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Cezanne Khan is an Indian television actor. He is best known for his role of Anurag Basu in '' Kasautii Zindagi Kay'', that aired on
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. He is also known for his role of Harman Singh and Nikhil Jaisingh in ''
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'', that aired on
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and ''
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'' that aired on
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, respectively. He has also worked in Pakistani television series.


Early life

Khan was born into a
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family in
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, India. His father was Ustad
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, a famous
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ist in
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. His mother, Tasnim Khan, is an interior designer, whose family also resides in
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, Pakistan. His brother, Suhail Khan, is a singer, composer and sitar player. He was named after the famous French painter
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. Khan went to boarding school at
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in
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. He earned his Bachelor of Commerce from M.M.K. College of Commerce & Economics in
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,
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.


Career

During his college days, he was involved with modelling and theatre. After Cezanne finished his B.Com, he was supposed to join NMIMS (Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies) for MBA when he was offered a film. This film never released, but it served to prompt him leave his MBA to pursue a career in acting. It was at this point that his television career began. Anubhav Sinha offered him a role in his TV serial, ''
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'', on
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and he accepted the offer. And soon after, he got
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's ''
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'' and
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's Kaliren. He also did a bit of acting in B.R.Films' serial Dushman. Meanwhile,
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was doing the auditions for Kasautii Zindagi Kay (KZK) and offered him the role of Anurag Basu. KZK catapulted Cezanne into a household name. As the shy and meek Anurag Basu in KZK, he gained immense popularity. KZK is one of the top serials of Star Plus. He got his name from the famous French painter Paul Cezanne. But the Indian entertainment world often confused him with Hrithik Roshan's wife Suzanne Khan. However, after Kasautii Zindagi Kay, he was soon known by a different name altogether - Anurag Basu. "I agree that I am more popular as Anurag than by my real name. The role surely is the turning point in my career," says the actor. Due to his immense popularity, he is getting film offers as well. "But I want a lead role and no less. It should also be good and substantial," he seems to have made up his mind. Cezanne's look in KZK "Though I think looks do matter initially, something like an identity card, but as you move on from one role to the other on television, you have to have substance in you to carry you forward. You should have the charisma to impress the audience to watch you day after day," says Cezanne. In June 2007, Cezanne Khan entered
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's Ek Ladki Anjaani Si as Dr. Dhruv Mehra. Khan also hosted The Good Health Show on
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for some time. He acted in two Pakistani TV serials - ''
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'' aired on
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in 2006 and Silsilay Chahat Ke in 2007. He returned to TV after 9 years in a lead role as Harman Singh in Rashmi Sharma's TV show ''
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'', replacing
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opposite
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.


Relationship

Khan has been in a serious relationship with actress Afsheen Zehra and proposed to her in 2020. In a candid interview with ''
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'', he stated - "We have been together for three years now and are happy. Had it not been for the pandemic, we would have been married by now. We plan to tie the knot later this year. Anyway, I feel there is no perfect age to get married."


Television


Awards and nominations


See also

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List of Indian television actors This is an alphabetical list of notable male Indian Entertainment industry in India, television actors. Hindi Tamil Telugu Kannada Malayalam Marathi Bengali See also * List of Indian television actresses *List of Indian film actors ...


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Cezanne Indian male television actors Living people Male actors from Mumbai Indian male soap opera actors Indian expatriate male actors in Pakistan Year of birth missing (living people) Kasautii Zindagii Kay