Sajid Khan

Sajid Khan

Actor

Bombay, Bombay State, India
December 28, 1951

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sajid Khan (born 1951, in Bombay, India) was an Indian actor and singer. Born into poverty in the Bombay slums,[1] he became the adopted son of Bollywood filmmaker Mehboob Khan, founder of Mehboob Studios. He worked in a handful of Indian films, debuting in his father's Academy Award-nominated Mother India (1957) and its sequel Son of India (1962). He later found more success overseas, working in international productions, including films and television shows in North America, such as Maya (1966) and its television adaptation, as well as the Philippines and United Kingdom. He was a teen idol in North America and the Philippines from the late 1960s to early 1970s.

Photo

Sajid Khan 1

Representative Works

Heat and Dust
Heat and Dust
6.0
/ English
Mother India
Mother India
7.0
/ Hindi
Maya
Maya
5.8
/ English
My Funny Girl
My Funny Girl
10.0
/ Tagalogian
Son of India
Son of India
8.0
/ Hindi
Dahshat
Dahshat
10.0
/ Hindi

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Heat and Dust
1983Nominee

Best Performance

Heat and Dust

Mother India
1957Nominee

Best Performance

Mother India

Maya
1966Nominee

Best Performance

Maya

Career Highlights

My Funny Girl
1971Highlight

Best Performance

My Funny Girl

Mahatma and the Mad Boy
1974Highlight

Best Performance

Mahatma and the Mad Boy