Fardeen Khan

Fardeen Khan (/ˈfɑːrðiːn/; 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.^[1] He made his acting debut in the film Prem Aggan (1998), for which he won the Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut.

Fardeen Khan
Khan in 2021
Born	(1974-03-08) 8 March 1974 (age 50) Mumbai, India
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1998–2010 2024–present
Spouse	Natasha Madhvani ​ (m. 2005)​
Children	2
Parent	Feroz Khan (father)
Relatives	Sanjay Khan (uncle) Akbar Khan (uncle) Zayed Khan (cousin) Sussanne Khan (cousin)
Family	Feroz Khan family

Khan went onto star in the films Jungle (2000), Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya (2001), Bhoot (2003), Dev (2004), No Entry (2005), and All the Best (2009). After a career decline with several critical and commercial failures, he appeared in Dulha Mil Gaya (2010), following which, he took a break from acting. Khan marked his comeback with the period drama series Heeramandi in 2024.

Early life and education

Fardeen Khan was born on 8 March 1974 in Mumbai. He is the son of Bollywood actor, director, and producer Feroz Khan.^[2][3][4] Through his father, he is of mixed Pashtun and Persian descent, while his mother is a Sindhi Hindu.^[5][6] Khan is the nephew of actors Sanjay Khan and Akbar Khan and the cousin of fashion designer Suzanne Khan and actor Zayed Khan.^[7]

After graduating in business management from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Khan returned to India to pursue a career in film and trained in acting at the Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute.^[8][9][10]

Career

Early work (1998–2003)

Khan made his acting debut in 1998 with a leading role in the romance film Prem Aggan, which garnered him the Filmfare Best Debut Award.^[11] He then starred in the survival thriller Jungle, in 2000. Rediff.com wrote, "Fardeen redeems himself, after the disaster that was Prem Aggan."^[12]

His career marked a turning point after he received critical recognition for the 2001 romantic thriller Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya. Screen magazine noted, "Fardeen Khan as the happy-go-lucky photographer, is pleasing on the eye, light footed and comfortable with the part."^[13] His other films of the year were the crime comedy Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega and the romantic drama Hum Ho Gaye Aapke, both box office failures.^[14]

Khan had three releases in 2002: The romance Kitne Door Kitne Paas was a failure, while the romance drama Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein and the family drama Om Jai Jagadish received mixed responses. For the former, Planet Bollywood stated, "Fardeen comes out a winner with a decent performance. He's obviously put in some effort into his performance."^[15] For the latter, Rediff.com said, "Fardeen looks good and smiles sweetly whenever the camera zooms onto his face. But he needs to learn there is more to playing a part than just looking good."^[16] Khan again had three releases in 2003. The romantic comedy Khushi and the romantic thriller Janasheen both failed at the box office. For Khushi, Bollywood Hungama praised his performance and noted, "Fardeen Khan's performance is a revelation. The actor not only looks smashing, but does an equally smashing job in emotional sequences mainly, which were his weak points earlier."^[17] The supernatural horror Bhoot was his only successful film that year.^[18] Film critic Taran Adarsh wrote, "Fardeen Khan registers an impact in a small but significant role."^[19]

Career progression (2004–2009)

Khan received critical acclaim for both his films in 2004. In Dev, he played a misguided law graduate.^[20] Bollywood Hungama noted, "Fardeen Khan springs a surprise by enacting a difficult role with flourish. His scenes with the two veterans are proof enough that the youngster has evolved into a fine actor." Rediff.com wrote, "Fardeen portrays the transformation of the innocent but troubled youngster to jihadi sharpshooter with conviction."^[21][22] He next played a hacker and thief in Fida. Rediff.com stated, "Fardeen is his usual suave self."^[23]

Khan had his career's highest grosser in 2005, with No Entry, which became the highest-grossing film of 2005.^[24] Planet Bollywood noted, "Fardeen Khan shows a great flair for comedy at his first attempt. He shares stellar situations with Anil Kapoor in the latter half of the film."^[25] He went on to appear in Heyy Babyy (2007), Life Partner (2009), and All the Best: Fun Begins (2009), among others.

Hiatus and return to acting (2010–present)

In 2010, after his last starring role, Khan took a hiatus from the movie business in order to focus on his family. In December 2020, speculation arose that he may be planning a comeback to acting after being spotted outside the office of film director Mukesh Chhabra. Chhabra later confirmed that the two were exploring opportunities and that they would begin working on a new project in 2021.^[26] Khan's comeback was confirmed when he announced having joined the cast of Akshay Kumar's Housefull 5, set to be released in 2025.^[27][28]

Personal life

Fardeen is married to Natasha Madhvani, daughter of actress Mumtaz.^[29] The couple has a daughter and a son.^[30]

In May 2001, Khan was arrested for attempting to buy cocaine.^[31]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Prem Aggan	Suraj Singh	[32][33]
2000	Jungle	Siddharth "Siddhu" Mishra	[34][35]
2001	Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya	Jai Bhatt	[36]
	Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega	Rahul Kapoor / Khalid Muhammad
	Hum Ho Gaye Aapke	Rishi Oberoi
2002	Kitne Door Kitne Paas	Jatin
	Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein	Abhay Indra Vishnu Pratap Singh
	Om Jai Jagadish	Jai Batra
2003	Khushi	Karan Roy
	Bhoot	Sanjay
	Janasheen	Lucky Kapoor
2004	Dev	Farhaan Ali
	Fida	Vikram Singh
2005	No Entry	Shekhar "Sunny" Wani
	Shaadi No. 1	Raj Mittal
	Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena	Arjun Verma
2006	Pyare Mohan	Pyare
	Aryan	Sameer	Cameo
2007	Just Married	Abhay Sachdeva
	Heyy Babyy	Ali Haydar
	Darling	Aditya Soman
2009	Jai Veeru	Jai Mehra
	Life Partner	Karan Malhotra
	Acid Factory	Romeo
	All the Best: Fun Begins	Veer Kapoor
2010	Dulha Mil Gaya	Tej "Donsai" Dhanraj
2024	Heeramandi	Wali Muhammad	Netflix series[37]
	Khel Khel Mein	Kabir Deshmukh	[38]
	Visfot	Shoaib Khan
	Devil: The Hero †	Viraj Singh Dagar
2025	Housefull 5

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Film	Result	Ref.
1999	Bollywood Movie Awards	Best Male Debut	Prem Aggan	Won	[39]
	Filmfare Awards	Best Male Debut		Won
	Zee Cine Awards	Best Male Debut		Nominated	[40]
2001	Bollywood Movie Awards	Most Sensational Actor	Pyaar Tune Kya Kiya	Nominated	[41]
	Screen Awards	Jodi No. 1 (with Urmila Matondkar)		Nominated	[42]
2005	Stardust Awards	Best Supporting Actor	Fida	Nominated	[43]
2006	Zee Cine Awards	Best Actor in a Supporting Role – Male	No Entry	Nominated	[44]

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External links

• Fardeen Khan at IMDb
• Fardeen Khan at Bollywood Hungama