Alyy Khan

Alyy Khan
Born (1968-12-06) 6 December 1968
Karachi, Pakistan
Citizenship Pakistani British
Education Pimlico Academy
Occupation Actor
Years active 1976–present
Religion Islam
Relatives Junaid Jamshed (cousin)
Website alyykhan.com

Alyy Khan (or Aly Khan, Urdu: علی خان) (born 6 December 1968, Karachi) is a Pakistani-British actor and host who has worked in Hollywood, Bollywood and Lollywood.[1][2][3] He is known for his roles in A Mighty Heart, Don 2 and Traitor. Khan has also appeared in several television series including The Bill, Strike Back, Saat Pardon Mein and Indian Summers. He has also hosted a television reality show Foodistan.[4]

Early life

Alyy Khan was born in Karachi, Pakistan. At the age of nine, his family moved to Kolkata, India.[5] He has a diploma in film and television production from the Pimlico Arts and Media College.[4] He currently lives in Pakistan, London and Kolkata. He's the cousin of Junaid Jamshed.[6]

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2001 Deham Jeetu
2003 Stumped Major Raghav Seth
2003 Sssshhh... Akash Rathore
2004 Kiss Kis Ko BD
2005 Nazar Dr. Tarun Khanna
2006 Sharpe's Challenge Mohan Singh Television film[7]
2007 A Mighty Heart Sheikh Omar[4]
2008 Traitor Fareed
2009 42 km Cameo appearance
2009 Luck by Chance Satish Chaudhary
2010 Dark Relic Hasan Television film
2010 Pusher Scott
2011 Kingdom of Dust Dakheel
2011 Everywhere and Nowhere Ahmed Khan
2011 Aazaan Sam Sharma[8]
2011 Jo Hum Chahein Vikram Khurana
2011 Don 2 J.K. Diwan
2012 Titlee Short film
2013 Anjuman Ahmed
2014 Blemished Light Ali
2014 Unfreedom Alyy Khan
2015 3 Bahadur voice
2016 Actor In Law
2016 Mah-e-Meer Nawab Sahab
2016 Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hai upcoming film[9]
2016 The Valley Nael upcoming film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Bombay Blue Moeen Aired on Channel 4
2001 Dushman Rohan Raazdan Aired on DD Metro
2001 1st Indian Telly Awards Host Awards Show
2002 Lipstick Abhay Ahuja Aired on Zee TV
2004 K. Street Pali Hill Arindum Keshab Aired on Star Plus (Episode 1-7)
2006 The Bill Tariq Mustafa-Ali "434" (Season 22: Ep57), "435" (Season 22: Ep58)
2008 Yeh Zindagi Hai Jalaal Ahmed Aired on Geo TV
2009 The Philanthropist Indian Army Commander "Kashmir" (Season 1: Ep07)
2011 Strike Back Maj. Gen. Kohli "Strike Back: Project Dawn" (Season 2: Ep01 and Ep02)
2012 Foodistan Host Aired on NDTV Good Times and Geo TV[4]
2012 Saat Pardon Mein Badar Suleman Aired on Geo TV[7]
2013 Zara Aur Mehrunnisa Aired on ARY Digital[7]
2013 Kabhi Kabhi Rehbar Drama serial on ARY Digital[7]
2014 Do Qadam Door Thay Salman Aired on Geo TV
2014 Aap Ki Kaneez Shah Mir Afandi Aired on Geo TV[7]
2015 Indian Summers Ramu Sood Aired on Channel 4
2015 Partners in Crime Major Khan Aired on BBC One
2015 Mohabbat Aag Si Arshad Aired on Hum TV
2015 Maryam Faisal Aired on Geo TV
2016 Pakeeza Jibran Aired on Hum TV

References

  1. Alyy Khan and Angelina Jolie?
  2. All the world’s a stage
  3. 1 2 3 4 "All the world’s a stage". Daily Jang. February 12, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  4. "Alyy in India for some reason". Hindu. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  5. The many faces of Alyy Khan DAWN 8 May 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "Biography: Alyy Khan". tv.com.pk. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  7. "Khan in the cast of Aazaan". itimes. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  8. "Revealed: Sajal Aly and Feroze Khan's debut film will be called Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hai". DAWN Images. Retrieved 14 November 2015.

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