Mohammed Iqbal Khan (born 10 February 1981), more commonly known as Iqbal Khan, is an Indian actor. He was a contestant on '' Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 6''.

Early life

Khan was born in

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and began school in Tyndale Biscoe School, Srinagar and was further educated at Pinegrove School Dharampur, Distt. Solan. He was a part of

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's ''Indhana winava'' music video.

Career

After moving to Mumbai in 2001, he shot a number of music videos for T-series produced by Anubhav Sinah and directed by Anupam Sinha and Ratna Sinha (Jagjit Singh song). He then did his first film Fun2shh (released in 2003) and then Bullet (released in 2004). His television debut was as Angad Khanna in the serial ''

Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai ''Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai'' (''How Is This Love'') is an Indian series that aired on Sony Entertainment Television, produced by Balaji Telefilms, starring Mohammed Iqbal Khan as Angad Khanna and Neha Bamb Neha Bamb is a former Indian actress wor ...

'', this role made him an instant star. Soon after, he went on to play the character of Shaurya in ''Kavyanjali'' and Raghu for ''

Kahiin To Hoga ''Kahiin To Hoga'' () is an Indian soap opera which aired on Star Plus between September 2003 and February 2007. The show was created by Ekta Kapoor of Balaji Telefilms and starred Aamna Sharif, Rajeev Khandelwal and Gurpreet Singh. The sho ...

''. After the ending of ''Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai'', Khan did another serial, ''

Karam Apnaa Apnaa ''Karam Apnaa Apnaa'' is an Indian soap opera which aired on Star Plus from 29 August 2006 to 27 March 2009. It was produced by Ekta Kapoor's Balaji Telefilms. It starred Sumeet Sachdev, Pallavi Subash, Muhammad Iqbal Khan and Yash Tonk in the l ...

'', playing the role of Shiv Kapoor. He left ''Karam Apnaa Apnaa'' at the end of 2006. He made a comeback on television with ''

Chhoona Hai Aasmaan ''Chhoona Hai Aasmaan'' () is a Hindi television serial that aired on Star One.It's about six Indian air force officers who form a team called the HAWKS. Their duty is to save the country from any terrorist attacks. Cast * Mohammed Iqbal Khan a ...

'' as the air force officer Abhimanyu Adhikari. Khan appeared in '' Waaris'' and took the lead role of Rudra in the serial ''

Sanjog Se Bani Sangini ''Sanjog Se Bani Sangini'' is an Indian television series based on the love story of Gauri and Rudra and how these incomplete people complete each other. The series premiered on Zee TV on 16 August 2010 and ended on 2 June 2011. It used to air ...

''. He portrayed Dr. Viren Roy in ''

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'' from March to June 2012. In 2015, Khan joined with

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and was cast in a double role on a limited-episode series for

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, winning two awards for it. In July 2016, Khan was criticized for his Facebook post comparing Indian administered Kashmir with

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. In 2016, Khan was also seen in &TV's show '' Waaris'' as Charan Pawania. In the same year, he joined as Akbar in ''

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'' and as Nawab Iqbal in ''

Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani ''Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani'' (English: ''Once There was a King and Queen'') is an Indian television period drama that aired on Zee TV on 27 July 2015. The show initially focused on the love story of Rani Gayatri ( Drashti Dhami) and Ranaji ( Sid ...

''. In 2017, he appears as a cameo in

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's show ''

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'' as Super Robot. From 2017 to 2018, he enter the

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's show ''

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'' as Inder / Sethji. In 2018, he appears as Iqbal in

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's show ''

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'' and Guest in ''Juzz Baatt''. After a four-year absence, in February 2022 he made a comeback with

's show ''

Nima Denzongpa ''Nima Denzongpa'' is an Indian Hindi language social drama series that aired on Colors TV from 23 August 2021 to 2 September 2022. It starred Surabhi Das, Mohammed Iqbal Khan, Manish Raisinghan and Akshay Kelkar. Plot Nima Denzongpa is a ...

'' where he played the role Virat Sethi. He quit the show in July 2022. In July 2022, he will be seen as a middle aged businessman, Devvrat "Dev" Raichand in Atul Kelkar's show ''

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'' on

Personal life

Khan is married to Sneha Chhabra, whom he met at a shoot of a video album. They have a daughter Ammaara, who was born in 2011. They welcomed their second child, a daughter on 11 February 2022, whom they named Ifza Khan.

Filmography

Film

Television

Special appearances

Web Series

Awards

;

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* Best Debutant – 2005 * Most Popular Actor in Leading Role – 2006 * Best Onscreen Jodi – 2006 ;

Zee Gold Awards The Gold Awards is an annual awards show that honours the best performers in the Hindi-language television industry. They were first awarded in 2007. Boroplus was the title sponsor for the first 10 editions after which Kesh King took over. The ...

* Best Onscreen Jodi – 2014

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Mohammed Iqbal Indian male models Indian male television actors Living people Male actors in Hindi cinema 1980 births Kashmiri male models Indian male soap opera actors Kashmiri people Kashmiri actors Male actors from Jammu and Kashmir 21st-century Indian male actors Actors from Mumbai Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi participants