Zahrah S Khan | |
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Born | Zara Agha Khan 1 January 1992 London, England |
Other names | Sasha Agha |
Spouse(s) | |
Parent(s) | |
Relatives | Natasha Khan (half-sister) Rafiq Ghaznavi (maternal great grandfather) Nasrullah Khan (paternal grandfather) |
Family | Khan squash family Kapoor family |
Zahrah S Khan (born Zara Agha Khan; 1 January 1992), also known as Sasha Agha, is a British actress and singer based in India. She has primarily worked as a playback singer and also as an actress in the Mumbai-based Bollywood film and music industry.
Zahrah was born to the Agha and Khan families, who have careers in film and sports. Zahrah's maternal lineage has worked in the Indian film industry which dates to the 1940s when her great-grandfather Jugal Kishore Mehra started making films. On the other hand, Anwari Begum, Jugal Kishore Mehra's wife starred in the first ever Heer Ranjha (based on an Indian folktale similar to Romeo and Juliet). It was therefore only natural for Zahrah's grandmother Nasreen Mehra, to make her debut with the director Abdur Rashid Kardar in the film Shahjehan opposite actor K. L. Saigal. Zahrah's mother, Salma Agha, made her debut as an actress and singer with B. R. Chopra in Nikaah which went on to become a box office hit and ran in a theatre for five years continuously, earning her a Filmfare Award for Best Singer. [1] [2]
Zahrah’s paternal side hails from a sports background and her great-grandfather Nasrullah Khan was a squash coach to the Maharaja of Raigadh and then at Aligarh Muslim University. Post that he became the Viceroy Lord Wavell's squash coach. He even trained Jonah Barrington and had also created the first squash ball in India before the partition. [3] Zahrah's father Rahmat Khan himself was a squash coach who trained British open champions in squash as well as the Indian national champions. Zahrah's uncle Jahangir Khan was a 10-time British Open winner and was personally trained by her father Rahmat Khan. Throuh her father she is also the half-sister of singer Natasha Khan. [4] [5]
She married Indian singer and musician Sachin Gupta in 2014 but they separated after an year. [6]
Zahrah S Khan made her debut in singles with the song Khud se Zyada [7] and then she took singing as a full-fledged career and sang Kya Karte The Saajna for the movie Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan as her first playback in Bollywood. [8]
Year | Song | Co-singer(s) | Music Label | Notes |
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2019 | Khud Se Zyada | Tanishk Bagchi | VYRLOriginals | [9] |
2020 | Jogan | Yasser Desai | Gaana Originals | Garnered 40 million plus streams within 2 months of the song release [10] [11] |
2021 | Dil Hai Deewana | Darshan Raval | T-Series | Featuring Arjun Kapoor & Rakul Preet Singh [ citation needed ] |
Dance Meri Rani [4] | Guru Randhawa | Featuring Nora Fatehi [12] | ||
Beetein Lamhe/madno | Tanishk Bagchi, and Abhijit Vaghani | Cover of song by Beete Lamhein and Madno[ citation needed ] | ||
2022 | Mai Tennu Chad Jaungi [13] | Solo | Featuring Shaheer Sheikh [14] | |
Fakeeran [13] | Solo | Featuring Mouni Roy [15] [16] | ||
Tera Saath Ho [17] | Guru Randhawa | Featuring Karan Wahi [18] | ||
Oops | King | [13] | ||
2023 | Love Stereo Again | Tiger Shroff [19] | T-Series | Recreation of song by Edward Maya [20] |
Ek Tu Hi Hai | Stebin Ben | Featuring Aditi Budhathoki [21] | ||
2024 | Bin Tere | Tanishk Bagchi | Jjust Music | Song for Rakul Preet and Jackky Bhagnani’s Wedding. |
Year | Song | Film | Co-singer(s) | Music Label |
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2020 | Kya Karte The Saajna | Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan | Anuradha Paudwal | T-Series |
Nayi Dhoop | Unpaused | Solo | ||
2021 | Sakhiyan 2.0 | Bell Bottom | Maninder Buttar | Saregama Music |
Dhoom Tara | Solo | |||
Harfunn Maula [4] | Koi Jaane Na | Vishal Dadlani | T-Series | |
Kusu Kusu [13] [4] | Satyameva Jayate 2 | Dev Negi | ||
Tenu Lehenga [4] | Jass Manak | |||
Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui 2.0 | Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui | Guru Randhawa, and Jassi Sidhu | ||
Dil Nahi Todna | Sardar Ka Grandson | Tanishk Bagchi | ||
2022 | Aap Jaisa Koi [13] [4] | An Action Hero | Yash Narvekar | |
Mera dil gaaye ja [13] | Dhokha | |||
Nach Punjabaan [4] | Jug Jug Jeeyo | Gippy Grewal, Tanishk Bagchi & Romy | ||
Jaise Savan | Tanishk Bagchi | |||
Aafat [13] | Liger | Sony Music India | ||
Manchali [17] | Farhad Bhiwandiwala | |||
Kinna Sona [17] | Phone Bhoot | Tanishk Bagchi | Zee Music Company | |
2023 | Dilon Ki Doriyan | Bawaal | Vishal Mishra & Romy | T-Series |
Ghar Nahi Jaana | Gumraah | Armaan Malik and Salma Agha | ||
Kudiyee Ni Teri | Selfiee | The PropheC | Play DMF | |
Gamey Gamey | Chatrapathi | Armaan Malik | Junglee Music | |
2024 | Ishare Tere | Kuch Khattaa Ho Jaay | Guru Randhawa | T-Series |
Year | Film | Role | Director | Release Date | Notes |
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2013 | Aurangzeb | Ritu | Atul Sabharwal | May 17, 2013 | Her debut film. [22] [4] [17] |
2019 | Khoj (short film) | Gurpreet (Gurri) - Lead | Kajri Babbar | January 13, 2019 | Premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, and then was nominated for The Student Academy Awards and reached the semi-finals. [23] [4] |
2023 | Imaginary Rain | Sarah (Prerna Malhotra's daughter) | Vikas Khanna | January 16, 2023 | She played Shabana Azmi’s daughter in the film. It is based on a woman’s life and her love for cooking. [10] |
2024 | Vrushabha | Nanda Kishore | 2024 (upcoming) | Feature Mohanlal, Shanaya Kapoor, Zahrah S Khan and Roshan Meka as lead characters. [24] [25] [26] |
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