Mohammed Iqbal Khan (born 10 February 1981), more commonly known as Iqbal Khan, is an Indian actor.

Early life

Khan was born in

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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 The Lawrence School, Sanawar, is the oldest private boarding school in Himachal Pradesh, which is located in Kasauli near Solan city. Established in 1847, its history, influence, and wealth have made it one of the most prestigious and oldest sc ...

(founded in 1847). He was a part of

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's along with Sneha Chhabra in ''Indhana winava'' music video which was launched in 2001 .

Career

After moving to Mumbai in 2001, he shot a number of music videos for T-series produced by

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and directed by Anupam Sinha and Ratna Sinha (Jagjit Singh song). He then did his first film

Fun2shh ''Fun2shh: Dudes in the 10th Century'' is a 2003 Indian Hindi-language science fiction comedy film written and directed by Imtiaz Punjabi (in his directorial debut) and produced by Seema Kar and Dhilin Mehta under Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision ...

(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 ''Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai'' () is an Indian series that aired on Sony Entertainment Television, produced by Balaji Telefilms, starring Iqbal Khan as Angad Khanna and Neha Bamb as Kripa Sharma. The show ended on 5 October 2006. Plot Angad Khanna i ...

'', this role made him an instant star. Soon after, he went on to play the character of Shaurya Nanda in ''

Kkavyanjali Kkavyanjali is an Indian television romantic drama series that aired on Star Plus from 25 January 2005 to 28 August 2006. The series starred Anita Hassanandani, Rakshak Sahni and Eijaz Khan. It is the tale of two lovers who love each other ...

'' and Raghu Malik in '' Kahiin To Hoga''. After the ending of ''

'', Khan did another serial, ''

Karam Apnaa Apnaa ''Karam Apnaa Apnaa'' is an Indian soap opera which aired on StarPlus from 29 August 2006 to 27 March 2009. It was produced by Ekta Kapoor's Balaji Telefilms. It starred Sumeet Sachdev, Pallavi Subash, Muhammad Iqbal Khan and Yash Tonk. Sanyogit ...

'', playing the role of Shiv Kapoor. He left ''

'' at the end of 2006. He made a comeback on television with ''

Chhoona Hai Aasmaan ''Chhoona Hai Aasmaan'' () is a Hindi television serial that aired on Star One. It is about six Indian air force officers who form a team called the HAWKS. Their duty is to save the country from terrorist attacks. Cast * Mohammed Iqbal Khan as ...

'' 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 ''Sanjog Se Bani Sangini'' is an Indian television series based on the love story of Gauri and Rudra and how these incomplete people complete each other. The series premiered on Zee TV on 16 August 2010 and ended on 2 June 2011. It used to air ...

''. He portrayed Dr. Viren Roy in '' Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli'' from March to June 2012. In 2015, Khan joined with

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and was cast in a double role on a limited-episode series for

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, winning two awards for it. In July 2016, Khan was criticized for his Facebook post comparing Indian administered Kashmir with

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. In 2016, Khan was also seen in

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's show '' Waaris'' as Charan Pawania. In the same year, he joined as

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in '' Bharatvarsh'' and as Nawab Iqbal Khan in ''

Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani ''Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani'' (English: ''Once There was a King and Queen'') is an Indian television period drama that aired on Zee TV on 27 July 2015. The show initially focused on the love story of Rani Gayatri ( Drashti Dhami) and Ranaji (Siddh ...

''. In 2017, he appears as a cameo in

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's show ''

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'' as Super Robot. From 2017 to 2018, he enter the

Star Bharat Star Bharat is an Indian Hindi-language general entertainment pay television channel owned by JioStar, a joint venture between Viacom18 and Disney India. It was launched on 28 August 2017, rebranded from Life OK. The channel broadcasts a mix of ...

's show ''

Kaal Bhairav Rahasya ' ( ''The Mystery of Kaal Bhairav'') is an Indian thriller television series. The series ran for two seasons from October 2017 to April 2019. Both seasons are based on written works of Indra Soundarrajan. The story of the first season is based ...

'' as Indra Prakash / Sethji. In 2018, he appears as Iqbal in

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's show ''

Dil Se Dil Tak ''Dil Se Dil Tak'' () is an Indian Hindi-language love triangle show that was loosely based on the 2001 Bollywood film ''Chori Chori Chupke Chupke''. The series aired on Colors TV from 30 January 2017 to 1 June 2018 and starred Sidharth Shukla, ...

'' and Guest in '' Juzz Baatt''. After a four-year absence, in February 2022 he made a comeback with

's show ''

Nima Denzongpa ''Nima Denzongpa'' is an Indian Hindi language social drama series that aired on Colors TV from 23 August 2021 to 2 September 2022. It starred Surabhi Das, Iqbal Khan (actor), Iqbal Khan, Manish Raisinghan and Akshay Kelkar. Plot Nima Denzon ...

'' where he played the role Virat Sethi. He quit the show in July 2022. 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 ''Na Umra Ki Seema Ho'' () is an Indian Hindi-language drama television series that aired from 26 July 2022 to 18 August 2023 on Star Bharat and digitally streams on Disney+ Hotstar. Produced by Right Click Media Solutions, it starred Iqbal Kh ...

'' on

Personal life

Khan is married to Sneha Chhabra, whom he met at a shoot of a video album. They have a daughter Ammaara, who was born in 2011. They had second child, a daughter on 11 February 2022, whom they named Ifza Khan.

Filmography

Film

Television

Special appearances

Reality Shows

Short films

Web series

Awards

;

Indian Telly Awards The Indian Telly Awards is an annual award for excellence both on-screen and behind-the-scenes of Hindi-language television. Conceptualised and created by Anil Wanvari, the founder, CEO of media and services group, indiantelevision.com, they a ...

* Best Debutant – 2005 * Most Popular Actor in Leading Role – 2006 * Best Onscreen Jodi – 2006 ;

Zee Gold Awards The Gold Awards is an annual awards show that honours the best performers in the Hindi-language television industry. The awards are presented in various areas of excellence, such as popular programming, including music programmes, news, ente ...

* Best Onscreen Jodi – 2014

References

External links

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