=15 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115221902/http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/01/14/matru-ki-bijlee-ka-mandola-idINDEE90A03Q20130114|url-status=dead}} Subhash K Jha described it as a good effort, at best.{{cite news|title=Subhash K. Jha speaks about Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/4407|author=K Jha, Subhash|work=Bollywood Hungama|date=14 January 2013|access-date=15 January 2013|archive-date=16 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116062550/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/4407|url-status=dead}} Khan also sang for the film's soundtrack in "Chaar Dina Ki".{{cite web|title=Imran Khan turns to singing|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-24/news-interviews/31094734_1_imran-khan-vishal-bhardwaj-khan-boy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227160353/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-24/news-interviews/31094734_1_imran-khan-vishal-bhardwaj-khan-boy|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 December 2013|date=24 February 2012|work=The Times of India|access-date=8 February 2013}}
Khan's next film role was alongside Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha in Milan Luthria's period romantic-drama Once Upon A Time in Mumbai Dobaara! (a sequel to 2010's Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai).{{cite news|title=Sonakshi begins shooting for 'Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai' sequel|url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2012/aug/300812-Sonakshi-begins-shooting-for-Once-Upon-A-Time-In-Mumbaai-sequel.htm|work=Mid-Day|date=30 August 2012|access-date=13 October 2012|archive-date=15 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015155725/http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2012/aug/300812-Sonakshi-begins-shooting-for-Once-Upon-A-Time-In-Mumbaai-sequel.htm|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff inspire Imran Khan|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Anil-Kapoor-Jackie-Shroff-inspire-Imran-Khan/Article1-1059352.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531024750/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Anil-Kapoor-Jackie-Shroff-inspire-Imran-Khan/Article1-1059352.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 May 2013|author=Das, Anirban|work=Hindustan Times|date=13 May 2013|access-date=28 June 2013}} Critical reaction to the film and Khan's portrayal of a gangster was mixed. While Shubhra Gupta of The Indian Express found him unconvincing,{{cite news|title=Movie Review: Once Upon Ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/movie-review-once-upon-ay-time-in-mumbai-dobaara-/1155839/2|author=Gupta, Shubhra|work=The Indian Express|date=17 August 2013|access-date=17 August 2013|archive-date=18 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818201917/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/movie-review-once-upon-ay-time-in-mumbai-dobaara-/1155839/2|url-status=live}} NDTV's Saibal Chatterjee wrote, "He provides evidence that he can handle a wider range of roles than he is usually allowed to play."{{cite web|title=Once Upon Ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara! movie review|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/once-upon-ay-time-in-mumbai-dobaara-movie-review-860?rhsm|author=Chatterjee, Saibal|publisher=NDTV|date=14 August 2013|access-date=17 August 2013|archive-date=18 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818062329/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie-reviews/once-upon-ay-time-in-mumbai-dobaara-movie-review-860?rhsm|url-status=live}} Also that year, he starred opposite Kareena Kapoor in Punit Malhotra's romantic comedy Gori Tere Pyaar Mein, a critical and commercial failure.{{cite web|title=Everyone has to think about the failure of 'Gori Tere Pyaar Mein': Imran Khan|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/movies/everyone-has-to-think-about-the-failure-of-gori-tere-pyaar-mein-imran-khan_147221.html|publisher=Zee News|date=3 December 2013|access-date=30 July 2014|archive-date=8 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808050807/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/movies/everyone-has-to-think-about-the-failure-of-gori-tere-pyaar-mein-imran-khan_147221.html|url-status=live}}
In 2015, Khan acted in Nikhil Advani's romantic drama Katti Batti, opposite Kangana Ranaut. The film opened to mixed reviews and was another box-office failure for him;{{cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151002/entertainment-bollywood/article/we-should-move-next-films-kangana-katti-batti-failure|title=We should move on to the next films: Kangana on 'Katti Batti' failure|work=Deccan Chronicle|date=2 October 2015|access-date=6 January 2016|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094847/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/151002/entertainment-bollywood/article/we-should-move-next-films-kangana-katti-batti-failure|url-status=live}} it has been his last release to date.{{Cite web|date=November 18, 2020|title=Has Imran Khan Quit Acting? "He's Left The Fight," Says Friend Akshay Oberoi|url=https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/has-imran-khan-quit-acting-hes-left-the-fight-says-friend-akshay-oberoi-2326949|access-date=2020-12-08|website=NDTV.com|archive-date=2 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202114819/https://www.ndtv.com/entertainment/has-imran-khan-quit-acting-hes-left-the-fight-says-friend-akshay-oberoi-2326949|url-status=live}} He later made his directorial debut with the documentary short film Mission Mars: Keep Walking India (2018).{{Cite magazine |date=2018-09-22 |title=Imran Khan debut as director for Mission Mars |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/imran-khan-debuts-as-a-director-with-mission-mars-keep-walking-india-30436.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190623104611/https://www.filmfare.com/news/bollywood/imran-khan-debuts-as-a-director-with-mission-mars-keep-walking-india-30436.html |archive-date=23 June 2019 |access-date=21 July 2019 |magazine=Filmfare}}
Other works
In 2009, he participated in Eve Ensler's play The Vagina Monologues in celebration of completing 200 shows in India and V-Day. The event was a fundraiser whose beneficiaries included Haseena Hussein (a girl who was blinded and disfigured in an acid attack in Bangalore in 1999), and several other NGOs.{{cite web|title=Imran Khan now part of The Vagina Monologues|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/imran-khan-now-part-of-the-vagina-monologues/87488-8.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117162017/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/imran-khan-now-part-of-the-vagina-monologues/87488-8.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 January 2014|author=Puranik, Shveta|publisher=CNN-IBN|date=12 March 2009|access-date=11 April 2013}}{{cite web|title=Actor Imran Khan's stage debut in The Vagina Monologues was a dud|url=http://www.mid-day.com/whatson/2009/mar/270309-Imran-Khan-Dud-Debut-Vagina-Monologues-Kissa-Yoni-Ka-cast-Whats-on-Mumbai.htm|author=Gaekwad, Manish|work=Mid-Day|date=27 March 2009|access-date=6 January 2013|archive-date=3 December 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091203101304/http://www.mid-day.com/whatson/2009/mar/270309-Imran-Khan-Dud-Debut-Vagina-Monologues-Kissa-Yoni-Ka-cast-Whats-on-Mumbai.htm|url-status=live}} Khan endorses People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), and has appeared in a number of advertisements in support of the organisation. In 2010 he appeared with his dog, Tony, urging viewers to adopt stray dogs instead of buying purebred animals.{{cite web|title=Imran Khan shoots PETA ad|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/CelebWatch/Imran-Khan-shoots-PETA-ad/Article1-600475.aspx|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216051050/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/CelebWatch/Imran-Khan-shoots-PETA-ad/Article1-600475.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 February 2013|work=Hindustan Times|date=15 September 2010|access-date=6 January 2013}} Khan filmed a second advertisement in 2011, titled "Tony Changed My Life. You Can Change a Homeless Dog's Life. Please Adopt", after Tony's death in which he continued to advocate for the adoption of animals and not treating them as fashion statements.{{cite web|title=Don't buy a dog, take a stray home: Actor|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-21/mumbai/29568432_1_stray-animals-imran-khan-animal-shelter|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911143842/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-21/mumbai/29568432_1_stray-animals-imran-khan-animal-shelter|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 September 2011|date=21 May 2011|work=The Times of India|access-date=6 January 2013}}
In 2011, Khan and his brother-in-law, Vedant Malik, opposed the Maharashtra state government's new law raising the drinking age to 25 by filing a public-interest litigation (PIL) against it.{{cite web|title=Under-25 drinking ban 'unjust': Imran Khan|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-14/mumbai/30153581_1_drinking-age-age-limit-age-for-hard-liquor|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111021035340/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-14/mumbai/30153581_1_drinking-age-age-limit-age-for-hard-liquor|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 October 2011|work=The Times of India|access-date=14 October 2012}} In an interview given to The Times of India he said; "It's completely unfair to expect that one has to wait till 25 years to exercise his freedom of choice regarding one's lifestyle. Young India is not as irresponsible as the older establishment assumes it to be."{{cite news|title=Mumbaikars blast new booze law|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-06/mumbai/29625360_1_drinking-age-age-limit-whisky|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904164540/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-06/mumbai/29625360_1_drinking-age-age-limit-whisky|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 September 2011|work=The Times of India|access-date=14 October 2012}} He walked the ramp to support Shabana Azmi's charitable initiative, Mijwan Welfare Society, an NGO dedicated to empowering girls.{{cite web|title='Mijwan 2012' Fashion Show|url=http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/fashion/indian-shows/Mijwan-2012-fashion-show/newversion/articleshow_v2/16246826.cms|work=The Times of India|access-date=11 April 2013|archive-date=15 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215180317/https://photogallery.indiatimes.com/fashion/indian-shows/Mijwan-2012-fashion-show/newversion/articleshow_v2/16246826.cms|url-status=live}} He said that he feels privileged to have been brought up in a family surrounded by strong women.{{cite web|title=Imran Khan|url=http://www.mijwan.org/events-press-media/mijwan-sonnets-in-fabrics/star-speaks-for-mijwan/46-imran-khan|publisher=Mijwan.org|access-date=11 April 2013|archive-date=30 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630075750/http://www.mijwan.org/events-press-media/mijwan-sonnets-in-fabrics/star-speaks-for-mijwan/46-imran-khan|url-status=live}} In 2013, Khan along with his wife Avantika Malik and mother Nuzhat Khan, purchased a four-acre land which will be converted into an animal shelter with veterinary doctors and staff who will attend to the rescued animals until they are adopted.{{cite news|title=Imran to open animal shelter for stray dogs|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/1731857/Imran-to-open-animal-shelter-for-stray-dogs|work=Bollywood Hungama|date=22 February 2013|access-date=1 April 2013|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924144725/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/1731857/Imran-to-open-animal-shelter-for-stray-dogs|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Imran Khan all set to open animal shelter|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-22/news-interviews/37222353_1_animal-shelter-avantika-malik-imran-khan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130224180002/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-02-22/news-interviews/37222353_1_animal-shelter-avantika-malik-imran-khan|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 February 2013|date=22 February 2013|work=The Times of India|access-date=1 April 2013}}
In December 2013, it was announced that Khan, along with famed comedy group All India Bakchod, will be heading up a campaign against the recently reinstated ban on gay sex in India through a satirical video highlighting ignorance around gay issues.{{cite web|url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/12/30/satirical-video-against-reinstated-indian-gay-sex-ban-features-bollywood-star-imran-khan/|title=Satirical video against reinstated Indian gay sex ban features Bollywood star Imran Khan|work=PinkNews|date=30 December 2013 |access-date=3 April 2016|archive-date=16 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416232610/http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/12/30/satirical-video-against-reinstated-indian-gay-sex-ban-features-bollywood-star-imran-khan/|url-status=live}} Speaking to Hindustan Times, Khan said: "I’ve always been involved with gay rights. The scenario in this country is disheartening and depressing. These are basic human rights that people are being denied of; they’re no minority. The idea of this initiative is to show those who do not support homosexuality, how ridiculous their thinking is". Other Bollywood stars have spoken out to condemn the reintroduction of the law.{{cite web|url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/12/11/indian-ban-on-gay-sex-condemned-by-bollywood-stars/|title=Indian ban on gay sex condemned by Bollywood stars|work=PinkNews|date=11 December 2013 |access-date=3 April 2016|archive-date=16 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416222331/http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/12/11/indian-ban-on-gay-sex-condemned-by-bollywood-stars/|url-status=live}}
In 2014, it was announced that he had joined other Bollywood and international celebrities in the TeachAids initiative, a state-of-the-art approach to worldwide HIV prevention, developed at Stanford University.{{cite web|title=Bollywood superstar Imran Khan joins TeachAIDS effort in India|url=http://teachaids.org/blog/actor-imran-khan-joins-teachaids|work=TeachAIDS Blog|date=13 January 2014|access-date=15 January 2014|archive-date=16 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116102816/http://teachaids.org/blog/actor-imran-khan-joins-teachaids|url-status=live}}
Khan became a columnist for the Hindustan Times in March 2009,{{cite web|title=Imran Khan is our newest columnist|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Columns/Imran-Khan-is-our-newest-columnist/Article1-394879.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207040705/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/Columns/Imran-Khan-is-our-newest-columnist/Article1-394879.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 December 2013|author=Imran Khan|work=Hindustan Times|date=30 March 2009|access-date=6 January 2013}} and continues contributing occasionally to the paper.{{cite web|title=Imran Khan columns|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Search/search.aspx?q=Imran%20Khan%20column|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207035701/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Search/search.aspx?q=Imran%20Khan%20column|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 December 2013|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=7 January 2013}} Khan has refused to promote alcohol and tobacco products,{{cite web|title="I like everything about Anushka" – Imran Khan|url=http://www.filmfare.com/interviews/i-like-everything-about-anushka-imran-khan-2383.html|author=Dave, Kajol|work=Filmfare|date=15 February 2013|access-date=15 February 2013|archive-date=16 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216084852/http://www.filmfare.com/interviews/i-like-everything-about-anushka-imran-khan-2383.html|url-status=live}} condemning such products instead, by saying that he only represents brands he can relate to.{{cite web|title=I sat at home for nine months|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-imran-khan/20120208.htm#7|work=Rediff.com|date=8 February 2012|access-date=13 January 2013|archive-date=19 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019201454/http://www.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-interview-with-imran-khan/20120208.htm#7|url-status=live}} He has endorsed several products (including Coca-Cola, Levis, MTS India, Maaza, Bru and Lux), having appeared in television and print advertisements.{{cite news|title=What's Imran doing in ladies compartment?|url=http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2011/feb/160211-Imran-Khan-cola-ad-ladies-compartment-Mumbai-local-Goregaon-station.htm|author=Joshi, Tushar|work=Mid-Day|date=16 February 2011|access-date=11 April 2013|archive-date=31 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110831140852/http://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/2011/feb/160211-Imran-Khan-cola-ad-ladies-compartment-Mumbai-local-Goregaon-station.htm|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Bollywood's under-30 over-achievers|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Bollywood-s-under-30-over-achievers/Article1-918882.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825090124/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Bollywood-s-under-30-over-achievers/Article1-918882.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 August 2012|author=Jain, Priyanka|work=Hindustan Times|date=24 August 2012|access-date=5 February 2013}}{{cite web|title=Imran Khan to endorse MTS in Rs 10-crore deal|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-12-26/news/30559011_1_mts-india-telecom-sector-telecom-firms|publisher=Bhushan, Ratna & Aulakh, Gulveen|work=The Economic Times|date=26 December 2011|access-date=6 February 2013|archive-date=7 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207114618/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-12-26/news/30559011_1_mts-india-telecom-sector-telecom-firms|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Younger faces to drive 2013 brandwagon|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Younger-faces-to-drive-2013-brandwagon/articleshow/18011915.cms|author=Sharma, Samidha|work=The Times of India|date=14 January 2013|access-date=6 February 2013|archive-date=11 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711074710/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Younger-faces-to-drive-2013-brandwagon/articleshow/18011915.cms|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Imran Khan, Anushka Sharma bond over coffee|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/tabloid/Imran-Khan-Anushka-Sharma-bond-over-coffee/Article1-1039328.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130409010932/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Tabloid/Imran-Khan-Anushka-Sharma-bond-over-coffee/Article1-1039328.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 April 2013|work=Hindustan Times|date=8 April 2013|access-date=11 April 2013}}
Personal life
File:Imran Khan Avantika Malik Wedding.jpg
Khan's parents divorced when he was a year and a half old. His mother then married actor Raj Zutshi; they divorced in 2006.{{cite web|title=Raj Zutshi separates from wife|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/features/2006/raj-zutshi-180906.html|publisher=Oneindia Entertainment|date=16 September 2006|access-date=6 January 2013|archive-date=28 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140228234223/http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/features/2006/raj-zutshi-180906.html|url-status=live}} Khan says that they remained cordial and that he felt supported by all three of his parents.{{cite news|title="Salman is the only star, rest are all mazdoors" – Imran Khan|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/4514|work=Bollywood Hungama|date=5 February 2013|access-date=8 February 2013|archive-date=11 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130211003758/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/features/type/view/id/4514|url-status=dead}} He retained his mother's maiden name as a tribute to her because she raised him on her own. The actor lives with his family in Pali Hill, a suburban neighbourhood in Mumbai.{{cite magazine|title=Saif Ali Khan, Kareena attend Imran Khan's housewarming bash at his grandfather Nasir Hussain's bungalow|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/saif-ali-khan-kareena-kapoor-imran-khan-housewarming-bash-grandfather-nasir-hussain-bungalow/1/239361.html|author=Mankermi, Shivani|magazine=India Today|date=25 December 2012|access-date=6 January 2013|archive-date=28 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121228051414/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/saif-ali-khan-kareena-kapoor-imran-khan-housewarming-bash-grandfather-nasir-hussain-bungalow/1/239361.html|url-status=live}}
Khan began dating Avantika Malik (daughter of Vandana Malik and niece of Raghav Bahl, the founder of the Network18 Group),{{cite web|title=Who is Imran Khan's fiancee Avantika Malik?|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/news/2011/imran-khan-avantika-malik-wedding-050111.html|publisher=Oneindia Entertainment|date=5 January 2011|access-date=8 January 2013|archive-date=17 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217164138/https://www.filmibeat.com/bollywood/news/2011/imran-khan-avantika-malik-wedding-050111.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Meet Imran Khan's bride|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/meet-imran-khans-bride/20110104.htm|date=2011-01-04|author=|website=Rediff.com|access-date=9 September 2021|archive-date=9 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909095530/https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/meet-imran-khans-bride/20110104.htm|url-status=live}} at age 19. He later attributed his personal growth to his relationship with Malik: "I have learned a lot about myself and become a more balanced person." His openness about their relationship at an early stage of his career received much press coverage;{{cite web|title=Imran Khan talks of female fans|url=http://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/imran-khan-talks-of-female-fans-2011-11-06-1.427008|publisher=Emirates 24/7|date=6 November 2011|access-date=14 January 2013|archive-date=7 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107101317/http://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/imran-khan-talks-of-female-fans-2011-11-06-1.427008|url-status=live}} Sitanshi Talati-Parikh of Verve commented, "he does not see any danger in tagging himself as 'unavailable'". Khan later explained that he did not believe in hiding their relationship;{{cite web|title=Aamir Khan's open to improvisations: Imran Khan|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Aamir-Khans-open-to-improvisations-Imran-Khan/articleshow/8950448.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905112548/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-22/news-interviews/29688935_1_imran-khan-film-makers-imran-shot|url-status=live|archive-date=5 September 2011|author=Mulchandani, Amrita|date=22 June 2011|work=The Times of India|access-date=1 April 2013}} he cited Aamir Khan, Shahrukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan, all of whom married early in their careers and remained popular.{{cite web|title=Hrithik is the sexiest male star: Imran|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Hrithik-is-the-sexiest-male-star-Imran/articleshow/5994721.cms|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216065029/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-06-01/news-interviews/28284820_1_films-movie-biz-home-movie|url-status=live|archive-date=16 February 2013|date=1 June 2010|work=The Times of India|access-date=6 January 2013}} The couple was engaged on 16 January 2010, in a farmhouse owned by Avantika's family in Karjat (near Navi Mumbai).{{cite web|title=Imran Khan got engaged to Avantika|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/mumbai/Imran-Khan-got-engaged-to-Avantika/articleshow/5455617.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609223347/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-01-18/bollywood/28114425_1_imran-khan-avantika-malik-exchange-rings|url-status=live|archive-date=9 June 2011|date=18 January 2010|work=The Times of India|access-date=30 March 2013}} They married a year later (on 10 January 2011) in a private civil ceremony at Aamir Khan's home in Pali Hill.{{cite web|title=Meet Imran Khan's bride|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/meet-imran-khans-bride/20110104.htm|publisher=Rediff|access-date=2011-01-09|archive-date=7 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110107040221/http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/meet-imran-khans-bride/20110104.htm|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Imran Khan, Avantika's honeymoon in Phuket after wedding|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/Imran-Khan-Avantikas-honeymoon-in-Phuket-after-wedding/articleshow/7257771.cms|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411032946/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-11/news-interviews/28354801_1_phuket-imran-khan-honeymoon|url-status=live|archive-date=11 April 2013|date=11 January 2011|work=The Times of India|access-date=30 March 2013}} On 6 December 2013, it was announced that the couple were expecting their first child{{cite news|title=Imran Khan, Avantika Malik expecting their first baby in 2014|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/131206/entertainment-bollywood/article/imran-khan-avantika-malik-expecting-their-first-baby-2014|newspaper=Deccan Chronicle|date=6 December 2013|access-date=6 December 2013|archive-date=9 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209014124/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131206/entertainment-bollywood/article/imran-khan-avantika-malik-expecting-their-first-baby-2014|url-status=live}} and on 9 June 2014, Malik gave birth to a baby girl,{{cite web|last1=Iyer|first1=Meena (16 June 2014)|title=I change Imara's diapers because I've done it for Aamir's kids: Imran Khan|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-change-Imaras-diapers-because-Ive-done-it-for-Aamirs-kids-Imran-Khan/articleshow/36607535.cms|website=The Times of India|access-date=15 June 2014|archive-date=16 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140616193335/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news-interviews/I-change-Imaras-diapers-because-Ive-done-it-for-Aamirs-kids-Imran-Khan/articleshow/36607535.cms|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=It's a baby girl for new parents Imran Khan and Avantika Malik|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-it-s-a-baby-girl-for-new-parents-imran-khan-and-avantika-malik-1994422|work=Daily News and Analysis|date=9 June 2014|access-date=16 June 2014|archive-date=11 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611234754/http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-it-s-a-baby-girl-for-new-parents-imran-khan-and-avantika-malik-1994422|url-status=live}} Imara Malik Khan.{{cite web|title=Imran Khan, Avantika Malik name daughter Imara!|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/imran-khan-avantika-malik-name-daughter-imara_156771.html|publisher=Zee News|date=16 June 2014|access-date=16 June 2014|archive-date=8 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508001341/http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/celebrity/imran-khan-avantika-malik-name-daughter-imara_156771.html|url-status=live}} In May 2019, the couple started living separately, and Avantika left Khan’s home with their daughter. The couple decided to separate due to irreconcilable differences after an eight-year-long marriage.{{Cite web|title=Who is Lekha Washington? The other woman in Imran Khan and Avantika Malik's marriage|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/bollywood/who-is-lekha-washington-the-other-woman-in-imran-khan-and-avantika-maliks-marriage|access-date=2021-06-08|website=Free Press Journal|language=en|archive-date=8 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608104645/https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/bollywood/who-is-lekha-washington-the-other-woman-in-imran-khan-and-avantika-maliks-marriage|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|date=2021-01-20|title=Imran Khan's Wife Avantika Malik Shares Another Cryptic Post, This Time ....|url=https://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-news/imran-khans-wife-avantika-malik-shares-another-cryptic-post-this-time-about-being-stuck-in-the-past/|access-date=2021-06-08|website=Koimoi|language=en-US|archive-date=3 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303094229/https://www.koimoi.com/bollywood-news/imran-khans-wife-avantika-malik-shares-another-cryptic-post-this-time-about-being-stuck-in-the-past/|url-status=live}}
Khan's non-controversial lifestyle has generated speculation in the mass media.{{cite web|title=Imran Khan, Avantika Malik's simple life|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-24/news-interviews/30656069_1_imran-khan-avantika-malik-duo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212083101/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-24/news-interviews/30656069_1_imran-khan-avantika-malik-duo|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 December 2013|date=24 January 2012|work=The Times of India|access-date=1 April 2013}}{{cite magazine|title=Chocolate boy Imran turns bossy|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/imran-khan-as-guest-editor-for-gq-magazine/1/175914.html|magazine=India Today|date=1 March 2012|access-date=6 January 2013|archive-date=30 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830125044/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/imran-khan-as-guest-editor-for-gq-magazine/1/175914.html|url-status=live}} During an interview, he said he does not rely on controversy and rumours to stay in the news.{{cite web|title=What's up Imran Khan's sleeve?|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/1774106/report-whats-up-imran-khans-sleeve|author=Naval-Shyete, Aakanksha|work=Daily News and Analysis|date=6 December 2012|access-date=6 January 2013}} The actor also asserted that he prefers to stay away from the limelight when not promoting his films.{{cite web|title=I don't provide enough gossip, says Imran Khan|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/I-don-t-provide-enough-gossip-says-Imran-Khan/Article1-987282.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130109212415/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/I-don-t-provide-enough-gossip-says-Imran-Khan/Article1-987282.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 January 2013|author=Saini Kathait, Minakshi|work=Hindustan Times|date=9 January 2013|access-date=6 February 2013}}
In a recent video on the comedian Raunaq Rajani's YouTube channel, Imran said that he started seeing someone during COVID and they were "in the process" of moving in together.{{cite web |title=MURD€R MYSTERY GANG |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJtakyR0Du0 |website=youtube.com |format=video |date=June 6, 2024}}
In the media
File:Imran Khan snapped during Bru Gold's photoshoot (2).jpg
Imran Khan's eyes and lips have been mentioned as his most distinctive physical features.{{cite web|title=Life's A Green Room|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?237971|author=Joshi, Namrata|work=Outlook|date=21 July 2008|access-date=6 January 2013|archive-date=6 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106041016/http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?237971|url-status=live}} In 2011, Bombay Dost, India's first legal gay magazine, labelled him a "gay icon".{{cite web|title=Imran Khan wants to do a Brokeback Mountain|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-20/news-interviews/29905657_1_gay-icon-gay-character-supporter-of-gay-rights|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130527194108/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-20/news-interviews/29905657_1_gay-icon-gay-character-supporter-of-gay-rights|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 May 2013|author=Joshi, Tushar|date=20 August 2011|work=The Times of India|access-date=6 February 2013}} The following year he was featured on GQ India{{'}}s list of "Bollywood's 11 Best-Dressed Actors", which described his style sense: "grown and matured into an irresistible combination of goody-two-shoesness and an urbane sophistication."{{cite web|title=Bollywood's 11 Best Dressed Actors|url=http://www.gqindia.com/content/bollywood%E2%80%99s-11-best-dressed-actors|work=GQ India|author=Megha Shah|date=15 May 2012|access-date=6 January 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120519014758/http://www.gqindia.com/content/bollywood%E2%80%99s-11-best-dressed-actors|archive-date=19 May 2012}}
In 2013, he ranked fortieth on Forbes' "Celebrity 100", a list based on the income and popularity of India's biggest entertainers.{{cite web|title=Forbes India Celebrity 100 |url=http://forbesindia.com/lists/2012-celebrity-100/1395/1 |author=Forbes India |work=Forbes |access-date=6 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711071335/http://forbesindia.com/lists/2012-celebrity-100/1395/1 |archive-date=11 July 2015}}
After moving from his "lover boy" image in Delhi Belly and Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola, Khan was noted for experimenting with different genres and character types.{{cite web|title=Imran Khan to act all grown up!|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Imran-Khan-to-act-all-grown-up/Article1-891735.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120720071200/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Bollywood/Imran-Khan-to-act-all-grown-up/Article1-891735.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 July 2012|author=Awaasthi, Kavita|work=Hindustan Times|date=19 July 2012|access-date=6 February 2013}}{{cite web|title=Imran Khan is no more the Chocolate boy|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-23/news-interviews/32803259_1_vishal-bhardwaj-s-matru-mandola-imran-khan|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508010501/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-23/news-interviews/32803259_1_vishal-bhardwaj-s-matru-mandola-imran-khan|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 May 2013|date=23 July 2012|work=The Times of India|access-date=5 February 2013}} The Hindu{{'}}s Vijay Nair labelled him as "unconvincing" and said that he "[delivers] performances that suffer in comparison to what his co stars bring to the film."{{cite web|title=Cinema – Generation Next Superstar!|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/cinema-generation-next-superstar/article2662658.ece|author=Nair, Vijay|work=The Hindu|date=26 November 2011|access-date=1 April 2013|archive-date=9 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809055637/https://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/cinema-generation-next-superstar/article2662658.ece|url-status=live}} Khan has been compared to his uncle Aamir Khan, whom he describes as a major influence on his life.{{cite web|title=Why Imran Khan loves doing romantic comedies?|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/why-imran-khan-loves-doing-romantic-comedies-news-bollywood-kkfqv1abdih.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101118224342/http://sify.com/movies/why-imran-khan-loves-doing-romantic-comedies-news-bollywood-kkfqv1abdih.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 November 2010|website=Sify|date=24 June 2010|access-date=5 February 2013}}{{cite web|title=Known and Unknown facts about Imran Khan|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/known-and-unknown-facts-about-imran-khan-6117.html|publisher=India TV|date=13 January 2013|access-date=8 February 2013|archive-date=15 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115171939/http://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/known-and-unknown-facts-about-imran-khan-6117.html|url-status=live}}
Filmography
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| Year
! Film ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 1988
| Young Raj | Child artist |
| 1992
| Young Sanjaylal | Child artist |
| rowspan=2|2008
| Jai "Rats" Singh Rathore | |
| Kidnap
| Kabir Devendra Sharma | |
| 2009
| Luck | Ram Mehra | |
| rowspan=3|2010
| Jay Dhingra | |
| Jhootha Hi Sahi
| Akash Dixit/Akshay |
| Break Ke Baad
| Abhay Gulati | |
| rowspan=2|2011
| Tashi Dorjee Lhatoo |English-language film |
| Mere Brother Ki Dulhan
| Kush Agnihotri | |
| 2012
| Rahul Kapoor | |
| rowspan=4|2013
| Hukum Singh Matru | Also playback singer for song "Chaar Dina Ki" |
| Bombay Talkies
| Himself | Special appearance in song "Apna Bombay Talkies" |
| Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara!
| Aslam Siddiqui | |
| Gori Tere Pyaar Mein
| Sriram Venkat | |
| 2015
| Madhav "Maddy" Kabra | |
| 2018
| Mission Mars: Keep Walking India | — | Director; short film |
Accolades
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