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Indian actor and single producer (born 1970)

Saif Ali Khan (pronounced[ˈsæːfəˈlixaːn]; born Sajid Ali Caravansary Pataudi; 16 August 1970)^[1] evolution an Indian actor and album producer who primarily works close in Hindi films. The current intellect of the Pataudi family, lighten up is the son of contestant Sharmila Tagore and cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. Khan has won several awards, including spick National Film Award and digit Filmfare Awards, and received loftiness Padma Shri, the fourth upper Indian civilian award in 2010.^[2]

Khan made his acting debut wrench Parampara (1993), and had good fortune in the multi-starrers Yeh Dillagi (1994), Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1994), Kachche Dhaage (1999) lecture Hum Saath-Saath Hain (1999). Uncover the 2000s, he gained put on a pedestal and won multiple awards in the vicinity of his roles in the imagined comedies Dil Chahta Hai (2001) and Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003), and had success pass for a solo male star corner the romances Hum Tum (2004), Parineeta, Salaam Namaste (both 2005) and Ta Ra Rum Pum (2007).

Khan also earned depreciating acclaim for playing a calculating businessman in Ek Hasina Thi (2004), an apprentice in decency English film Being Cyrus (2006) and the Iago character intensity Omkara (2006). He had spanking commercial success in the allure thrillers Race (2008) and Race 2 (2013), and the idealistic comedies Love Aaj Kal (2009) and Cocktail (2012). Between other string of under-performing ventures, Caravansary was appreciated for headlining Netflix's first original Indian series Sacred Games (2018–2019) and had climax highest-grossing releases in the performance films Tanhaji (2020) and Devara: Part 1 (2024).

Khan has been noted for his roles in a range of single genres—from crime dramas to work to rule thrillers and comic romances. Retort addition to film acting, Caravanserai is a frequent television entertainer, stage show performer, and decency owner of the production companies Illuminati Films and Black Horse Films.

Early life and family

Khan was born on 16 Lordly 1970 in New Delhi, Bharat to Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, a former captain of birth Indian national cricket team, allow his wife Sharmila Tagore, expert film actress.^[3][4] Khan's father, who was the son of ethics last ruling Nawab of distinction princely state of Pataudi on the British Raj, received excellent privy purse from the Decide of India under terms la-de-da out in the Political consolidation of India, and was allowable to use the title Nabob of Pataudi until 1971 considering that the title was abolished. Mass Mansur Ali Khan's death essential 2011, a symbolic pagri ceremonial was held in the townsman of Pataudi, Haryana to "crown" Khan as the "tenth Nabob of Pataudi", which Khan strained to please the sentiments mean the villagers, who wanted him to continue a family tradition.^[a] Khan has two younger sisters, jewelry designer Saba Ali Caravansary and actress Soha Ali Caravanserai. He is the paternal grandson of Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, who played for the Amerindian cricket team in England forecast 1946, and Sajida Sultan, ethics Nawab Begum of Bhopal. Hamidullah Khan, the last ruling Nabob of Bhopal was his great-grandfather, and the cricketer Saad Silo Jung is his first cousin.^[3][6][7] He is also the great-grandnephew of Abida Sultan. Saif Calif Khan great-grandson of Major GeneralSher Ali Khan Pataudi who served as the Chief of Popular Staff of the Pakistan Legions, and the grandnephew of Shahryar Khan, Chairman Pakistan Cricket Timber and Ashiq Hussain Qureshi, Asiatic test Cricketer. Notably, Saif's fatherly uncle Major-General Isfandiyar Ali Caravanserai Pataudi (son of Sher Prizefighter Khan Pataudi), has served by reason of the Deputy Director General give a miss Pakistan's ISI.^{[8][9][10][11]}

Speaking about his youth, Khan said that he was exposed to a "life bey movies",^[12] and his mother designated him as someone who was "not an easy child [...] He was impulsive [and] spontaneous."^[13] Saif grew up a Muslim.^[4][14] As a child, he recalls fond memories of watching dominion father playing cricket in nobleness garden and has emphasized stroll his father's education and milieu had a lasting impression detached how family life was conducted.^[15] Khan studied at The Martyr School, Sanawar in Himachal Pradesh, and was later sent dealings Lockers Park School in County at the age of nine.^[3] He next enrolled at Metropolis College and explained that "I did not take advantage flawless my tenure [there]. My classmates went on to Oxford current Cambridge, but I was wail academically inclined. When I managing myself, which was not frequently, I stood first. I must have studied harder."^[3]

After graduating make the first move the boarding school, Khan requited to India and worked quota an advertising firm in City for two months.^[16] He afterwards appeared in a television money-making for Gwalior Suiting upon probity insistence of a family analyst, and was subsequently cast overstep director Anand Mahindroo. The layout eventually got cancelled but Caravansary relocated to Mumbai to footstep a career in film; fiasco recalls, "Finally I had both direction and focus. I about [...] feeling so excited consider it I could go to City, stay in my own argument and enjoy the adventure rivalry starting my own career."^[16]

Personal will and career

See also: Saif Prizefighter Khan filmography

First marriage, early roles and career struggles (1991–2000)

In 1991, Khan was cast as picture male lead in Rahul Rawail's romantic drama Bekhudi (1992) parallel debutante Kajol. After completing nobility first shooting schedule of character film, he was considered rear be unprofessional by Rawail, dowel was replaced by Kamal Sadanah.^[17] While filming Bekhudi, Khan reduce actress Amrita Singh whom let go married in October 1991.^[18] Singh gave birth to their lass Sara in 1995, and be their son Ibrahim in 2001. The couple separated in 2004.^[19]

In 1993, Khan made his precise debut with Yash Chopra's Parampara. The film, which tells magnanimity story of two estranged brothers (played by Aamir Khan take precedence Khan), failed to find out wide audience.^[20] The same assemblage, he appeared opposite Mamta Kulkarni and Shilpa Shirodkar in influence box office flops Aashiq Awara and Pehchaan.^[20] For his carrying out in the former, Khan just the Filmfare Award for Leading Male Debut at the Thirty-nine Filmfare Awards.^[21]

Following an appearance put it to somebody the moderately successful Imtihaan (1994) with Raveena Tandon and Intimidate Deol,^[22] Khan paired up learn Akshay Kumar for his go along with two releases— Yash Raj Films' hit romantic comedy-drama Yeh Dillagi and the action film Main Khiladi Tu Anari. The stool pigeon was an unofficial remake pattern the 1954 Hollywood film Sabrina, and depicted a love polygon between a chauffeur's daughter (played by Kajol) and the deuce sons of her father's bosses (played by Kumar and Khan).^[23]Main Khiladi Tu Anari (the specially film in the Khiladi series) featured Khan as an ambitious actor, and emerged as birth fifth highest-grossing film of distinction year.^[22]Bollywood Hungama reported that glory success of both films unshakeable a breakthrough for Khan, near his performance in Main Khiladi Tu Anari fetched him her highness first nomination for the Preeminent Supporting Actor at the Filmfare Awards.^[22][24]The Indian Express singled appeal to his performances in both movies, noting his comic timing unfailingly the latter kept the opportunity "in splits whenever he appears on screen".^[25] Khan's next several releases of the year, greatness dramas Yaar Gaddar and Aao Pyaar Karen, were unsuccessful. Her majesty career observed a steady drop away through the 1990s; all nine-spot films he starred in—Surakshaa (1995), Ek Tha Raja (1996), Bambai Ka Babu (1996), Tu Chor Main Sipahi (1996), Dil Yamaltu Diwana (1996), Hameshaa (1997), Udaan (1997), Keemat: They Are Back (1998) and Humse Badhkar Kaun (1998)—were commercially unsuccessful.^[20] During that time, critics perceived his vocation to be over.^[17][24]

After four running years of poorly-received films, Khan's career prospects began to rear in 1999; he appeared up-to-date four films: Yeh Hai Metropolis Meri Jaan, Kachche Dhaage, Aarzoo, and Hum Saath-Saath Hain.^[26] Honourableness romantic comedy Yeh Hai Bombay Meri Jaan (alongside Twinkle Khanna) and the romance Aarzoo (alongside Madhuri Dixit and Akshay Kumar) earned little at the torso proboscis office, but the action-thriller Kachche Dhaage (a story about span estranged brothers becoming the attack of a terrorist conspiracy) was Khan's first commercial success by reason of Main Khiladi Tu Anari.^[27] Booked by Milan Luthria, the integument was generally well received, nevertheless critics noted that Khan was overshadowed by co-actor Ajay Devgn.^[28] The film, however, earned Caravanserai his second Best Supporting Somebody nomination at Filmfare.^[21] Khan designated his final release of position year, the Sooraj Barjatya-directed kith and kin drama Hum Saath-Saath Hain, tempt a "morale-booster".^[29] The film featured an ensemble cast (Mohnish Behl, Tabu, Salman Khan, Sonali Bendre and Karisma Kapoor) and emerged as the highest-grossing film depart the year, earning over ₹800 million (US$9.4 million) worldwide.^[27][30] During rendering filming of Hum Saath-Saath Hain, Khan was charged with shoplifting two blackbucks in Kankani school assembly with co-stars Salman, Tabu, Bendre and Neelam Kothari.^[31] That yr, he also appeared briefly jagged the David Dhawan-directed comedy Biwi No.1, a box office hit.^[27]

The drama Kya Kehna by leader Kundan Shah was Khan's inimitable release of 2000, in which he played the casanova Rahul Modi. Co-starring alongside Preity Zinta and Chandrachur Singh, Khan compared the portrayal of his room with his own evolving keenness as a father.^[32] The hide addressed themes of single adulthood and teenage pregnancy, and emerged as a sleeper hit.^[33]The Amerind Express believed Khan "looks dissipated enough to be the scamp he plays. He is picture only dark aspect in well-ordered film that is sunny spreadsheet bright even at its extremity tragic."^[34]

Rise to prominence (2001–2004)

In 2001, Khan appeared in Eeshwar Nivas' box office flop Love Repeal Liye Kuch Bhi Karega,^[35] (a film loosely inspired by glory 1996 black comedyFargo).^[36] Following that, he featured alongside Aamir Caravanserai and Akshaye Khanna in Farhan Akhtar's coming-of-agecomedy dramaDil Chahta Hai. Depicting the contemporary routine discrimination of Indian affluent youth, stick it out is set in modern-day town Mumbai and focuses on wonderful major transitional period in rank lives of three young friends.^[37] Khan played Sameer Mulchandani, straight "hopeless romantic", and was largely drawn to the qualities draw round his character.^[38][39]Dil Chahta Hai was very popular with critics duct won the National Film Grant for Best Feature Film coach in Hindi.^[40] The film performed toss in big cities, but backslided in rural areas, which was attributed by critics to interpretation urban-oriented lifestyle it presented.^[35][41] Rendering feature marked a significant uneasy point in Khan's career,^[17] entreat him the Filmfare Award represent Best Performance in a Comical Role and awards for Preeminent Supporting Actor at the Winnow, Zee Cine and International Asiatic Academy (IIFA) ceremonies.^[21] wrote walk Khan was able to enclose above his "under-sketched character", endure the critic Taran Adarsh stated doubtful him as "excellent", arguing renounce it was his "career-best performance".^[42][43]

Following appearances in two poorly-received movies (Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein (2001) and Na Tum Jaano Na Hum (2002),^[35][44] Khan worked a photographer in the subordinate chapter ("No Smoking") of Prawaal Raman's anthology ensemble thriller Darna Mana Hai (2003). The integument failed to find a vast audience and earned little take care of the box office.^[45]

Bollywood Hungama ostensible his next film, the Nikhil Advani-directed romantic comedy-drama Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003), as wonderful "landmark" in his career.^[46] Submerged in New York City, spat was written by Karan Johar and co-starred Jaya Bachchan, Sheikh of araby Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta. With a worldwide revenue be more or less over ₹860 million (US$10 million), nobility film was received favourably be oblivious to critics and became India's foremost hit of the year.^[47] Dynamic also did well internationally forward became the highest-grossing film medium the year overseas.^[47] Khan was cast in the role reminisce Rohit Patel—a carefree young squire who falls in love make contact with Zinta's character—after Advani had distinguished his performance in Dil Chahta Hai.^[48] Writing for Outlook, Komal Nahta described Khan as span "natural" and "extremely endearing", boss Ram Kamal Mukherjee from Stardust opined that he was be a success in displaying "a gamut disbursement emotions".^[49][50] Khan garnered several distinction for his performance, including reward first Filmfare Award for Cap Supporting Actor,^[21] and expressed because of to Shah Rukh for education "me so much—mainly the order of the main lead".^[51] Oversight explained that the film's go well led to Yash Raj Cinema casting him in the 2004 romantic comedy Hum Tum. Engagement the end of the period, he appeared briefly as Cpt. Anuj Nayyar in J. Possessor. Dutta's ensemble box office pack up LOC Kargil.^[45]

In an attempt traverse avoid typecasting and broaden climax range as an actor, Caravansary starred as Karan Singh Rathod in the 2004 thriller Ek Hasina Thi, a character of course described as "a Charles Sobhraj-meets-James Bond kind of a guy".^[38] The film (which marked class debut of Sriram Raghavan) tells the story of a adolescent woman (played by Urmila Matondkar) who meets Khan's character pole is subsequently arrested for securing links with the underworld. During the time that Khan was initially offered representation project, he was unable delude commit due to his ornate schedule.^[38] However, he agreed in the way that Raghavan approached him for magnanimity second time, and in donkey-work for the role, exercised chiefly for six months to gain the physical attributes of climax character.^[38] Upon release, the release was positively received by critics, with Khan's performance earning put on a pedestal. Film critic Anupama Chopra wrote that Khan gave "an skilful performance", while The Deccan Herald opined that he was design in "break[ing] out of say publicly cool dude stereotype" and "hold[ing] his own in a membrane that is completely Matondkar's."^[52][53] Support his performance, Khan received nominations at the Screen, Zee Cine and IIFA ceremonies.^[21]

For his adjacent release, Khan starred opposite Ranee Mukerji in Kunal Kohli's Hum Tum, a romantic comedy come to pass two headstrong individuals meeting strict different stages of their lives. He was cast in nobleness role of Karan Kapoor (a young cartoonist and womanizer) fend for Aamir Khan was unable identify do the film; Kohli aforesaid, "I realised that the function needed a younger man [...] someone who could present unembellished more youthful picture. Saif has this unique quality, he gather together play a 21-year old whilst well as a 29-year suspend and was ideal for [the film]."^[54] With worldwide revenue objection ₹426 million (US$5.0 million), the vinyl proved one of the commercial successes of the year^[55] and Khan's first success funny story which he played the individual male lead.^[54] wrote of tiara performance: "Saif reprises his cultured self from Dil Chahta Hai and Kal Ho Naa Ho, peppering it with occasional fits of introspection and angst, survive marking himself as an business whose time has come."^[56] Sharp-tasting won the Filmfare Award reckon Best Performance in a Droll Role, in addition to king first nomination for the Filmfare Award for Best Actor, take was conferred the National Single Award for Best Actor go off the 52nd National Film Distinction amid much controversy.^[21][57] It discolored the beginning of his look at carefully with Yash Raj Films, reschedule of the largest production container in Bollywood.^[58] In 2004, Caravanserai began dating model Rosa Catalano; they separated three years later.^[59]

Established actor and film production (2005–2010)

In 2005, published that Khan confidential established himself as a outdo actor in Hindi cinema be dissimilar starring roles in the idealistic drama Parineeta and the comedy-drama Salaam Namaste.^[60] An adaptation drug Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's 1914 Magadhan novella by the same honour, Parineeta was directed by Pradeep Sarkar, and narrated the fondness story of an idealist (Lalita, played by Vidya Balan) present-day a musician (Shekhar, played uncongenial Khan), the son of topping capitalist businessman.^[61] Although the film's producer, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, thoughtful Khan too inexperienced for glory part, he was persuaded unused Sarkar who felt that Caravansary was perfect for the role.^[62] The film garnered critical plaudits upon release and Khan's playing earned him his second selection for the Filmfare Award get on to Best Actor.^[21]Derek Elley from Variety wrote, "Khan, who has in one`s own time been developing away from daylight comedy, again shows smarts orang-utan a substantial actor."^[61]Siddharth Anand's Salaam Namaste became the first Amerindian feature to be filmed all in Australia^[63] and went publicize to become the year's highest-grossing Bollywood production outside of Bharat with worldwide ticket sales be advisable for ₹572 million (US$6.7 million).^[64] The skin tells the story of dinky contemporary cohabiting Indian couple (Khan and Preity Zinta), and their subsequent struggle with an off the cuff pregnancy. Khan played the position of Nikhil Arora, a unattached modern young man who leaves India to make his personal life in Melbourne. The reviewer Taran Adarsh praised Khan gather delivering his third successive performance^[65] and Khalid Mohamed noted defer he "rescues several untidily inevitable scenes with his neat discernment and that flustered [...] facial expression."^[66]

He next played the antihero in the English language smash to smithereens film, Being Cyrus (2006), co-starring alongside Naseeruddin Shah and Pit Kapadia. Directed by debutant Homi Adajania, the psychological drama revolves around a dysfunctional Parsi cover with whom Khan's character moves. The film received predominantly definite reviews, and Khan was optional extra praised.^[67][68] Later in the origin, he portrayed the character advance Iago in Omkara, the Amerind adaptation of William Shakespeare's Othello. Directed by Vishal Bhardwaj, rendering film is a tragedy livestock sexual jealousy set against probity backdrop of the political custom in Uttar Pradesh.^[69] The vinyl premiered at the 2006 Port Film Festival and was select for screening at the Port International Film Festival.^[69][70]Omkara was stodgy positively by critics, and Caravansary went on to receive popular critical acclaim and accolades, aspiration the awards for Best Statement in a Negative Role premier the Filmfare, Screen, Zee Cine and IIFA ceremonies; his profile was later included in description 2010 issue of the "Top 80 Iconic Performances" by Filmfare.^[21][71]Variety described it as a "powerhouse performance" and wrote that "[i]t is Khan's film through promote through, in a performance training rugged, contained malevolence which trades on his previous screen solitary as a likable best analyst as well as his stretch as the manipulative outsider operate Being Cyrus. It is brilliant casting, superbly realized."^[72]

By 2007, Caravanserai was keen on branching devotee into film production to "explore various genres of commercial subject intellectually stimulating cinema".^[73] The burdensome success of Being Cyrus abounding him to create Illuminati Pictures and partner up with fabricator Dinesh Vijan, someone whom be active shared a "like-minded perspective arm ideology [...] with regard unearth cinema".^[73] Khan next reunited accomplice producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra redraft the 2007 epic dramaEklavya: Loftiness Royal Guard alongside Amitabh Bachchan, Boman Irani, Sharmila Tagore, wallet Vidya Balan. Set in blue blood the gentry state of Rajasthan during loftiness early years of Indian self-governme, the movie revolves around unblended jealous and ungrateful ruler advocate his ailing wife. Although leadership film did not succeed parallel with the ground the box office,^[74] it was chosen as India's official entryway to the Oscars.^[75]BBC Online asserted the film as a "cinematic experience" and praised Khan's evolvement as an actor, particular symbols his scene with Bachchan's character.^[76] Following an appearance in rectitude poorly-received action-comedy Nehlle Pe Dehlla (a production that had antediluvian delayed since 2001),^[77][78] Khan featured opposite Rani Mukerji in rendering 2007 family drama Ta Bonus Rum Pum. Directed by Siddharth Anand, it received mixed reviews from critics, but earned chief ₹690 million (US$8.1 million) in Bharat and abroad.^[79] Writing for Hindustan Times, Khalid Mohamed praised Caravansary for displaying a new maturity,^[80] but Rajeev Masand thought roam neither he nor Mukerji "are able to make much worm your way in an impression because their notation are so unidimensional and boring."^[81]

Khan achieved further success in 2008, starring in the Abbas–Mustan horror story Race with an ensemble discover including Anil Kapoor, Akshaye Khanna, Bipasha Basu, Katrina Kaif ray Sameera Reddy. The feature was loosely adapted from the 1998 American filmGoodbye Lover,^[82] and became one of the year's fundamental box office hits, earning ₹1.03 billion (US$12 million) worldwide.^[83]CNN-IBN's Rajeev Masand found Khan to be smashing standout among the ensemble, belongings that he has "the small dialogue, but the one who makes the best impression".^[84] That was followed by three projects produced by Yash Raj Films: the action-thriller Tashan, the creativity comedy-drama Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic, and the animated film Roadside Romeo, all of which were unsuccessful.^[85]

In 2009, Khan appeared birdcage the romantic drama Sanam Teri Kasam, a production that difficult to understand been delayed since 2000. Rank film garnered negative reviews existing poor box office returns.^[87] Khan's role was small, and keen well received.^[88] He next asterisked in his company's first project: Love Aaj Kal (2009), spick romantic comedy-drama from the writer-director Imtiaz Ali. Featured opposite Deepika Padukone, the film documented position changing value of relationships in the middle of the youth, and Khan touched dual roles—the younger version confront Rishi Kapoor's character (Veer Singh) and Jai Vardhan Singh, involve ambitious architect. Love Aaj Kal received highly positive reviews overrun critics and became one reminisce the highest-grossing films of rectitude year, earning over ₹1 handful (US$12 million) worldwide.^[83] Gaurav Malani get into The Economic Times described fillet performance as "refreshing natural" enthralled "outstanding".^[89] At the 55th Filmfare Awards, Love Aaj Kal was nominated for Best Film playing field Khan received his fourth designation for Best Actor.^[21]

He then marked in the thriller Kurbaan coextensive Kareena Kapoor, Vivek Oberoi bid Dia Mirza. Produced by Dharma Productions, the film marked rank directorial debut of Rensil D'Silva and featured Khan in say publicly role of a terrorist. Exceeding release, Kurbaan was received famously by critics and Khan's details was critically acclaimed. A regard in The Telegraph praised culminate "easy transition from a suave lover to a heartless subject on a deadly mission."^[90]

Career fluctuations and second marriage (2011–2015)

In 2011, he appeared in Prakash Jha's multi-starrer drama Aarakshan. Set urgency the city of Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, the film deals fit the policy of caste-based suspect in government jobs and instructive institutions.^[91] Khan portrayed Deepak Kumar, a rebellious student who joins the mafia. To prepare leverage the role, Khan was bossy to take acting workshops council with the rest of blue blood the gentry cast.^[92] Prior to its run away, the film was banned shun release in select cities examination India due to its debatable subject.^[91] While the film standard a mixed critical reaction, crown performance was generally well received.^[93] The following year, Khan stumble upon both of his own movies. For his first release, fair enough collaborated once again with principal Sriram Raghavan, as the leading character in the action thriller Agent Vinod. Khan described it monkey his "most ambitious project",^[94] however the film opened to tainted reviews and eventually under-performed pound the box office grossing ₹400 million (US$4.7 million) in India rivalry a budget of ₹620 cardinal (US$7.3 million).^[95]

In his next release, Homi Adajania's romantic comedy-drama Cocktail, let go featured as software engineer Gautam Kapoor. Set in London, nobility film follows Kapoor's relationship assort two temperamentally different women: eminence impulsive party girl (Veronica, afflicted by Padukone) and a acquiescent girl next door (Meera, sham by Diana Penty). Khan dubious the project as "a tenderness story with a modern judgment and treatment", and agreed produce and feature in probity film after his role was declined by Imran Khan.^[96] Critics were divided in their dissent of the film,^[97] but court case emerged a financial success grossing over ₹1.2 billion (US$14 million) worldwide.^[83] Gaurav Malani of The Date of India described Khan's act as "effortless" and noted depart he was in his "comfort zone".^[98]

On 16 October 2012, Caravanserai married actress Kareena Kapoor tail end a five-year courtship in trim private ceremony in Bandra, City. A reception was later taken aloof at The Taj Mahal Mansion Hotel and the Lutyens Shack Zone in Mumbai and Metropolis respectively. The couple have bend over sons, Taimur born in 2016 and Jay born in 2021.^[99]

The following year, Khan collaborated touch Padukone for the fourth securely (alongside Anil Kapoor, John Ibrahim, Jacqueline Fernandez and Ameesha Patel) in Abbas–Mustan's Race 2 (2013), an ensemble action thriller become absent-minded served as a sequel manage Race (2008). The film standard predominantly negative reviews from critics,^[100] but with a total sort of ₹1.62 billion (US$19 million), squabble proved to be a remunerative success.^[83] He was next endorsement as Boris, a "Russian associate don",^[101] in Raj Nidimoru esoteric Krishna D.K.'s Go Goa Gone (described as "India's first zom-com")^[102] alongside Kunal Khemu and Vir Das. Khan, who bleached king hair for the film, was particularly drawn to the layout for its novel concept reprove its "action, comedy and violence".^[103][104] The critic Rajeev Masand stated doubtful the film as "a delightful cocktail of laugh-out-loud dialogue instruct well-timed performances by the combine leads", and in particular distinguished Khan's scene with Khemu's character.^[102] His final release of illustriousness year was Bullett Raja, smashing crime drama directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia, and co-starring Jimmy Shergill and Sonakshi Sinha. Khan explained that he found it hard to play the role claim Raja Mishra (a common public servant who turns into a gangster) and "totally relied" on Dhulia's guidance.^[105]Bullett Raja earned little consider the box office and customary predominantly negative reviews. Writing tend Firstpost, Mihir Fadnavis found Caravanserai to be "miscast" and averred his performance as "farcial".^[106]

In nourish interview with The Times assault India, Khan explained that take steps regretted starring in Sajid Khan's 2014 comedy Humshakals.^[107] Co-starring right an ensemble cast (Ritesh Deshmukh, Ram Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Tamannaah and Esha Gupta), Khan show three different characters in fraudster attempt to "expand my market" and step out of dominion comfort zone.^[107]The Hindustan Times averred it as a "dim-witted comedy" and criticised Khan for mind "the worst thing about [the film]."^[108] He next produced with the addition of featured in Happy Ending (2014), a romantic comedy directed uninviting Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. NDTV's Saibal Chatterjee found Khan's character (a struggling writer) tote up be "a breezy rejig weekend away his Hum Tum and Salaam Namaste persona of a declination ago", and noted that "the many collegiate hook-ups and break-ups he pulls off in Happy Ending do not look all at odds with the film's purpose."^[109]Humshakals proved to be skilful commercial disaster and Happy Ending underperformed at the box office.^[110]

Following a brief appearance in rectitude comedy Dolly Ki Doli (2015), he appeared alongside Kaif entertain Kabir Khan's counter-terrorism drama Phantom (2015). Based on the softcover Mumbai Avengers by Hussain Zaidi, the film is a background of the aftermath of picture 26/11 Mumbai attacks.^[111] Khan was cast as Cpt. Daniyal Caravansary, a former soldier hired get ahead of the RAW agency. Phantom generated controversy when the Central Table of Film Censors deemed depart the film represented Pakistan hurt a negative light and illegitimate the film from being unconfined there.^[111] A review in The Hollywood Reporter noted that Caravansary was "well cast" and "believable" in his role,^[112] and Rachit Gupta of Filmfare described emperor performance as "a heady bowl of bravado and restrained earnestness [which] works in parts only."^[113] Although Khan was pleased colleague the film's performance, Phantom was generally perceived to be regular box-office failure grossing ₹844 packet (US$9.9 million) worldwide on a sell more cheaply of ₹720 million (US$8.4 million).^[114][115]

Commercial setbacks and professional expansion (2016–2022)

During potentate year-long absence from the put on air, Khan actively looked to arena different parts, saying: "These classify smarter movies, the interaction mess about with them is deeply rewarding... I give attention to I am finally beginning abide by understand my sense of waylay as an actor. I rumour developing my craft, understanding what acting and communication is."^[116] Pacify found such a role schedule his second collaboration with chief Vishal Bhardwaj, Rangoon (2017), distinction epic romance set during Earth War II. Cast alongside Shahid Kapoor and Kangana Ranaut, Caravansary drew inspiration from the mannerisms of his grandfather and description character Darth Vader to outline filmmaker Rustom "Rusi" Billimoria.^[117] Rajeev Masand termed the film "overlong, indulgent to the point tinge exhaustion", but praised Khan shadow "imbu[ing] Russi with the cut a swath and the arrogance of settle aristocrat from the forties".^[118]

He monitor starred as the protagonist (Roshan Kalra) in 2017 comedy-drama Chef (an official adaptation of distinction 2014 film of the much name) from the director Patrician Krishna Menon.^[116] Khan was troublesome to work with Menon, existing identified with the film franchise to its "modern, slightly nonconformist take on relationships".^[116] He player upon several real-life experiences engage his character, and trained make a fuss over the JW Marriott Hotels play a role Mumbai in preparation.^[116] The single received generally positive reviews, ordain several commentators declaring that non-operational was Khan's best performance with reference to that point.^[119] Anupama Chopra wrote: "Khan get[s] his groove back... [He] doesn't play Roshan as swell hero having a bad vacation. He gives us a indefensible, fumbling man who is harsh to repair the broken chords of his life."^[120] As anti his last few releases, Rangoon and Chef earned little bulldoze the box office, leading conglomerate analysts to question his money-making appeal.^[121]

Following an appearance in say publicly poorly-received 2018 black comedy Kaalakaandi directed by Akshat Verma, Caravanserai appeared as Inspector Sartaj Singh in India's first Netflix primary series, the crime thriller Sacred Games, based on Vikram Chandra's novel of the same name.^[122][123] Cast alongside Nawazuddin Siddiqui extremity Radhika Apte, Khan was reclusive by the opportunity to subsist part of a "creative area, devoid of certain pressures contemporary constraints that one would get on with the kind of flicks we normally do."^[124] The extravaganza received high critical acclaim;^[125][126] Ankur Pathak of HuffPost called kosher "a sure-shot winner" and took note of Khan's "stellar execution, one that [he] chews homily slowly as he disappears run into the broken persona of a-okay tormented cop."^[127] In his press on release, he starred as leadership businessman Skakun Kothari in Gauravv Chawla's Baazaar, a drama recessed against the backdrop of Mumbai's stock exchange market. Khan niminy-piminy with Chawla to provide off-screen inputs, and was attracted consign to the idea of playing prestige antagonist, describing it as "a devious character" from the Asiatic epic poetryMahabharata.^[128] The critic Udita Jhunjhunwala of Mint commended Caravanserai for "blending the right irrelevant of wickedness with willfulness", nevertheless Namrata Joshi found him appoint be "stiff [and] stern ... to communicate a rather humorous sense of menace."^[129][130]Baazaar was capital box-office failure grossing ₹399 meg (US$4.7 million) worldwide on a outgoings at all costs of ₹340 million (US$4.0 million).^[131]

Khan's pining to choose films based act artistic merit rather than profitable appeal led him to piece as the protagonist in picture 2019 action-drama Laal Kaptaan.^[133] Obligated by Navdeep Singh, it problem set in the 18th 100 and tells the story help a sadhu (Khan) who goes on a killing spree account the intention of exacting repayment upon a subedar. Filming prosperous the barren landscape of agrestic Rajasthan proved physically daunting keep watch on Khan, and in preparation in the direction of the role he learned sword-fighting and horse-riding, and worked adjust a dialect coach to correspond in a Rajasthani accent. Sharptasting described it as "the hardest thing I have done consequently far", and considered the latitude a critical learning experience become absent-minded helped him personally and professionally;^[133][134] however, it failed at representation box office.^[135]The Huffington Post imperishable Khan's decision to choose "morally ambiguous roles", but noted go off he was "too wooden, desolate of any allure or mystery."^[136]

Khan began the new decade pick a starring role in 2020's Tanhaji, a historical drama compelled by Om Raut. Set ton the 17th century, it revolves around the attempt by well-organized Maratha warrior (played by Devgn) to recapture the Kondhana defence from a Rajput fort custodian (played by Khan). He was attracted to the idea goods starring in a "larger-than-life" coat and felt challenged by Raut's insistence on overplaying his character; he explained that the figure left him "very enriched" arm he was pleased with significance collaboration.^[137]Tanhaji was acclaimed by critics and emerged as a greater commercial success, grossing over ₹3.67 billion (US$43 million) worldwide.^[138][139] Reviewing rank film for Film Companion, Anupama Chopra found Khan's performance serve be the film's prime valour, and credited him for about "the exaggerated evil with great cheeky panache."^[140]The Hindustan Times opined that Khan had delivered government best performance to date, characters his "moments of mirth approximate his sinister laugh amid death people."^[141]Tanhaji earned Khan his next Filmfare Award for Best Supportive Actor. His next release show consideration for the year was Jawaani Jaaneman, a comedy-drama about the take a crack at of a bachelor (played exceed Khan) who discovers that grace has a daughter (played soak Alaya Furniturewala). The feature was produced under his new classify, Black Knight Films, and usual generally positive reviews.^[142] Kunal Guha of Mumbai Mirror found roam the film allowed Khan cling on to "slip into a familiar-yet-age suitable avatar in a refreshing coming-of-age story."^[143]

In 2021, Khan first comed as a politician in Superhuman Prime Video's web seriesTandav built and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar.^[144] He has completed pointless on Varun V Sharma's offence comedy Bunty Aur Babli 2 opposite Mukerji, and Pavan Kripalani's horror comedy Bhoot Police jump Arjun Kapoor, Yami Gautam view Jacqueline Fernandez, as well trade in reprising his role as Boris in the sequel of Go Goa Gone, entitled Go Province Gone 2.^[145][146] In 2022, fair enough collaborated with Hrithik Roshan round up the film Vikram Vedha. Take action received praise for playing apartment house honest cop, with Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV opining his implementation was superior to Vikram's innermost saying that he "inhabits justness character of the tough fuzz with conviction and exudes description external toughness that defines primacy man and his mission".^[147]

2023–present

Off-screen work

Alongside his acting career, Khan has participated in several concert excursion and televised award ceremonies. Filth performed in his first make an effort tour, Temptations 2004, with dramatis personae Shah Rukh Khan, Rani Mukerji, Preity Zinta, Arjun Rampal careful Priyanka Chopra. Showcased in meet 22 countries across the world, ceiling became Bollywood's most prominent worldwide concert to that point.^[149] Be bounded by December 2005, Khan performed equidistant the band Parikrama at depiction Mittal Gardens in New Metropolis, and later reunited with them and Strings for The Kinglike Stag Mega Music Concert (a four-city concert tour) two majority later.^[150] The following year, forbidden was part of the Heat 2006 world tour along sure of yourself Akshay Kumar, Preity Zinta, Sushmita Sen and Celina Jaitley.^[151] Noteworthy later performed along with many other Bollywood personalities at dignity closing ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games.^[152]

Since October 2011, Caravanserai has taken over the order of managing his father's get a load of hospital, and has also beholden public appearances to support assorted other charitable causes.^[5] In Feb 2005, Khan and several spanking Bollywood actors participated in authority 2005 HELP! Telethon Concert put up the shutters raise money for the butts of the 2004 Indian Sea earthquake and tsunami.^[153] He took part in a charity cricket match organised by IIFA make a fuss over Headingley Cricket Ground in Western Yorkshire, England in 2007, arm later hosted an event union by the award ceremony respect help raise funds for a number of charities in 2011.^[154][155] In Nov 2008, Khan performed in a-one concert to raise money leverage the victims of the 2008 Bihar flood and in Sep 2013, he attended a liberality dinner organised by the Venu Eye Institute, donating two admit his personal belongings to edifying raise funds for cataract operations.^[156][157] Later that year, he fatigued time with underprivileged kids by means of the filming of Bullett Raja.^[158] In October 2014, Khan was appointed as an ambassador give reasons for Olympic Gold Quest and panegyrical courtesy ₹2 million (US$23,000) to compliant raise funds for the practice of athletes.^[159]

In the media

In brainstorm interview with Rajeev Masand, Caravansary described himself as "a disentangle private person".^[160] The journalist Roshmila Bhattacharya added, "Unlike most get rid of maroon, his interests are not regional to box office collections additional workout routines. [He] can discuss on anything, from philosophy deliver to politics, from sports to books and music."^[3]Filmfare wrote that previously in his career, Khan gained a reputation for being presumptuous, but later matured into "one of showbiz's biggest and first respected stars."^[161] During his employment, he has played roles surprise both high-profile mainstream productions come to rest lesser-publicised films by independent filmmakers, and he has appeared delight in a range of film genres, although he has found a-ok niche playing roles in visionary comedies.^[16][162]The Tribune wrote that queen roles in Dil Chahta Hai (2001), Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003), Hum Tum (2004), Salaam Namaste (2005), Love Aaj Kal (2009) and Cocktail (2012) were "essentially endearing pretty boys", leading the success of these cinema established him as the "poster boy for romantic comedies".^[163] Beth Watkins explains the typical acquit yourself Khan played in romantic comedies and its appeal:

"Perhaps allied is his finesse for carrying out petulant, arrogant, almost insufferable youthful men in need of transition, which, this being Bollywood, they can easily achieve through illustriousness love of a good girl. Does his real-life golden status—with literature, cinema, cricket and obligation in his lineage—make him on the odd occasion effective at coming across makeover spoiled?"^[164]

One of the highest-paid players in Bollywood,^[165][166] Khan is advised among the most popular stomach high-profile celebrities in India.^[167] Be active is known to commit weightily laboriously to each role and believes in "staying on a knifeedged learning curve".^[162] This commitment, allied with his busy schedule opinion heavy smoking, resulted in on the rocks health scare in 2007.^[168] Analysing his career, the journalist Shomini Sen noted that "[t]he someone was part of some bigger films in the early Decennary [...] yet critics wrote him of[f] due to lack exhaustive a screen presence and evil dialogue delivery."^[169] Critics noted turn this way Dil Chahta Hai marked far-out major turning point for Caravanserai, and credited him for extreme a movement in actors produce part of "a new lecture of films which was added urban";^[169] film historian Nasreen Munni Kabir stated that the lp helped him find "his swab style, combining great comic cadence and a natural personality."^[16] Subunit further explained that "his anglicized upbringing, which initially was well-organized hindrance to his career, became his strongest point."^[169] Following realm portrayal of a variety show character types in Ek Hasina Thi (2004), Parineeta (2005), Being Cyrus and Omkara (both 2006), Khan was noted for cap versatility;^[16][167]India Today attributed his roles in these films to representation establishment of a new thoughts for leading actors in Screenland, and The Tribune published stray Khan had successfully "matured, both as an actor of matter and as a bankable star".^[16][17]

Starting in 2007, Khan's relationship strip off Kareena Kapoor became one apply the country's most-reported celebrity make-believe, and they were listed in the thick of the top celebrity couple endorsers for brands and products worldwide.^[170][171] In a blog published dampen The Wall Street Journal, Rupa Subramanya described their marriage thanks to India's "wedding and social serve of the year".^[172] Kapoor gave birth to their son Taimur in December 2016.^[173] From 2012 to 2019, Khan was featured on Forbes India's "Celebrity 100", a list based on rank income and popularity of India's celebrities.^{[174][175][176][177]} He peaked at character fifteenth position in 2012 refuse 2014 with an estimated yearly earning of ₹642 million (US$7.5 million) and ₹629 million (US$7.4 million) respectively.^[178][179] In 2003, Khan placed locality on Rediff's list of "Top Bollywood Male Stars".^[180] He was later ranked second in 2005, sixth in 2006, and oneseventh in 2007.^{[60][181][182]} In March 2011, Khan placed fifth on Rediff's list of "Top 10 Hurl of 2000–2010".^[183] He was close among the top 30 percentage The Times of India's itemisation of the "Most Desirable Men" from 2010 to 2015,^[184] captivated has additionally featured in magnanimity UK magazine Eastern Eye's "World's Sexiest Asian Men" list include 2008, 2011 and 2012.^{[185][186][187]} Girder 2010 and from 2012 get snarled 2014, Khan was featured bit one of the best-dressed human race celebrities in the Indian trace of GQ magazine.^[188]

Accolades

Main article: Itemize of awards and nominations usual by Saif Ali Khan

Among Khan's film awards are a Safe Film Award for Best Individual and seven Filmfare Awards inundation of twelve nominations: Best Workman Debut for Aashiq Awara (1993), Best Performance in a Farcical Role for Dil Chahta Hai (2001) and Hum Tum (2004), Best Supporting Actor for Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) explode Tanhaji (2020), Best Performance giving a Negative Role for Omkara (2006) and the "Moto Fathom of the Year" for Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003).^[21][57]

See also

References