Sussanne Khan (born 26 October 1975) is an Indian interior and

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Early life

Sussanne Khan was born to

Sanjay Khan Sanjay Khan (born as Shah Abbas Ali Khan, 3 January 1940) is an Indian actor, producer and director known for his works in Hindi films and television. Sanjay Khan made his debut in Rajshri Productions, Rajshri film ''Dosti (1964 film), Dosti'' ...

and Zarine Katrak Khan on 26 October 1975, in

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, as the third child in their family. Her father, Sanjay, who was a prominent actor in the 1980s and her mother, Zarine Katrak is also an actress as well as an interior designer. Her father is of mixed Afghan and

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descent while her mother comes from a

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family. Her younger brother,

Zayed Khan Zayed Abbas Khan (born 5 July 1980) is an Indian former actor and producer who appeared in Hindi films. The son of Bollywood actor Sanjay Khan, he has received a Filmfare Award nomination. After graduating in Business Management at the Mont ...

is also an actor who works in

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. Her elder sister, Farah Khan Ali, is a jewelry designer and Sussanne's second sister, Simone Khan, is an interior designer. She is the niece of actor Feroz Khan and director Akbar Khan (brothers of Sanjay Khan) and first cousin of Bollywood actor,

Fardeen Khan Fardeen Khan (; born 8 March 1974) is an Indian actor who mainly works in Hindi films. Born to actor and film producer Feroz Khan, he is part of the Khan family. He made his acting debut in the film '' Prem Aggan'' (1998), for which he won the ...

Career

After obtaining an Associate of Arts degree in interior designing in 1995 from Brooks College in the US, Khan started her career as an interior designer in 1996 by following the footsteps of her mother who was also a well-known interior designer during her active career. In 2011, she partnered with fellow interior designer and a well recognised film producer, Gauri Khan, to launch and introduce ''The Charcoal Project'' foundation in Mumbai, which is the first interior fashion design store in India. The Charcoal Project is also considered as the most popular design store in India. She worked for The Label Life, an

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fashion lifestyle company established in 2012. She was employed as the first interior fashion designer for the company. In 2014, she launched the official branch of Pearl Academy campus in Mumbai and supporting the students of the academy by handling scholarships.

Personal life

Khan married

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in 2000 after dating for four years. The couple ended their 13-year-old relationship in 2013 and divorced a year later, after having two sons. However, they still remain close friends and spent the lockdown during 2020 together with their sons. She was involved in the Dragon fly club raid in December 2020. In May 2022, Khan shared a photo with boyfriend Arslan Goni, confirming their relationship.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Sussanne 1978 births Living people Indian women fashion designers Indian fashion designers Artists from Mumbai Indian people of Pashtun descent Indian people of Afghan descent Indian people of Iranian descent Parsi people from Mumbai Indian Shia Muslims 21st-century Indian designers Women artists from Maharashtra