Imran Khan

Imran Khan: Imran Khan is an Actor, Voice Cast, and also known for Special Appearances in TV shows and movies. He was born on Jan 13, 1983, in Madison, New York, United states of America. Imran Khan is an American-born Indian actor however primarily works in Bollywood. This American born actor played the role of a child Aamir Khan, his uncle, in famous Hindi movies like Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak (1988) and Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander (1992), before he started his acting debut as a lead within the superhit film Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Naa (2008). Similar to his uncle Aamir Khan, Imran chooses his roles meticulously. He has delivered hits like ‘I Hate Luv Storys’, ‘Delhi Belly’, and ‘Ek Main Aur Ek Tu’.

Besides being an actor, Imran has additionally donned the hat of a social activist. He has usually spoken out regarding numerous problems plaguing Indian society and is a great supporter of the PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) campaign. He became a columnist for the well-known newspaper daily ‘The Hindustan Times’ in 2009 and has been creating regular contributions.

Imran Khan Early Life

Imran Khan was born as ‘Imran Pal’ on January thirteen, 1983, in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. His Hindu father (of Bengali and English descent), Anil Pal, was a computer engineer and even worked with technical school giant Yahoo in Silicon Valley. His Muslim mother, Nuzhat Khan, was a psychologist who had a family with a powerful background in Bollywood.

Imran’s maternal aspect of the family includes Bollywood stalwards like director-producer Nasir Hussain (grandfather), director-producer Mansoor Khan (Uncle – Nuzhat’s brother), and star actor Aamir Khan (Uncle – Nuzhat’s cousin).

Imran’s parents got divorced even before he was 3, and later he moved to Mumbai along with his mother; changing the name ‘Imran Khan’. He did his schooling at Bombay Scottish School in Mumbai, and later from the boarding school ‘Blue Mountain’ in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu.

As the aspiring director Imran Khan grew up, he shifted to Sunnyvale, California along with his father and studied at Fremont high school. He got a degree in filmmaking from the New York Film Academy (Los Angeles branch) and even took formal coaching at the Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute, Mumbai.

Imran Khan Personal Life

Imran had a 10-year long relationship with his sweetheart Avantika Malik, and later got married to her in 2011. They are the parent of a girl along named Imara.

Movie Career

While Imran got exposure to the camera as a child artist for hit films like ‘Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak’ (1988) and ‘Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander’ (1992), his lead acting debut came with the 2008 romantic comedy ‘Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Naa’, directed by Abbas Tyrewala, and made by Imran’s uncles, Aamir Khan and Mansoor Khan. His vulnerable and restrained performance opposite the bubbly and effervescent Genelia D’souza stood out. The film became a commercial success and managed a worldwide gross assortment of concerning INR 830 million. He won the Best Male Debut Filmfare award for his ‘chocolate boy’ performance during this film, sharing a similar with another proficient actor Farhan Akhtar.

With his next 2 films, ‘Kidnap’ (2008) and ‘Luck’ (2009), coming up to be duds, Imran couldn’t deliver on the promise shown with his 1st film, and began obtaining tagged as a ‘one film wonder’. However, he turned to Karan Johar for his next romantic comedy flick ‘I Hate Luv Storys’ (2010), opposite the fashionable Sonam Kapoor, in which he depicted the role of a casanova. The film turned out to be a box office success with worldwide earnings of around INR 725.2 million.

The actor next tried his hand at black comedy with the 2011 release, Delhi Belly, which turned out to be a booming experiment (box office earnings of roughly INR 550 million). He switched back to romantic roles for his next 2 successful films, Mere Brother Ki Dulhan (2011), opposite Katrina Kaif, and Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu (2012), opposite Kareena Kapoor.

Imran next starred with the political satire film ‘Matru Ki Bijlee ka Mandola’ (2013) opposite Anushka Sharma, which failed to impress the audience despite the presence of veteran actors like Pankaj Kapur and Shabana Azmi. He conjointly did lend his voice for the song ‘Chaar Dina Ki’ in the picture. Later, he conjointly tried to prove his versatility with the role of a criminal for the film ‘Once Upon a Time in city Dobaara!’ (2013) alongside star actor Akshay Kumar and actress Sonakshi Sinha. However, the film got panned by critics and didn’t fare well at the box office.

Since then, Imran has tried his ‘success formula’ of romantic roles with movies like ‘Gori Tere Pyaar Mein’ (2013), opposite Kareena Kapoor Khan, and ‘Katti Batti’ (2015), opposite Kangana Ranaut. each of the films proved to be a business failure.

Other Ventures

Imraan Khan’s writing has been a frequent feature in one of the columns of the daily newspaper ‘The Hindustan Times’, since 2009.

FAQs

What is actor Imran Khan doing nowadays?

Ans: Imran Khan is no more an actor. He is more inclined towards directing movies and writing scripts. Even he has been writing a column for ‘The Hindustan Times’.