Zayn Marie Khan

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Zayn Marie Khan
OccupationActress
Years active2016–present
Spouse
Abhishek Saha
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(m. 2021)​
Father Mansoor Khan
Relatives Aamir Khan (uncle)
Imran Khan (cousin)
Family Khan–Hussain family

Zayn Marie Khan is an Indian actress. [1] [2] She is the daughter of director Mansoor Khan and niece of actor Aamir Khan. [3] [4] [5]

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Early life and family

Born in the Khan–Hussain family of Bollywood, Zayn Marie Khan is the daughter of director Mansoor Khan and Tina Khan. She has a brother named Pablo Ivaan Khan. [6] Actor Aamir Khan is her uncle, and Imran Khan is her cousin. [7]

Career

Khan served as assistant director in the films Kapoor & Sons (2016) and Secret Superstar (2017). [8] [9] She made her acting debut in 2020 in the Netflix crime thriller film Mrs. Serial Killer , directed by Shirish Kunder. [10] [11] In a rare occasion for a Bollywood actress, Khan performed action scenes in the film. [12] She then featured opposite Neeraj Madhav in the series Feels Like Ishq (2021) as Shahana in the fifth episode, "The Interview", directed by Sachin Kundalkar. [13] [14] Her performance was well received by critics. [15] [16] She, along with Taaruk Raina played the eponymous couple in the Netflix series Aryan & Meera (2021). [17]

Khan's role of Shalu Vartak, sister of Rajkummar Rao's character, [18] in the Netflix comedy crime thriller Monica, O My Darling (2022) earned her further recognition. [19] Also in 2022, Khan appeared in the second season of Zoya Akhtar's Made in Heaven , as Sarina Kapoor, a bride-to-be struggling with insecurities over her dark complexion. [20]

In 2024, she featured as Zoya Ahmed, a lawyer and the rival of Neha Sharma's character, in the third season of Illegal - Justice, Out of Order . The courtroom drama series was released on Jio Cinema. [21] Khan next will be seen alongside Sanjay Mishra in her cousin Junaid Khan's production debut, Preetam Pyaare. [22]

Personal life

In 2021, Khan married actor Abhishek Saha in an intimate ceremony held in Alibaug. [23] [24]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
2016 Kapoor & Sons Assistant director
2017 Secret Superstar Assistant director
2020 Mrs. Serial Killer Anushka TiwariActing debut
2022 Monica, O My Darling Sarika Vartak [25]

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
2021 Feels Like Ishq ShahanaEpisode: "The Interview"
Aryan & MeeraMeera Rao
2022 Made in Heaven Sarina KapoorEpisode: "Mirror Mirror on the Wall" [26]
2024 Illegal - Justice, Out of Order Zoya Ahmed [21]

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