Zayed Abbas Khan is a Bollywood actor.
Khan's parents are former Bollywood actor Sanjay Khan and interior designer Zarine Khan. Khan is the youngest of four children. His older sisters are Simone Khan (wife of Ajay Arora), Sussanne Roshan (wife of Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan), and Farah Khan Ali (wife of DJ Aqeel). Khan is related as cousin to yet another Bollywood actor, Fardeen Khan, whose father is the actor Feroz Khan.
Khan attended Welham Boys' School, Dehradun, and later Kodaikanal International School, Kodaikanal, with childhood friend Esha Deol, and Malaika Parekh, who became his wife. Zayed Khan and Malaika Parekh Khan were seeing each other for 10 years before their marriage, which took place on November 20, 2005. The couple has a son named Zidaan Khan, who was born on January 18, 2008.
Khan made his Bollywood debut in a film Chura Liyaa Hai Tumne opposite Esha Deol. His performance was nominated for the Zee Cine Award for Best Male Debut.
The biggest success of his career was the blockbuster Main Hoon Na (directed by Farah Khan) where he played the half-brother of Shahrukh Khan and was paired opposite Amrita Rao. The film was produced by Shahrukh's Red Chillies Entertainment and also starred Sushmita Sen, Suniel Shetty and Naseeruddin Shah.
Khan then starred as a cop in action film Dus along with Sanjay Dutt, Suniel Shetty, Shilpa Shetty and Abhishek Bachchan. In 2008, he appeared in Mission Istanbul, alongside Vivek Oberoi and Shriya Saran.
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