Zahrah S Khan

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Zahrah S Khan
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BornZara Agha Khan
(1992-01-01) 1 January 1992 (age 32)
London, England
Other namesSasha Agha
Spouse(s)
(m. 20142015)
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.

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Family background

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]

Music career

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]

Discography

Originals/Music Videos

YearSongCo-singer(s)Music LabelNotes
2019Khud Se Zyada Tanishk Bagchi VYRLOriginals [9]
2020Jogan Yasser Desai Gaana OriginalsGarnered 40 million plus streams within 2 months of the song release [10] [11]
2021Dil 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 ]
2022Mai Tennu Chad Jaungi [13] SoloFeaturing Shaheer Sheikh [14]
Fakeeran [13] SoloFeaturing Mouni Roy [15] [16]
Tera Saath Ho [17] Guru Randhawa Featuring Karan Wahi [18]
OopsKing [13]
2023Love Stereo Again Tiger Shroff [19] T-SeriesRecreation of song by Edward Maya [20]
Ek Tu Hi Hai Stebin Ben Featuring Aditi Budhathoki [21]
2024Bin TereTanishk BagchiJjust MusicSong for Rakul Preet and Jackky Bhagnani’s Wedding.

Film songs

YearSongFilmCo-singer(s)Music Label
2020Kya Karte The Saajna Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan Anuradha Paudwal T-Series
Nayi Dhoop Unpaused Solo
2021Sakhiyan 2.0 Bell Bottom Maninder Buttar Saregama Music
Dhoom TaraSolo
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
2022Aap 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 SavanTanishk Bagchi
Aafat [13] Liger Sony Music India
Manchali [17] Farhad Bhiwandiwala
Kinna Sona [17] Phone Bhoot Tanishk Bagchi Zee Music Company
2023Dilon 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
2024Ishare Tere Kuch Khattaa Ho Jaay Guru Randhawa T-Series

Filmography

YearFilmRoleDirectorRelease DateNotes
2013 Aurangzeb RituAtul SabharwalMay 17, 2013Her debut film. [22] [4] [17]
2019Khoj (short film)Gurpreet (Gurri) - LeadKajri BabbarJanuary 13, 2019Premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, and then was nominated for The Student Academy Awards and reached the semi-finals. [23] [4]
2023Imaginary RainSarah (Prerna Malhotra's daughter) Vikas Khanna January 16, 2023She played Shabana Azmi’s daughter in the film. It is based on a woman’s life and her love for cooking. [10]
2024VrushabhaNanda Kishore2024 (upcoming)Feature Mohanlal, Shanaya Kapoor, Zahrah S Khan and Roshan Meka as lead characters. [24] [25] [26]

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