Saif Ali Khan

Saif Ali Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi Wikipedia uses legal name for introduction.}} (; born Sajid Ali Khan Pataudi; 16 August 1970) is an Indian actor and film producer who primarily works in Hindi films. The titular head of the Pataudi family since 2011, he is the son of actress Sharmila Tagore and cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. Khan has won several awards, including a National Film Award and seven Filmfare Awards, and received the Padma Shri, the fourth highest Indian civilian award in 2010.

Khan made his acting debut in ''Parampara'' (1993), and had success in the multi-starrers ''Yeh Dillagi'' (1994), ''Main Khiladi Tu Anari'' (1994), ''Kachche Dhaage'' (1999) and ''Hum Saath-Saath Hain'' (1999). In the 2000s, he gained praise and won multiple awards for his roles in the romantic comedies ''Dil Chahta Hai'' (2001) and ''Kal Ho Naa Ho'' (2003), and had success as a solo male star in the romances ''Hum Tum'' (2004), ''Parineeta'', ''Salaam Namaste'' (both 2005) and ''Ta Ra Rum Pum'' (2007).

Khan also earned critical acclaim for playing a manipulative businessman in ''Ek Hasina Thi'' (2004), an apprentice in the English film ''Being Cyrus'' (2006) and the Iago character in ''Omkara'' (2006). He had further commercial success in the action thrillers ''Race'' (2008) and ''Race 2'' (2013), and the romantic comedies ''Love Aaj Kal'' (2009) and ''Cocktail'' (2012). Between another string of under-performing ventures, Khan was appreciated for headlining Netflix's first original Indian series ''Sacred Games'' (2018–2019) and had his highest-grossing releases in the action films ''Tanhaji'' (2020) and ''Devara: Part 1'' (2024).

Khan has been noted for his roles in a range of film genres—from crime dramas to action thrillers and comic romances. In addition to film acting, Khan is a frequent television presenter, stage show performer, endorses various brands and products, and the owner of the production companies Illuminati Films and Black Knight Films. Khan was married to his first wife, Amrita Singh, for thirteen years, after which he married actress Kareena Kapoor. He has four children—two with Singh and two with Kapoor. Provided by Wikipedia