Iqbal Khan (actor)
{{Short description|Indian actor (born 1981)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Iqbal Khan
| birth_name = Mohammed Iqbal Khan
| image = Mohammed Iqbal Khan Recent Look.jpg
| caption = Khan in 2023
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|02|10}}[http://www.miqbalkhan.com/bio.htm "About Iqbal"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406140324/http://www.miqbalkhan.com/bio.htm |date=6 April 2018 }}, Mohammed Iqbal Khan website.
| birth_place = Jammu and Kashmir, India
| yearsactive = 2002–present
| occupation = {{hlist|Model|actor}}
| parents =
| spouse = {{Marriage|Sneha Chhabra Khan|2007}}
| children = Ammaara Khan (daughter)
Ifza Khan (daughter)
| website =
| othername =
}}
Mohammed Iqbal Khan (born 10 February 1981), more commonly known as Iqbal Khan, is an Indian actor.
Early life
Khan was born in Kashmir and began school in Tyndale Biscoe School, Srinagar and was further educated at Pinegrove School Dharampur, Distt. Solan. He finished his 11th and 12th from The Lawrence School, Sanawar (founded in 1847).
He was a part of Falguni Pathak's along with Sneha Chhabra in Indhana winava music video which was launched in 2001 .{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}
Career
After moving to Mumbai in 2001, he shot a number of music videos for T-series produced by Anubhav Sinha and directed by Anupam Sinha and Ratna Sinha (Jagjit Singh song). He then did his first film Fun2shh (released in 2003) and then Bullet: Ek Dhamaka(released in 2005). His television debut was as Angad Khanna in the serial Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai, this role made him an instant star.
Soon after, he went on to play the character of Shaurya Nanda in Kkavyanjali and Raghu Malik in Kahiin To Hoga. After the ending of Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai, Khan did another serial, Karam Apnaa Apnaa, playing the role of Shiv Kapoor. He left Karam Apnaa Apnaa at the end of 2006.{{citation needed|date=June 2012}}
He made a comeback on television with Chhoona Hai Aasmaan as the air force officer Abhimanyu Adhikari. Khan appeared in Waaris and took the lead role of Rudra in the serial Sanjog Se Bani Sangini. He portrayed Dr. Viren Roy in Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli from March to June 2012.
In 2015, Khan joined with Ekta Kapoor and was cast in a double role on a limited-episode series for Sony Entertainment Television, winning two awards for it.
In July 2016, Khan was criticized for his Facebook post comparing Indian administered Kashmir with Palestine.Sarika Sharma, [http://timesofhanindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Iqbal-Khan-compares-current-Kashmir-situation-with-Palestine-in-his-controversial-FB-post/articleshow/53261947.cms "Iqbal Khan compares current Kashmir situation with Palestine in his controversial FB post"]{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, The Times of India, 18 July 2016.[http://www.abplive.in/television/iqbal-khan-compares-kashmir-with-palestine-in-a-controversial-post-382829 "Iqbal Khan compares Kashmir with Palestine in a controversial post!"], ABP Live, 18 July 2016.
In 2016, Khan was also seen in And TV's show Waaris as Charan Pawania. In the same year, he joined as Akbar in Bharatvarsh and as Nawab Iqbal Khan in Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/iqbal-khan-to-enter-zee-tvs-show-ek-tha-raja-ek-thi-rani-828234/|title=Iqbal Khan to enter Zee TV's show Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani|website=Bollywood Life|date=7 November 2016 |language=en|access-date=1 February 2022}} In 2017, he appears as a cameo in Life OK's show Bahu Hamari Rajni Kant as Super Robot.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/iqbal-khan-roped-in-for-bahu-hamari-rajni_kant/articleshow/57040691.cms|title=Iqbal Khan roped in for Bahu Hamari Rajni_Kant|website=Times of India|date=8 February 2017 |language=en|access-date=1 February 2022}} From 2017 to 2018, he enter the Star Bharat's show Kaal Bhairav Rahasya as Indra Prakash / Sethji.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/tv/news-gossip/iqbal-khan-be-part-star-bharats-kaal-bhairav-rahasya-389096|title=Iqbal Khan to be a part of Star Bharat's 'Kaal Bhairav- Rahasya'|website=PinkVilla|language=en|access-date=1 February 2022|archive-date=1 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201104850/https://www.pinkvilla.com/tv/news-gossip/iqbal-khan-be-part-star-bharats-kaal-bhairav-rahasya-389096|url-status=dead}} In 2018, he appears as Iqbal in Colors TV's show Dil Se Dil Tak{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/iqbal-khan-joins-dil-se-dil-tak/articleshow/63714960.cms|title=Iqbal Khan joins 'Dil Se Dil Tak'|website=Times of India|date=12 April 2018 |language=en|access-date=1 February 2022}} and Guest in Juzz Baatt.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tellybest.com/news/iqbal-khan-reminisces-his-land-kashmir-on-rajeev-khandelwals-hosted-zee-tv-show-juzz-baatt|title=Iqbal Khan reminisces his land Kashmir on Rajeev Khandelwal's hosted Zee TV show Juzz Baatt|website=Tellybest|language=en|access-date=1 February 2022|archive-date=16 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816202829/https://www.tellybest.com/news/iqbal-khan-reminisces-his-land-kashmir-on-rajeev-khandelwals-hosted-zee-tv-show-juzz-baatt|url-status=dead}}
After a four-year absence, in February 2022 he made a comeback with Colors TV's show Nima Denzongpa where he played the role Virat Sethi.{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/exclusive-iqbal-khan-to-enter-nima-denzongpa-the-actor-returns-to-tv-after-three-years/articleshow/89115978.cms|title=Exclusive! Iqbal Khan to enter Nima Denzongpa, the actor returns to TV after three years|website=TOI|date=25 January 2022 |language=en|access-date=1 February 2022}} He quit the show in July 2022.{{Cite news|last=Trivedi|first=Tanvi|date=1 July 2022|title=All good things come to an end, my beautiful journey on Nima Denzongpa has ended now: Iqbal Khan|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/all-good-things-come-to-an-end-my-beautiful-journey-on-nima-denzongpa-has-ended-now-iqbal-khan/articleshow/92595971.cms|access-date=5 August 2022|work=TOI|language=en}}
From July 2022 to August 2023, he was seen as a middle aged businessman, Devvrat "Dev" Raichand in Atul Kelkar's show Na Umra Ki Seema Ho on Star Bharat.{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/entertainment/iqbal-khan-joins-new-show-na-umra-ki-seema-ho-%E2%80%A2-407123|title=Iqbal khan joins new show Na Umra Ki Seema Ho|date=2022-06-26|website=Tribune India Dot Com|language=en|access-date=2022-06-30|archive-date=7 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407014950/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/entertainment/iqbal-khan-joins-new-show-na-umra-ki-seema-ho-%E2%80%A2-407123|url-status=dead}}
Personal life
Khan is married to Sneha Chhabra,Chaya Unnikrishnan, [http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-i-want-my-daughter-to-be-strong-iqbal-khan-1965527 "I want my daughter to be strong: Iqbal Khan"], DNA, 28 February 2014. whom he met at a shoot of a video album.{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_the-khan-of-small-screen_1091204 |title=The Khan of small screen |date=16 April 2007 |author=Farhana Farook |newspaper=Daily News and Analysis|accessdate=1 July 2012}} They have a daughter Ammaara, who was born in 2011.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/Iqbal-Khan-is-daddy-dearest-now/articleshow/11279321.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022054727/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-29/tv/30565572_1_iqbal-khan-sneha-father |url-status=live |archive-date=22 October 2013 |title=Iqbal Khan is daddy dearest now! |author=Tushar Joshi |date=29 December 2011 |newspaper=The Times of India |access-date=1 July 2012}}{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/I-want-to-live-my-dream-Iqbal-Khan/articleshow/12637518.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022054729/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-13/tv/31331732_1_iqbal-khan-fun2shh-small-screen |url-status=live |archive-date=22 October 2013 |title=I want to live my dream: Iqbal Khan |date= 13 April 2012 |work=The Times of India |access-date=1 July 2012}} They had second child, a daughter on 11 February 2022, whom they named Ifza Khan.{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tv/iqbal-khan-and-wife-sneha-khan-welcome-second-daughter-ifza-all-set-to-don-duties-of-a-new-age-dad-101644744411790.html|title=Iqbal Khan and wife Sneha Khan welcome second daughter Ifza: 'All set to don duties of a new-age dad'|date=13 February 2022 }}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Role |
| 2002
|Kuch Dil Ne Kaha | |
| 2003
|Fun2shh... Dudes in the 10th Century | Vicky |
| 2005
|Agent Arjun |
| 2014
|Anand |
| 2019
|Mumbai Apli Ahe |Don Iqbal |
| 2020
|Investigating Officer |
| 2022
|Amar |
| 2022
|X or Y |Rohan |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Serial ! Role |
| 2005
| Raghu Malik |
| 2005–2006
| Angad Khanna / Zaib / Rishi Agarwal |
| rowspan = "2" | 2006
| Shaurya Nanda |
| Karam Apnaa Apnaa
| Shiv Kapoor |
| 2007–2008
| Flight Lieutenant / Wing Commander Abhimanyu Adhikari |
| 2008
| Waaris | Shankar Pratapsingh |
| 2010–2011
| Rudra Singh Rawat |
| rowspan = "2" | 2012
| Dr. Viren Roy |
| Teri Meri Love Stories
| Nikhil |
| 2013–2014
| rowspan = "2" | Tumhari Pakhi | Anshuman Rathore |
| 2014
| Aryaman Rathore |
| 2015–2016
| Ishaan Hooda / Rizwan Ahmed Khan |
| rowspan = "2" | 2016
| Waaris | Charan Pawania |
| Bharatvarsh
| Akbar |
| 2016–2017
| Nawab Iqbal Khan |
| 2017
| Super Robot |
| 2017–2018
| Indra Prakash / Sethji |
| 2018
| Iqbal Khan |
| 2022
| Virat Sethi |
| 2022–2023
| Na Umra Ki Seema Ho{{cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/iqbal-khan-to-headline-new-tv-show-na-umra-ki-seema-ho|title=Iqbal Khan to headline new TV show, Na Umra Ki Seema Ho|date=2022-06-25|website=Free Press Journal Dot In|language=en|access-date=2022-06-30}} | Devvrat "Dev" Raichand |
= Special appearances =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role |
|---|
| 2006
|Himself |
| 2015
|CID |Host |
| 2018
|Juzz Baatt |rowspan="3"|Himself |
| 2019 |
| 2021
|A Table For Two |
| 2022
|Virat Sethi |
= Reality Shows =
| class = "wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Show ! Role |
| 2015
| Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 6 | Contestant |
=Short films=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
|---|
| 2019
| Ek choti si ego | Viraj | | |
=Web series=
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Title !Role |
| rowspan=3| 2020
|Ratri Ke Yatri |Garry |
| Crackdown
|Zorawar Kalra |
| The Bull of Dalal Street
| Harshil Mehra |
| 2022
|Doon Kaand |DSP Arvind Rawat |
| 2024
|ISI Chief Nasir Khan |
Awards
;Indian Telly Awards{{cite web|title=Indian Telly Awards|url=http://awardsbyindianshows.weebly.com/indian-telly-awards.html|publisher=weebly.com|accessdate=25 October 2012}}
- Best Debutant – 2005
- Most Popular Actor in Leading Role – 2006
- Best Onscreen Jodi – 2006
- Best Onscreen Jodi – 2014
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.miqbalkhan.com}}
- {{IMDb name|1511891}}
{{Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi}}
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