Saif Ali Khan

Biography

Saif Ali Khan is a National Film Award and six-time Filmfare Award-winning Indian actor and producer celebrated for his sophisticated urban charm, sharp comedic timing, and bold, experimental dramatic choices. Son of cricket legend Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and actress Sharmila Tagore, Khan achieved a major career renaissance in the 2000s, pioneering the modern Bollywood bromance in Farhan Akhtar's Dil Chahta Hai (2001) and Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003). He won the National Film Award for Best Actor for the romantic comedy Hum Tum (2004) before shocking critics with his transformative, villainous tour de force as Langda Tyagi in Vishal Bhardwaj's Omkara (2006, adapting Iago), sweeping multiple awards. Khan established his production banner Illuminati Films, producing and starring in hits like Love Aaj Kal, Cocktails, and Go Goa Gone. In 2018, he headlined Netflix's landmark original series Sacred Games as Sartaj Singh, followed by acclaimed villainous roles in Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior (as Udaybhan Singh Rathore) and Devara: Part 1 (as Bhaira). A true Bollywood royal. Awarded the National Film Award and the Padma Shri by the Government of India, Saif Ali Khan remains a fearless innovator who continually reinvents his craft across commercial blockbusters, streaming epics, and intense character-driven dramas.