Sheezan Mohammed Khan (, born 9 September 1994) is an

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television actor. He is best known as young Akbar/

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in ''

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'' and as Ali Baba in '' Ali Baba: Dastaan-E-Kabul''.

Early life

Khan was born on 9 September 1994 and brought up in

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. He graduated from the

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. He has two older sisters,

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and

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, both of whom are television actresses. He is a fitness enthusiast and pet lover. Khan is a frequent speaker at

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Career

Khan started his acting career, in 2013, with the historical drama ''

''. In 2016, he portrayed Vinay Saxena in Silsila Pyaar Ka opposite Sheen Dass. He then appeared as Prince Kartikay/Yuvraj Bhoj in the historical drama ''

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'' in 2017 and '' Prithvi Vallabh - Itihaas Bhi, Rahasya Bhi'' in 2018. In 2019, he appeared as Raghav in '' Ek Thi Rani Ek Tha Raavan'', and in the same year he played Arjun Priya in ''

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''. In February 2020, he joined '' Nazar 2'' opposite

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. Sheezan stated his brother was his inspiration behind portraying ''Apurva'' in ''Nazar 2.'' Amid

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and pandemic situation of

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, despite having good ratings ''Nazar 2'' went off-air. In 2021, he was seen as Aarya in '' Pavitra: Bharose Ka Safar''. He was last seen in the lead role of Ali Baba opposite

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show '' Ali Baba: Dastaan-E-Kabul''.

Personal life

He previously dated actress Mrinal Singh from

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. On 24 December 2022, Khan's co-star

committed suicide by hanging herself in his make-up room on the set of the television serial '' Ali Baba: Dastaan-E-Kabul''. Sheezan was arrested after Sharma's mother filed a charge of abetment against him.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Sheezan Mohammed 1994 births Living people 21st-century Indian male actors