Ajaz Khan

Ajaz Khan
Khan in 2014
Born (1981-05-29) 29 May 1981[1]
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India[2]
Alma materVishwa Bharti School[3]
St. Xavier's High School, Mirzapur
OccupationActor
Years active2003–present
SpouseAndrea Khan
ChildrenAlexander Khan[4]

Ajaz Khan[5][6] is an Indian actor, who works in Hindi and Telugu-language television and films.[7][8] He has starred in movies such as Rakta Charitra II and Allah Ke Banday and acted in several television daily soaps including Rahe Tera Aashirwaad and Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki.[9] In 2013, Khan participated in Bigg Boss 7.[10][11] He also appeared on the TV show Comedy Nights with Kapil which led to controversy.

His other films include Lakeer ka Fakeer[12] and the Indian films Dookudu and Naayak. He has appeared in an Academy Awards promotion commercial.[13]

Khan was in a music video for the song "Pal Pal" along with Saher Afsha, released by Tseries on 26 September 2020.[14]

Early life

Khan was born in Ahmedabad, India.[15]

Career

2003–2009: Acting debut in television

Khan started his acting career in the film Patth, which was released in 2003. Later he made his television debut in Ekta Kapoor's Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa, in 2007.[5] The following year, Khan participated in the reality show Bollywood Club where he emerged as the winner. Later he appeared in the shows Rahe Tera Aashirwaad as Tej, Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki as Dushasan and Karam Apnaa Apnaa as Arjun.[5][9]

2009–2012: Entry in Bollywood

In 2009, Khan appeared in the film Ek: The Power of One.[16] In 2010, he appeared in Shyam Ramsay's Bachao - Inside Bhoot Hai.... He then appeared in Rahul Dholakia's Lamhaa playing the role of Kuka Pare, the film was released in July 2010.[9] This followed an appearance in Faruk Kabir's Allah Ke Banday playing the role of Nana Chauhan, however the film did not do well in the box office and was declared a disaster.[17] He later appeared in the films Rakta Charitra 2 and Tequila Nights.

In 2011, he made his Telugu film debut, in Srinu Vaitla's Dookudu co-starring Mahesh Babu, released in September 2011. He then appeared in Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap which was a disaster at the box office. In 2012, he appeared in the film The World of Fashion.[5]

2013–present

In 2013, he appeared in the film Lakeer Ka Fakeer directed by Zubair Khan.[18] Later he appeared in the Telugu films Naayak and Badshah.[19]

In November 2013, Khan participated in the seventh season of the Indian version of the reality TV show Big Brother, called Bigg Boss.[20] He entered as a wild card contestant who somehow survived until the end where he emerged as a finalist.[21][22]

In April 2014, he participated in Colors TV's stunt reality show, Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 5 as a wild card contestant.[23] He later appeared on Comedy Nights with Kapil. In December 2014, he participated in Sony TV's cricket reality show Box Cricket League in its first season appearing in Sara Khan's team. Later he entered Bigg Boss 8, where he was introduced as the first challenger.[24] He later got ejected from the house after his fight with Ali Quli Mirza in Bigg Boss Halla Bol!.[25]

He appeared in the films Heart Attack, Ya Rab[26] Veta[27] (2014) and Temper[28] (2015). In 2016, he appeared in Love Day - Pyaar Ka Din playing the role of Monty. In 2020 he appeared in the film Gul Makai.[29]

Personal life

Khan is married to Andrea Khan. They have one son, Alexander Khan.[30]

On 21 October 2018, he was arrested by the Narcotics Cell of Mumbai police for allegedly possessing ecstasy.[31] He was in Mumbai Central Jail for 26 months, after which he was granted bail by the Supreme Court of India. He raised several concerns over the conditions at the jail from his time spent in it.[32]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
2007 Kyaa Hoga Nimmo Kaa Aditya
2008 Bollywood Club Contestant Winner [33]
Rahe Tera Aashirwaad Tej Bali [9]
Ssshhhh...Koi Hai Gulshan Episodic role (Season 2; Episode 22)
Kahaani Hamaaray Mahaabhaarat Ki Dushasan [10]
2009 Karam Apnaa Apnaa Arjun [10]
Specials @ 10 - Shaurat, Nafrat aur Showbiz Guest
2010 Matti Ki Banno Arjit
2011 Ek Nayi Chhoti Si Zindagi Shekhar
2012 Diya Aur Baati Hum Abhishek
2013 Bigg Boss 7 Contestant 2nd Runner Up [10]
2014 Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 5 Entered as wild card
Comedy Nights with Kapil Supari Killer Special appearance [10]
Bigg Boss 8 Guest [34]
2014–2015 Box Cricket League 1 Contestant Player in 'Rowdy Bangalore'
2015 Bigg Boss Halla Bol! Challenger (Ejected; Day 2)
Farah Ki Dawat [35]
Comedy Classes Guest [36]
Savdhaan India Ajju Bhai [37]
2016 Comedy Nights Bachao Guest [38]
Ek Maa Jo Laakhon Ke Liye Bani Amma Azhar Yeda

Films

YearFilmRole LanguageRef(s)
2003 Patth Hindi [39]
2009 Ek... The Power of One Yuvaraj
2010 Bachao - Inside Bhoot Hai...
Lamhaa Kuka Pare
Allah Ke Banday Nana Chauhan [10]
Rakta Charitra II Bhondu Hindi
Telugu
Tequila Nights Hindi TV movie aired on Zoom TV[3]
2011 Dookudu Bunty Telugu [3]
Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap Supari Killer Hindi [10]
2012 The World of Fashion Mannu Bhai
2013 Lakeer Ka Fakeer Fakeer [10]
Naayak Taxi Seth Telugu [10]
Baadshah Ruthless Johnny
2014 Heart Attack Makarand Henchmen
Ya Rab Ran Vijay Singh Hindi
Veta Devraj Telugu [27]
2015 Temper [28]
2016 Love Day - Pyaar Ka Din Monty Hindi [40]
2017 Rogue Telugu
Kannada
2018 Inttelligent Hindi
2020 Gul Makai [29]
2022 Hai Tujhe Salaam India Govinda [41]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ajaz Khan turns an RJ". The Times of India. TNN. 1 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Why Ajaz Khan will never quit TV". 14 November 2008.
  3. 1 2 3 "TV is too cosmetic: Ajaz Khan". The Times of India. 4 May 2011.
  4. ↑ "Ajaz Khan on NCB Recovering Pills From His House: My Wife Suffered Miscarriage, Its Hers". www.india.com. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Who is Ajaz Khan?". 19 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "Reality TV Star Ajaz Khan to Contest Elections From Mumbai's Byculla, Says Time to End Hindu vs Muslim Politics". 10 October 2019.
  7. ↑ "Actor Ajaz Khan turns producer". The Times of India. 23 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "Maharashtra Election 2019: एजाज खान को मिली करारी हार, नोटा से भी कम वोट मिले - Maharashtra Assembly Election result 2019 Azaz Khan Got Lesser Votes Than NOTA from byculla Seat". Jagran (in Hindi). 24 October 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Actor Ajaz Khan takes Lamhaa role deletion in stride". 14 December 2015.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Bigg Boss Season 7 Contestants, Ajaz Khan". Colors TV. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  11. ↑ "Ajaz Khan Fights". TOI. Archived from the original on 11 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  12. ↑ "Ajaz Khan Movies". Bollywood Hungama. 19 May 2023.
  13. ↑ "Ajaz acts in an Oscar Commercial". The Times of India. 25 February 2013.
  14. ↑ "Ajaz Khan Pal Pal Song Released (Exclusive Review)". 27 September 2020. Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  15. ↑ "Ahmedabad's Ajaz Khan to take fans on a laughter ride". The Times of India. 30 April 2014.
  16. ↑ "Dashavtaar Opens To A Poor Response". Boxofficeindia.Com Trade Network. 18 April 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
  17. ↑ "Break Ke Baad, Allah Ke Banday hit by Asif king khan screens". Archived from the original on 5 December 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  18. ↑ "LAKEER KA FAKEER MOVIE REVIEW". The Times of India.
  19. ↑ "Salman would have stopped my elimination from Bigg Boss: Ajaz Khan". 10 January 2015.
  20. ↑ "Bigg Boss 7: Candy Brar, Ajaz Khan to enter the house". 26 October 2013.
  21. ↑ "'Bigg Boss 7' Finale: Moments before Gauahar Khan's win". 28 December 2013.
  22. ↑ "'I'd have liked to win Bigg Boss 7', says Ajaz Khan". 30 December 2013.
  23. ↑ "Khatron Ke Khiladi: Ajaz Khan eliminated". 5 May 2014.
  24. ↑ "Ajaz Khan to enter 'Bigg Boss 8' as challenger, says will be decent and cultured". 29 December 2014.
  25. ↑ "Bigg Boss Halla Bol: Ajaz Khan thrown out of the house!". 5 January 2015.
  26. ↑ "Mahesh Bhatt keen on promoting Ya Rab". avsTV. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  27. 1 2 "Veta, Overview". Filmi Beat. Mumbai. Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  28. 1 2 "Jr NTR flaunts chiseled body in Temper". Deccan Chronicle. Mumbai. 27 November 2014. Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  29. 1 2 "TV actress Reem Sheikh to play Malala Yousafzai in a biopic called Gul Makai". India Today. 2 September 2017. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  30. ↑ "Ajaz Khan's Wife Andrea Reacts On Her Husband's Police Custody; Alleges He Has Been Framed". 20 July 2019.
  31. ↑ "Former Bigg Boss contestant Ajaz Khan arrested for possession of drugs, to be produced in court". The Times of India. 23 October 2018.
  32. ↑ "Ajaz Khan opens up about his jail experience; reveals he met Aryan Khan, Raj Kundra, Armaan Kohli and many others in jail". The Times of India.
  33. ↑ Mulchandani, Amrita (9 May 2011). "Ajaz Khan in his next with Big B". The Times of India. Mumbai. Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  34. ↑ "Ajaz Khan re-enters as Challenger in Bigg Boss 8". The Economic Times. 1 January 2015.
  35. ↑ "Farah Ki Daawat adds Bigg Boss ka tadka!". The Times of India. 9 April 2015.
  36. ↑ "Comedy Classes turns one year old". The Times of India. 5 October 2015.
  37. ↑ "Ajaz fights back". 11 July 2015. Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  38. ↑ "Ajaz Khan, KRK and Rahul Mahajan on 'Comedy Nights Bachao'". The Times of India. 8 February 2016.
  39. ↑ "Patth". IMDb. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  40. ↑ Coutinho, Natasha (29 December 2014). "BB8: Ajaz Khan to make an entry on the reality show". Deccan Chronicle. Mumbai. Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  41. ↑ "Hai Tujhe Salaam India Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos", The Times of India, retrieved 25 February 2022
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