Junaid Khan | |
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| Born | 2 June 1993 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Alma mater | American Academy of Dramatic Arts |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2020–present |
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| Relatives | See Khan–Hussain family |
Junaid Khan (born 2 June 1993) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi films and stage productions. [1] Born to the actor Aamir Khan, he began his career on the stage. He made his film debut with the period drama Maharaj (2024), portraying journalist Karsandas Mulji. [2]
Khan was born on 2 June 1993 in Mumbai, [3] to the actor Aamir Khan and his first wife Reena Dutta. [4] He has a sister, Ira Khan, [5] and a half-brother Azad, from his father's second marriage to Kiran Rao. [6]
He completed his graduation from H.R. College of Commerce and Economics. He then pursued an acting course at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. [7]
He started his career with theatre and has been part of plays such as Mother Courage and Her Children (2020), [1] Medea (2022), [8] Strictly Unconventional (2022) [9] [10] and Shikhandi (2024), [11] [12] among others. [13] [14]
Khan made his acting debut with YRF Entertainment's historical drama film Maharaj , portraying journalist Karsandas Mulji co-starring Jaideep Ahlawat and Shalini Pandey. [15] [16] Panning the film, Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in bemoaned that Khan "struggles to fit into a role for which the debutant actor is as yet unsuited". [17] Shilajit Mitra of The Hindu added that he "is sincere and sharp-featured as the striving Karsandas — though still miles away from emerging a captivating leading man: he is especially dull in the courtroom scenes." [18]
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2014 | PK | — | Assistant director | [19] |
| 2024 | Maharaj | Karsandas Mulji | [20] | |
| TBA | Untitled project † | TBA | Completed | [21] |
| Loveyapa† | TBA | Filming | [22] |
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Mother Courage and Her Children | Doctor | [1] |
| 2022 | Medea | — | [23] |
| 2023 | Strictly Unconventional | Transwoman | [24] |
| 2024 | Shikhandi | Bhishma / Drupada | [25] |
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