Sheezan Khan (; born 9 September 1994) is an Indian television actor. He is best known for portraying young Akbar/ Sultan Murad Mirza in ''

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'' and Ali Baba in '' Ali Baba: Dastaan-E-Kabul''.

Early life

Khan was born on 9 September 1994 in

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to Kahkashan and brought up in

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. He graduated from the

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. He has two older sisters,

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and

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, both of whom are television actresses. He is a fitness enthusiast and a pet lover. Khan is a frequent speaker at

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Career

Khan started his acting career, in 2013, with the historical drama ''

''. In 2016, he portrayed Vinay Saxena in ''Silsila Pyaar Ka'' opposite Sheen Dass. He then appeared as Prince Kartikay/Yuvraj Bhoj in the historical drama ''

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'' in 2017 and ''

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'' in 2018. In 2019, he appeared as Raghav in '' Ek Thi Rani Ek Tha Raavan'', and in the same year, he played Arjun Priya in '' Tara From Satara''. In February 2020, he joined '' Nazar 2'' opposite

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. Amid

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and

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pandemic, despite having good ratings, ''Nazar 2'' went off-air. In 2021, he was seen as Aarya in '' Pavitra: Bharose Ka Safar''. In 2022, he portrayed the lead role of Ali Baba opposite

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show '' Ali Baba: Dastaan-E-Kabul''. In December 2023, he appeared as Dr. Arjun Singh Thakur in

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's ''

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''.

Personal life

He previously dated actress Mrinal Singh. On 24 December 2022, Khan's co-star

committed suicide by hanging herself in his make-up room on the set of the television serial '' Ali Baba: Dastaan-E-Kabul''. Sheezan was arrested after Sharma's mother filed a charge of abetment against him. On 5 March 2023, Khan was released on bail after 70 days in jail.

Filmography

Television

Web Series

References

External links

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