Sikander Rizvi

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| birth_name = Sikander Rizvi

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| birth_place = Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

| nationality = Pakistani, French

| relatives = See Jehan-Rizvi family

| occupation = Actor, chef

| years_active = 2015{{ndash}}present

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Sikander "Xander" Rizvi ({{langx|ur|سکندر رضوی}}) is a French Pakistani restaurateur and film actor who founded Xander's.

Born in Karachi to the Jehan-Rizvi family; where his grandparents Noor Jehan and Shaukat Hussain Rizvi and other relatives Sonya Jehan, Zille Huma and Ahmed Ali Butt are all film personalities, he made his acting debut with a leading role in the romantic comedy Dekh Magar Pyar Se along with Humaima Malick{{ndash}}which earned him praise. He also owns a café in Karachi.

Career

Rizvi started his acting career in 2015 with his debut film Dekh Magar Pyar Se playing the lead role opposite Humaima Malick, the romantic comedy was directed by Asad ul Haq and scripted by Saba Imtiaz.{{cite news|title=It's a wrap! Dekh Magar Pyaar Say stars say goodbye to Lahore|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1182927|accessdate=July 19, 2015|work=dawn.com|date=May 19, 2015|archive-date=July 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150709163333/http://www.dawn.com/news/1182927|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last1=Raza|first1=Munnazza|title=From chef to actor: Sikander Rizvi to make film debut alongside Humaima Malick|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/863195/from-chef-to-actor-sikander-rizvi-to-make-film-debut-alongside-humaima-malick/|accessdate=July 19, 2015|work=tribune.com.pk|date=April 2, 2015|archive-date=July 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712123727/http://tribune.com.pk/story/863195/from-chef-to-actor-sikander-rizvi-to-make-film-debut-alongside-humaima-malick/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last1=Rehman|first1=Maliha|title=First person: Can you smell what Sikander is cooking?|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1183538|accessdate=July 19, 2015|work=dawn.com|date=May 25, 2015|archive-date=August 13, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150813131611/http://www.dawn.com/news/1183538|url-status=live}} The film was released on the Independence Day, 14 August 2015.{{cite news|title=Humaima-starrer Dekh Magar Pyaar Say set for August 14 release|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1185947/humaima-starrer-dekh-magar-pyaar-say-set-for-august-14-release|accessdate=July 19, 2015|work=dawn.com|date=June 3, 2015|archive-date=July 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714181732/http://www.dawn.com/news/1185947/humaima-starrer-dekh-magar-pyaar-say-set-for-august-14-release|url-status=live}}

Rizvi also played a supporting role in the 2017 war action film Yalghaar opposite Shaan Shahid, Humayun Saeed, and Adnan Siddiqui, directed and written by Hassan Waqas Rana.{{cite news|title=Ayesha Omar and Sikander Rizvi to make film debut in Yalghaar!|url=http://magazine.thenews.com.pk/mag/detail_article.asp?magId=11&id=8035|accessdate=July 19, 2015|work=thenews.com.pk|archive-date=July 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721220259/http://magazine.thenews.com.pk/mag/detail_article.asp?magId=11&id=8035|url-status=dead}} The film is based on the true story of the Second Battle of Swat, also known as Swat Operation.{{cite news|title=War film 'Yalghaar' enters final production phase|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1150645|accessdate=July 19, 2015|work=dawn.com|date=December 14, 2014|archive-date=July 21, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721103329/http://www.dawn.com/news/1150645|url-status=live}} The film was released in June 2017.

Personal life

Sikander Rizvi was born in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan to a Pakistani father, Akbar Hussain Rizvi, and French mother, Florence Villiers Rizvi.{{cite news|title=Hottie of the week: Sikander Rizvi|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/455853/hottie-of-the-week-sikander-rizvi/|accessdate=July 19, 2015|work=tribune.com.pk|date=October 29, 2012|archive-date=July 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712005400/http://tribune.com.pk/story/455853/hottie-of-the-week-sikander-rizvi/|url-status=live}} His paternal grandmother, actress{{ndash}}singer Noor Jehan, and grandfather, film producer Shaukat Hussain Rizvi, were the most influential film personalities of the subcontinent. His sister, Sonya Jehan, and cousin Ahmed Ali Butt, are both actors, while his aunt, Zil-e-Huma, was a singer.{{cite news|title=Noor Jahan's grandson Sikander Rizvi is to debut opposite Humaima Malick in Dekh Magar Pyaar Say|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/5855850/Noor-Jahans-grandson-Sikander-Rizvi-to-debut-opposite-Humaima-Malick-in-Dekh-Magar-Pyaar-Say|accessdate=July 19, 2015|work=bollywoodhungama.com|date=April 1, 2015|archive-date=July 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705010845/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/5855850/Noor-Jahans-grandson-Sikander-Rizvi-to-debut-opposite-Humaima-Malick-in-Dekh-Magar-Pyaar-Say|url-status=dead}} He is also known as Xander among family and close friends, and owns a café named Xander's in Karachi. He married his long-time girlfriend Irene, on February 20 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.theopinion.com.pk/sikandar-rizvi-grandson-of-noor-jehan-ties-knot-in-karachi/|title=Sikandar Rizvi, grandson of Noor Jehan, ties knot in Karachi|publisher=The Opnion}}

Filmography

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Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
2015 \| Dekh Magar Pyar Se \| Sikander "Sikki" Badshah Khan \|
2017 \| Yalghaar \| Azhar \|

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Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

2015

| Dekh Magar Pyar Se

| Sikander "Sikki" Badshah Khan

2017

| Yalghaar

| Azhar