20 Facts About Sanjay Khan

Sanjay Khan was born on as Shah Abbas Ali Khan, 3 January 1941 and is an Indian actor, producer and director known for his works in Hindi films and television.

Sanjay Khan made his debut in Rajshri film Dosti, which won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi for that year, followed by Chetan Anand's Haqeeqat.

Sanjay Khan starred in a series of hit movies like Dus Lakh, Ek Phool Do Mali, Intaquam, Dhund etc.

Sanjay Khan co-starred with his elder brother Feroz Khan in the films Upaasna, Mela and Nagin.

Sanjay Khan later turned producer and director with the films like Chandi Sona and Abdullah.

Sanjay Khan was born on 3 January 1941 as Shah Abbas Ali Khan in Bangalore, Kingdom of Mysore, British India into a Muslim family.

Sanjay Khan had five brothers and two sisters, Dilshad and Khurshid.

Sanjay Khan's elder brother Feroz Khan was a well-known actor and produced successful films like Dharmatma and Qurbani.

At the age of 12, Sanjay Khan was taken to a theatre to see Raj Kapoor's Awaara and was mesmerised by the film.

Sanjay Khan obtained Senior Cambridge through Cambridge School in Daryaganj, New Delhi.

Sanjay Khan made his debut in Chetan Anand's 1964 war film Haqeeqat in a small role as a soldier.

Sanjay Khan went on to star in hit films like Dus Lakh, Ek Phool Do Mali, Intaqam, Shart, Mela, Upaasna, Dhund and Nagin.

Sanjay Khan made his last film appearance in the 1986 film Kala Dhanda Goray Log, which was his third and last film as a director.

Sanjay Khan shifted his focus on television in the late 1980s, directing and starring in the big-budget historical television drama series The Sword of Tipu Sultan.

Sanjay Khan recovered after 72 surgeries and production on the series resumed later that year with him and his brother Akbar Khan jointly directing episodes of the series.

Sanjay Khan completed this 150-room hotel with built up area of approximately 300,000 sq ft, with the largest swimming pool ever built in India containing 300,000 litres of water.

Golden Palms Hotel and Spa was conceived, designed, constructed was owned by him till 2010; his wife Zarine Sanjay Khan designed the interiors.

Sanjay Khan is married to Zarine Katrak, they have three daughters and a son.

Sanjay Khan was briefly married to Zeenat Aman; the marriage took place on 30 December 1978 in a private ceremony with two witnesses in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.

Sanjay Khan suffered major burns and had to spend 13 months in hospital and undergo 73 surgeries.