Jameel Khan

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Jameel Khan
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Khan in 2013
Born (1974-11-26) 26 November 1974 (age 50)
Occupation Actor
Years active1999–present
Known for Gangs of Wasseypur
Gullak [1]

Jameel Khan is an Indian actor known for his TV series Gullak for which he won two Filmfare O.T.T Awards in category of Best Actor in a Comedy Series. He is also widely known for his roles in several other independent film productions.

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Early life and career

Born in Bhadohi, Uttar Pradesh, Khan was educated at Sherwood College, Nainital and Aligarh Muslim University. [2] He moved to Mumbai to pursue his acting career, and has acted in films such as Asambhav , Gangs of Wasseypur , Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram-Leela [3] and Baby . [4] He also acted in Beneath the Sea of Lights [2] starring Academy Award Nominee Barkhad Abdi and Jim Sarbh. [5]

He attained further recognition for his role in TVF's Gullak as Santosh Mishra, and received the award for Best Actor (Comedy Series) twice, in 2021 and 2022, for the same. [6]

Filmography

Films

YearMovieRoleNotes
1999 Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam Nimesh
2003 Chalte Chalte Traffic Policeman
2004 Asambhav Atul Bhatnagar
2007 Loins of Punjab Presents Mr. Bokade
Cheeni Kum
2008 Rock On!! Tolani
2010 Badmaash Company Archie
24 Hrs Salim
2011Jo Dooba So Paar: It's Love in Bihar!Gangster
2012 Gangs of Wasseypur Asghar Khan
Oass Baadu
2013 Goliyon Ki Rasleela Ram Leela Vanka
2015Guddu ki GunMarwadi Don
All Is Well Police Officer
Bloody MoustacheSundarShort Film
Baby Taufiq
Phantom Wedding Singer
2017 Tiger Zinda Hai
Theeran Adhigaram Ondru Police Informer
Firangi Hakeem
2018 Phamous Amay
2019 Setters
Blank
Pagalpanti Panditji
The Desert SonShort film
2020Das Capital- Gulamon ki RajdhaniBDO Officer
BeneathA Sea Of LightsVinay
2021 Pagglait Ghanshyam
14 Phere Amay
2023 Mission Raniganj Pasu
Safed Guru Maa
Ganapath Kaizad
2024 Srikanth A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Television

YearShowRoleNotes
1998 CID (Indian TV series) DevEpisodes 19-20
2001-2002Parsai Kehate HainBased on the stories by prolific Hindi Writer Shri Harishankar Parsai
2019 – present Gullak Santosh Mishra4 seasons on Sony Liv
2025 Bada Naam Karenge Lalit Gupta SonyLIV
Mandala Murders Jimmy Khan Netflix

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2013 Screen Awards Best Actor in a Supporting Role Gangs of Wasseypur Nominated
2021 2021 Filmfare OTT Awards Best Actor (Comedy Series) Gullak Won
2022 2022 Filmfare OTT Awards Best Actor (Comedy Series) Gullak Won

References

  1. "Third season of 'Gullak' is here". The Tribune. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  2. 1 2 Rizvi, S Farah (1 May 2019). "GoW is most watched film of my career: Jameel Khan". Hindustan Times. Lucknow. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. Rizvi, S Farah (1 May 2019). "GoW is most watched film of my career: Jameel Khan". Hindustan Times . Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  4. Rizvi, S Farah (3 January 2021). "'Roles are being written with me in mind'". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  5. "Jameel Khan, Vaibhav Raj Gupta starrer family drama Gullak back with season 3; Teaser out". pinkvilla. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  6. Jha, Jyothi (21 June 2024). "Meet Jameel Khan aka Gullak's Santosh Mishra, who refused TV and film offers till he married: 'Never gave auditions or hunted for work'". Times Of India . Retrieved 14 July 2025.