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{{Infobox person
| name       = Sajid Khan
| name               = Sajid Khan
| image       = Maya TV series Sajid Khan 1967.jpg
| image             = Sajid Khan at Arbaaz Khan’s birthday bash at Su Casa.jpg
| caption     = Sajid Khan in Maya TV series (1967)<!--This is a cropped portion of a photo of Khan with Jay North from their Maya TV series, filmed in *1967* (see the article on that series for full photo); once and for all, it is NOT from 1970! -->
| caption           = Khan at [[Arbaaz Khan]]'s 50{{small|th}} birthday bash in 2017
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|12|28}}
| birth_name        = Sajid Kamran Khan
| birth_place = [[Bombay]], [[Bombay State]], [[India]]
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1971|11|23|df=yes}}<ref name="dob">{{cite web|author1=IANS|title=Farah Khan, Rishi Kapoor wishes for love, 'filminess' on Sajid Khan's birthday|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/farah-khan-rishi-kapoor-wishes-for-love-filminess-on-sajid-khans-birthday/|website=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=30 April 2016|date=23 November 2015}}</ref>
| yearsactive = 1957–2001
| birth_place       = [[Mumbai|Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| othername  = Sajid Mehboob
| occupation        = {{hlist|[[Film director]]|[[actor]]|[[television presenter]]|[[comedian]]}}
| relatives          = [[Farah Khan]] (sister)<br>[[Shirish Kunder]] (brother-in-law)<br>[[Honey Irani]] and [[Daisy Irani]] (aunts)
| nationality        = <!-- Do not add nationality as it can be deduced from birth place as per WP:INFONAT -->
}}
}}


'''Sajid Khan''' (born December 28, 1951) is an Indian actor and singer. Born into poverty in the [[Mumbai|Bombay]] slums,<ref name="Chatterjee"/> he became the adopted son of [[Bollywood]] filmmaker [[Mehboob Khan]], founder of [[Mehboob Studios]].<ref name="BHATIA">{{cite book|author=SIDHARTH BHATIA|title=India Psychedelic|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7ChEBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT89|access-date=24 January 2015|publisher=HarperCollins India|isbn=978-93-5029-838-1|pages=89–|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011200435/https://books.google.com/books?id=7ChEBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT89|url-status=live}}</ref> He worked in a handful of [[Cinema of India|Indian films]], debuting in his father's [[Academy Award]]-nominated ''[[Mother India]]'' (1957) and its sequel ''[[Son of India (1962 film)|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 film)|Maya]]'' (1966) and its [[Maya (U.S. TV series)|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.
'''Sajid Kamran Khan''' (born 23 November 1971)<ref name="dob"/> is a [[film director]], [[television presenter]], [[comedian]] and an [[actor]] who works in the [[Bollywood]] industry. He is the brother of choreographer [[Farah Khan]].


==Early life and debut==
== Early life ==
Sajid was a poor child from the [[slum]]s of [[Bombay]] (now Mumbai), in India's then [[Bombay State]] (now [[Maharashtra]]), before he was discovered by [[Bollywood]] filmmaker [[Mehboob Khan]]. Sajid started acting as a child appearing as the younger version of [[Sunil Dutt]]'s character Birju in Mehboob Khan's [[Academy Award]]-nominated Hindi film ''[[Mother India]]'' (1957). Sajid was unknown at the time.<ref name="Chatterjee">{{cite book|last=Chatterjee|first=Gayatri|title=Mother India|year=2002|publisher=British Film Institute|isbn=978-0-85170-917-8|page=[https://archive.org/details/motherindiamadar00chat/page/45 45]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/motherindiamadar00chat/page/45|access-date=18 December 2019|archive-date=7 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207123300/https://archive.org/details/motherindiamadar00chat/page/45|url-status=live}}</ref> His salary in the film was {{INRConvert|750|year=1957|lk=r}}.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/mother-india-1957/article788737.ece | title=Mother India (1957) | work=The Hindu | date=8 January 2010 | access-date=28 March 2015 | last=Salam | first=Ziya Us | location=(Chennai, India) | archive-date=7 December 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207123257/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/Mother-India-1957/article15692788.ece | url-status=live }}</ref> He was later adopted by Mehboob Khan and his wife [[Sardar Akhtar]], who named him Sajid Khan.<ref>{{cite web|last=Raheja |first=Dinesh |url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/feb/15dinesh.htm |title=Mother Earth Reincarnated: Mother India |publisher=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=23 February 2011 |year=2002 |archive-date=25 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025134356/http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/feb/15dinesh.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Sajid Khan was born in [[Mumbai|Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], the son of former actor Kamran Khan and his wife Menaka Khan (née Irani). He has one sister, [[Farah Khan]], who is a choreographer, director, producer and actor. Farah is married to [[Shirish Kunder]], also a producer, editor and director of films. Khan has other connections to the film industry: former actresses [[Honey Irani]] and [[Daisy Irani (actress)|Daisy Irani]] are his mother's sisters and filmmakers [[Farhan Akhtar]] and [[Zoya Akhtar]] are his maternal cousins.<ref>{{Cite web| title = Sajid Khan {{!}} Directors {{!}} Koimoi| work = koimoi.com| date = 28 April 2016| access-date = 2016-04-30| url = http://www.koimoi.com/director/sajid-khan/}}</ref>


==Career==
Khan completed his primary education from Maneckji Cooper School in Mumbai and then graduated from [[Mithibai College]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Funny Man To Know|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1040103/asp/opinion/story_2744956.asp|website=The Telegraph|access-date=30 April 2016|date=3 January 2004}}</ref> At age 16, while still a college student, he started [[Disc jockey|DJing]] at various parties and social events.
After his debut in ''[[Mother India]]'' in 1957, he played the title role in his adopted father's next and last film ''[[Son of India (1962 film)|Son of India]]'' in 1962. According to Rauf Ahmed, though the film was not a success at the box-office, Sajid's performance was praised by the critics.<ref name=Ahmed>{{cite book|last1=Ahmed|first1=Rauf|title=Mehboob Khan|date=2008|publisher=Wisdom Tree|location=Delhi, India|isbn=9788183281065|pages=96|edition=1}}</ref> After his father's death in 1964, Sajid was sent to the United States by his mother Sardar.


He went on to achieve fame in the United States with a co-starring role alongside [[Jay North]] in the 1966 film ''[[Maya (1966 film)|Maya]]''.<ref name="Hunter2012">{{cite book|author=James Michael Hunter|title=Mormons and Popular Culture &#91;2 Volumes&#93;: The Global Influence of an American Phenomenon|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5oM1B1VE-yMC&pg=PA244|access-date=24 January 2015|date=5 December 2012|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-0-313-39167-5|pages=244–|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011200442/https://books.google.com/books?id=5oM1B1VE-yMC&pg=PA244|url-status=live}}</ref> The film's success led to a television series [[Maya (U.S. TV series)|of the same name]] airing on [[NBC]] from September 1967 to February 1968 and lasting 18 episodes. The show led to Sajid becoming a "teen idol" for a short time appearing on the cover of popular magazines worldwide.<ref name="Mansour2011">{{cite book|author=David Mansour|title=From Abba to Zoom: A Pop Culture Encyclopedia of the Late 20th Century|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7GN0E_diWbAC&pg=PA307|access-date=24 January 2015|date=1 June 2011|publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing|isbn=978-0-7407-9307-3|pages=307–|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011200438/https://books.google.com/books?id=7GN0E_diWbAC&pg=PA307|url-status=live}}</ref> He also had a short-lived singing career but was not successful. In 1968, he guest starred in an episode of the television series ''[[The Big Valley]]'', and appeared in the music variety show ''[[It's Happening]]'' as a guest judge.
== Career ==
Khan began his career as a host of the TV show ''Main Bhi Detective'' in 1995.<ref>{{cite web|title=The moment you get too big for your boots, people will give you a kick on your posterior|url=http://www.indiantelevision.org.in/interviews/y2k4/actor/sajid_khan.htm |work=Indiantelevision.com |date=30 April 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041214090000/http://www.indiantelevision.com/interviews/y2k4/actor/sajid_khan.htm|archive-date=14 December 2004|access-date=30 April 2016}}</ref>


He also found success in the [[Philippines]] in the early 1970s, starring as the male lead in a number of [[romantic comedy]] films opposite leading Philippine actresses [[Nora Aunor]] and [[Vilma Santos]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Abad|first=Gémino H.|title=The flip reader: being a greatest hits anthology from flip : the official guide to world domination|date=2008|publisher=[[Anvil Publishing]]|isbn=9789712721144|page=218|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jYIMAQAAMAAJ|language=en|access-date=23 November 2017|archive-date=11 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201011200439/https://books.google.com/books?id=jYIMAQAAMAAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> He tried to get back into [[Hindi films]], but none of his Hindi films from 1972 to 1983 worked financially. His career's peak period was in 1966–1974 and he was more successful in English films. He made his last film appearance in the [[Merchant Ivory]] film ''[[Heat and Dust (film)|Heat and Dust]]'' in 1983 which was successful.
He then hosted a music countdown show ''[[Ikke Pe Ikka]]'' in 1996. The show entered the ''[[Limca Book of Records]]'' as the longest running countdown show to be aired on Indian television with the same host.<ref>{{cite web|author1=IndiaFM News Bureau|title=Live Chat: Sajid Khan on August 20 at 1500 hrs IST|url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/1193954/Live-Chat-Sajid-Khan-on-August-20-at-1500-hrs-IST|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|access-date=30 April 2016|date=15 August 2007}}</ref>


==Current activities==
In ''Kehne Mein Kya Harz Hai'' he played triple roles; the show made 200 episodes which were aired from 1997-2001.<ref>{{cite web|title=Laugh it off |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sajid-khan-now-has-a-new-show-kehne-mein-kya-harj-hai-on-sony/1/274940.html|work=[[India Today]]|access-date=30 April 2016|date=6 October 1997}}</ref>
It is reported{{according to whom|date=July 2017}} that Sajid had a factory in India which made costume jewellery. 'Artistic' was the name of the retail store. Actress [[Rekha]] fell in love with him in the period 1970–72 but Sajid met his future wife and broke off with Rekha. He later divorced his wife in 1990 and has a son, Sameer. He acted in films from 1957 to 2001.


==Filmography==
He also did a stand-up comedy show ''Sajid No. 1'' in the late 1990s. His next show was ''Super SaIe'' in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Selling Sajid's Style |url=http://www.mouthshut.com/review/Super-Sale-review-osrrtptqt|publisher=Mouthshut.com|access-date=30 April 2016}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=May 2015}} In 2008, he hosted a talk show, ''[[Sajid's Superstars]]'' and also judged ''[[India's Got Talent]]'' season 2.
[[File:Sajid Kahn Maya.jpg|thumb|right|Khan as "Raji" in ''Maya'', circa 1967.]]


===Films===
Along with [[Terence Lewis (choreographer)|Terrence Lewis]] and [[Shilpa Shetty]], Khan was a judge on ''[[Nach Baliye 5|Nach Baliye Season 5]]'' (2012–13) and ''[[Nach Baliye 6|Nach Baliye Season 6]] ''(2013-14).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nach Baliye six returns with 11 new jodis ...though with same host and anchors this November |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/nach-baliye-6-contestants-and-judges/1/313923.html|work=India Today|access-date=30 April 2016 |author=Tyagi, Amit|date=9 October 2013}}</ref>
* ''[[Mother India]]'' (1957) .... Young Birju (child artist)
* ''[[Son of India (1962 film)|Son of India]]'' (1962)
* ''[[Maya (1966 film)|Maya]]'' (1966) ... Raji
* ''[[The Prince and I]]'' (1971-Philippines) from Tower Productions, leading lady: [[Maritess Revilla]]
* ''[[My Funny Girl]]'' (1971-Philippines) from Tower Productions, leading lady: [[Tina Revilla]]
* ''[[The Singing Filipina]]'' (1971-Philippines) from Tower Productions, leading lady: [[Nora Aunor]]
* ''[[Savera (1972 film)|Savera]]'' (1972)
* ''[[Mahatma and the Mad Boy]]'' (1974) Short drama (27 min) directed by [[Ismail Merchant]] boxed as ''Merchant Ivory in India'' with ''Heat and Dust'' etc.: The Mad Boy
* ''[[Zindagi Aur Toofan]]'' (1975)
* ''[[Mandir Masjid]]'' (1977)
* ''[[Dahshat]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Heat and Dust (film)|Heat and Dust]]'' (1983)
* ''Pilak'' (2001)<ref name="IMDB - Sajid Khan" />


===Television===
Khan started his directorial career with the movie ''[[Darna Zaroori Hai]]'' (2006), which had six short stories, in which he directed one story<ref>{{cite web|title=Sajid Khan says Darna Zaroori Hai|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/sajid-khan-says-darna-zaroori-hai-news-bollywood-kkfv1zeddcesi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140720141314/http://www.sify.com/movies/sajid-khan-says-darna-zaroori-hai-news-bollywood-kkfv1zeddcesi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 July 2014|website=IndiaFM|publisher=Sify|access-date=1 June 2016|date=11 August 2005}}</ref> – the story about a man going to watch a movie passing through a graveyard (starring [[Manoj Pahwa]] and [[Sarita Joshi]]) called ''The Graveyard''. He then directed ''[[Heyy Babyy]]'' (2007), his first full-length effort. This was followed by ''[[Housefull (2010 film)|Housefull]]'' (2010) and ''[[Housefull 2]]'' (2012); all three were successful. But after these three hits, he directed two movies generally considered flops. The first was [[Himmatwala (2013 film)|Himmatwala]] (2013), a critical and commercial failure, one of the worst Bollywood movie and a remake of the 1983 movie ''[[Himmatwala (1983 film)|Himmatwala]]''. His next directorial venture was  ''[[Humshakals]]'' (2014), which is generally ranked amongst the worst Indian films of all time by critics. All the five movies he directed alone started with [[H]].
* ''[[Maya (U.S. TV series)|Maya]]'' (1967–1968, 18 episodes) .... Raji
* ''[[It's Happening]]'' - (1968, 2 episodes) .... Himself
* ''[[The Big Valley]]'' - (1969, 1 episode, "The Royal Road") .... Prince Ranjit Singh / Jahan
* ''1857 Kranti'' (TV series) (2000)<ref name="IMDB - Sajid Khan">{{cite web|title=Sajid Khan|publisher=IMDB|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0451309/|access-date=29 June 2018|archive-date=24 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324023451/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0451309/|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Discography==
Khan acted in the movie ''[[Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate]]'' (1998). He also made a brief appearance in ''[[Main Hoon Na]]'' (2004), ''[[Mujhse Shaadi Karogi]]'' (2004) and ''[[Happy New Year (2014 film)|Happy New Year]]'' (2014).


===Singles===
==Allegations of sexual harassment==
(Numbers in parentheses indicate ''Billboard'' Singles Chart peak positions)
In October 2018, Sajid was accused of sexual harassment by several female colleagues - [[Mandana Karimi]], Saloni Chopra, [[Rachel White (actress)|Rachel White]], Simran Suri, Marina Kuwar, and journalist Karishma Upadhyay, through the [[Me Too movement (India)|"Me Too" Movement in India]]. He was heavily criticised by actors such as [[Akshay Kumar]] and [[Bipasha Basu]], after which he stepped down from the Directorship of [[Housefull 4]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/videos/news/india/metoo-jolts-india-sajid-khan-accused-of-sexual-harassment-by-actress-saloni-chopra-rachel-white/12327|title=MeToo jolts India: Sajid Khan accused of sexual harassment by Actress Saloni Chopra & Rachel White|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-10-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/@salonichopra/after-all-the-years-of-silence-heres-metoo-9818ebac15e2|title=After all the years of silence, here's #metoo|last=Chopra|first=Saloni|date=2018-10-11|website=Saloni Chopra|access-date=2018-10-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/he-asked-me-touch-his-genitals-sajid-khan-accused-sexual-assault-misconduct-89857|title='He asked me to touch his genitals': Sajid Khan accused by 3 of sexual assault, misconduct|date=2018-10-12|work=The News Minute|access-date=2018-10-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sajid-khan-asked-me-to-strip-during-audition-actor-simran-suri-reveals-her-metoo-story/story-yvMVwiLyJSJzocslx0rcxH.html|title=Sajid Khan asked me to strip during audition: Actor Simran Suri reveals her MeToo story|date=2018-10-14|work=www.hindustantimes.com/|access-date=2018-10-14|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment/news/bollywood-news/article/bipasha-basu-shares-humshakals-experience-with-sajid-khan-says-he-cracked-lewd-jokes-and-was-rude-to-girls-bollywood-news/298979|title=Bipasha Basu shares Humshakals experience with Sajid Khan says, he cracked lewd jokes and was rude to girls {{!}} Bollywood news|access-date=2018-10-14|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/metoo-fallout-sajid-khan-wont-direct-housefull-4-after-akshay-kumar-tweets-cites-moral-responsibility/articleshow/66176821.cms|title=Farah Khan, Farhan Akhtar condemn Sajid Khan; express solidarity with victims|date=2018-10-12|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2018-10-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/bollywood/131018/metoo-impact-akshay-kumar-cancels-housefull-4-shoot-sajid-khan-expo.html|title=#MeToo Impact: Akshay Kumar cancels Housefull 4 shoot, Sajid Khan exposed|date=2018-10-13|work=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=2018-10-14|language=en}}</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/rose_k01/status/1275076253951770626?s=20</ref> Khan was eventually replaced by [[Sajid-Farhad|Farhad Samji]], the co-director of [[Housefull 3]].<ref>{{cite news |title= Sajid Khan replaced by Farhad Samji as Housefull 4 director after sexual harassment accusations|url=https://m.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/sajid-khan-replaced-by-farhad-samji-as-housefull-4-director-after-sexual-harassment-accusations/story-es5Z3mgjTYZ2M6zTYCdoRK.html|access-date=14 October 2018 |work= Hindustan Times  |date=13 October 2018}}</ref>
*"Getting To Know You" (#108) / "Ha Ram"—[[Colgems Records|Colgems]] 1026 (1968)
*"Dream" (#119) / "Someday"—Colgems 1034 (1969)


===Albums===
On 15 October 2018, The Indian Film and Television Directors’ Association issued a showcause notice to Khan.  “Your...actions have brought disrepute to Indian Film and Television Directors’ Association,” read the notice. It further noted that they expected an explanation from Khan "for such offensive behaviour within seven days of the receipt of the notice for further action as per the rules and regulations… In case of no reply, ex-parte decision would be taken.”<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://in.style.yahoo.com/metoo-impact-sajid-khan-asked-130708835.html|title=#MeToo Impact: Sajid Khan Asked To Explain His 'Offensive Behaviour' to Director's Organisation or Face Action!|website=in.style.yahoo.com|language=en-IN|access-date=2019-06-02}}</ref>
*''Sajid''—Colgems COS-114


==References==
The one year ban by The Indian Film and Television Directors’ Association was revoked on 10 December 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sajid Khan's Ban Revoked! Could Return To The Field & Direct Films |url=https://boxofficeworldwide.com/movies-latest-news/sajid-khans-ban-revoked-could-return-to-the-field-direct-films/ |website=Box Office Worldwide |access-date=3 May 2020}}</ref>
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==External links==
On 12 September 2020, Paula, an Indian model accused Sajid Khan of harassment. Khan had asked her to strip for a role in [[Housefull (film series)|Housefull]], Paula wrote.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Entertainment|first=Quint|date=2020-09-12|title=Asked Me To Strip: Model Paula Accuses Sajid Khan of Harassment|url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/celebrities/asked-me-to-strip-model-paula-accuses-sajid-khan-of-harassment|access-date=2020-09-19|website=TheQuint|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kumar|first=Vineeta|date=2020-09-13|title=Bollywood's Silence on #MeToo Against Sajid Khan is Shameful; 'Smash The Patriarchy', Anyone?|url=https://www.india.com/entertainment/bollywood-news-bollywoods-silence-on-metoo-against-sajid-khan-is-shameful-smash-the-patriarchy-anyone-4139822/|access-date=2020-09-19|website=India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News {{!}} India.com|language=en}}</ref>
*{{IMDb name|id=0451309|name=Sajid Khan}}
 
On January 2021, [[Jiah Khan]]'s sister Karishma accused Khan of harassing her sister <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/bollywood/he-asked-her-to-take-off-her-top-and-bra-jiah-khans-sister-accused-sajid-khan-of-sexual-harassment|title='He asked her to take off her top and bra: Jiah Khan's sister accused Sajid Khan of sexual harassment|publisher=Free Press Journal}}</ref> and [[Sherlyn Chopra]] accused Khan of exposing his parts on 19 January 2021 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/sherlyn-chopra-accuses-filmmaker-sajid-khan-of-sexual-misconduct/articleshow/80350196.cms|title=Sherlyn Chopra accuses filmmaker Sajid Khan of sexual misconduct|publisher=Times of India}}</ref>
 
== Filmography ==
=== As director ===
* ''[[Darna Zaroori Hai]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Heyy Babyy]]'' (2007)
* ''[[Housefull (2010 film)|Housefull]]'' (2010)
* ''[[Housefull 2]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Himmatwala (2013 film)|Himmatwala]]'' (2013)
* ''[[Humshakals]]'' (2014)
 
=== As actor ===
* ''[[Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Main Hoon Na]]'' (2004) played a cameo role in prom night song (Gori Gori)
* ''[[Mujhse Shaadi Karogi]]'' (2004) cameo as himself doing commentary
* ''[[Happy New Year (2014 film)|Happy New Year]]'' (2014) played the role of director in the movie (Cameo)
 
=== TV Program ===
* ''Ekke Pe Ekka'' (1996)
* ''Kehne Me Kya Harz Hai''(1998)
* ''[[Yaaron Ki Baraat (TV series)|Yaaron Ki Baraat]]'' (2016)
 
== References ==
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== External links ==
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Latest revision as of 18:15, 7 August 2021

This article is about film director. For musical director, composer and lyricist Sajid Khanas duo with brother Wajid Khan, see Sajid–Wajid. For other people, see Sajid Khan (disambiguation).

Sajid Khan
Khan at Arbaaz Khan's 50 th birthday bash in 2017
Born
Sajid Kamran Khan

(1971-11-23) 23 November 1971 (age 54)[1]
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Occupation
RelativesFarah Khan (sister)
Shirish Kunder (brother-in-law)
Honey Irani and Daisy Irani (aunts)

Sajid Kamran Khan (born 23 November 1971)[1] is a film director, television presenter, comedian and an actor who works in the Bollywood industry. He is the brother of choreographer Farah Khan.

Early life[edit | edit source]

Sajid Khan was born in Bombay, Maharashtra, the son of former actor Kamran Khan and his wife Menaka Khan (née Irani). He has one sister, Farah Khan, who is a choreographer, director, producer and actor. Farah is married to Shirish Kunder, also a producer, editor and director of films. Khan has other connections to the film industry: former actresses Honey Irani and Daisy Irani are his mother's sisters and filmmakers Farhan Akhtar and Zoya Akhtar are his maternal cousins.[2]

Khan completed his primary education from Maneckji Cooper School in Mumbai and then graduated from Mithibai College.[3] At age 16, while still a college student, he started DJing at various parties and social events.

Career[edit | edit source]

Khan began his career as a host of the TV show Main Bhi Detective in 1995.[4]

He then hosted a music countdown show Ikke Pe Ikka in 1996. The show entered the Limca Book of Records as the longest running countdown show to be aired on Indian television with the same host.[5]

In Kehne Mein Kya Harz Hai he played triple roles; the show made 200 episodes which were aired from 1997-2001.[6]

He also did a stand-up comedy show Sajid No. 1 in the late 1990s. His next show was Super SaIe in 2005.[7][unreliable source?] In 2008, he hosted a talk show, Sajid's Superstars and also judged India's Got Talent season 2.

Along with Terrence Lewis and Shilpa Shetty, Khan was a judge on Nach Baliye Season 5 (2012–13) and Nach Baliye Season 6 (2013-14).[8]

Khan started his directorial career with the movie Darna Zaroori Hai (2006), which had six short stories, in which he directed one story[9] – the story about a man going to watch a movie passing through a graveyard (starring Manoj Pahwa and Sarita Joshi) called The Graveyard. He then directed Heyy Babyy (2007), his first full-length effort. This was followed by Housefull (2010) and Housefull 2 (2012); all three were successful. But after these three hits, he directed two movies generally considered flops. The first was Himmatwala (2013), a critical and commercial failure, one of the worst Bollywood movie and a remake of the 1983 movie Himmatwala. His next directorial venture was Humshakals (2014), which is generally ranked amongst the worst Indian films of all time by critics. All the five movies he directed alone started with H.

Khan acted in the movie Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate (1998). He also made a brief appearance in Main Hoon Na (2004), Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004) and Happy New Year (2014).

Allegations of sexual harassment[edit | edit source]

In October 2018, Sajid was accused of sexual harassment by several female colleagues - Mandana Karimi, Saloni Chopra, Rachel White, Simran Suri, Marina Kuwar, and journalist Karishma Upadhyay, through the "Me Too" Movement in India. He was heavily criticised by actors such as Akshay Kumar and Bipasha Basu, after which he stepped down from the Directorship of Housefull 4.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] Khan was eventually replaced by Farhad Samji, the co-director of Housefull 3.[18]

On 15 October 2018, The Indian Film and Television Directors’ Association issued a showcause notice to Khan. “Your...actions have brought disrepute to Indian Film and Television Directors’ Association,” read the notice. It further noted that they expected an explanation from Khan "for such offensive behaviour within seven days of the receipt of the notice for further action as per the rules and regulations… In case of no reply, ex-parte decision would be taken.”[19]

The one year ban by The Indian Film and Television Directors’ Association was revoked on 10 December 2019.[20]

On 12 September 2020, Paula, an Indian model accused Sajid Khan of harassment. Khan had asked her to strip for a role in Housefull, Paula wrote.[21][22]

On January 2021, Jiah Khan's sister Karishma accused Khan of harassing her sister [23] and Sherlyn Chopra accused Khan of exposing his parts on 19 January 2021 [24]

Filmography[edit | edit source]

As director[edit | edit source]

As actor[edit | edit source]

TV Program[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 IANS (23 November 2015). "Farah Khan, Rishi Kapoor wishes for love, 'filminess' on Sajid Khan's birthday". The Indian Express. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Sajid Khan | Directors | Koimoi". koimoi.com. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Funny Man To Know". The Telegraph. 3 January 2004. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "The moment you get too big for your boots, people will give you a kick on your posterior". Indiantelevision.com. 30 April 2004. Archived from the original on 14 December 2004. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  5. ↑ IndiaFM News Bureau (15 August 2007). "Live Chat: Sajid Khan on August 20 at 1500 hrs IST". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Laugh it off". India Today. 6 October 1997. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "Selling Sajid's Style". Mouthshut.com. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  8. ↑ Tyagi, Amit (9 October 2013). "Nach Baliye six returns with 11 new jodis ...though with same host and anchors this November". India Today. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  9. ↑ "Sajid Khan says Darna Zaroori Hai". IndiaFM. Sify. 11 August 2005. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "MeToo jolts India: Sajid Khan accused of sexual harassment by Actress Saloni Chopra & Rachel White". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  11. ↑ Chopra, Saloni (11 October 2018). "After all the years of silence, here's #metoo". Saloni Chopra. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  12. ↑ "'He asked me to touch his genitals': Sajid Khan accused by 3 of sexual assault, misconduct". The News Minute. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  13. ↑ "Sajid Khan asked me to strip during audition: Actor Simran Suri reveals her MeToo story". www.hindustantimes.com/. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  14. ↑ "Bipasha Basu shares Humshakals experience with Sajid Khan says, he cracked lewd jokes and was rude to girls | Bollywood news". Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  15. ↑ "Farah Khan, Farhan Akhtar condemn Sajid Khan; express solidarity with victims". The Economic Times. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  16. ↑ "#MeToo Impact: Akshay Kumar cancels Housefull 4 shoot, Sajid Khan exposed". Deccan Chronicle. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  17. ↑ https://twitter.com/rose_k01/status/1275076253951770626?s=20
  18. ↑ "Sajid Khan replaced by Farhad Samji as Housefull 4 director after sexual harassment accusations". Hindustan Times. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  19. ↑ "#MeToo Impact: Sajid Khan Asked To Explain His 'Offensive Behaviour' to Director's Organisation or Face Action!". in.style.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  20. ↑ "Sajid Khan's Ban Revoked! Could Return To The Field & Direct Films". Box Office Worldwide. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  21. ↑ Entertainment, Quint (12 September 2020). "Asked Me To Strip: Model Paula Accuses Sajid Khan of Harassment". TheQuint. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  22. ↑ Kumar, Vineeta (13 September 2020). "Bollywood's Silence on #MeToo Against Sajid Khan is Shameful; 'Smash The Patriarchy', Anyone?". India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News | India.com. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  23. ↑ "'He asked her to take off her top and bra: Jiah Khan's sister accused Sajid Khan of sexual harassment". Free Press Journal.
  24. ↑ "Sherlyn Chopra accuses filmmaker Sajid Khan of sexual misconduct". Times of India.

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