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Kabir Khan is an Indian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer who works in Hindi cinema. He started his career working in documentary films, and then made his feature film directorial debut in 2006 with Kabul Express. He is best known for directing Ek Tha Tiger (2012) and Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015). His latest film 83 was released in (2021). [2]

Kabir Khan
Khan at IFFI 2015
Born	(1968-09-14) September 14, 1968 (age 54) Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India[1]
Alma mater	Kirori Mal College, Delhi University Jamia Millia Islamia
Occupation	Film director screenwriter producer
Spouse	Mini Mathur
Children	2
Parent	Rasheeduddin Khan

Early life and background

Khan was born to Rasheeduddin Khan, a Muslim Urdu Speaking father and Leela Narayan Rao, a Hindu Telugu-speaking mother. Rasheeduddin, who was a Pathan hailing from Kaimganj in Farrukhabad district, Uttar Pradesh, was a nephew of Dr. Zakir Hussain (President of India – 1967 to 1969) and a communist politician favored by Indira Gandhi as a nominated member of the Rajya Sabha at a relatively young age, in the early 1970s. He was also a professor of political science, and in the early 1970s, he became one of the founding professors of Jawaharlal Nehru University.[3] His sister, Anusheh, is the wife of film-maker Vijay Krishna Acharya, director of films like Tashan and Dhoom 3.[4]

Khan studied at Kirori Mal College of Delhi University, as well as Jamia Millia Islamia in Delhi.[5] He is married to television host & actress Mini Mathur, with whom he has 2 children,[6] Vivaan and Sairah.[7]

In initial days, he worked with prominent journalist like Saeed Naqvi.[8] Before becoming a full time film maker he has worked as a camera man and director with Saeed Naqvi and travelled across the globe to cover international issues.

Film career

Khan started his career at age 25 as a cinematographer for the Discovery Channel documentary film Beyond the Himalayas (1996) directed by Gautam Ghosh. He then made his own directorial debut with the documentary The Forgotten Army (1999) based on Subhas Chandra Bose's Indian National Army. He then directed two more documentaries before shifting his focus to mainstream cinema.[9]

Khan debuted through the Yash Raj Films-backed Kabul Express, which gained him the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director at the 54th National Film Awards. He then went on to direct two more films with Yash Raj Films, namely New York and Ek Tha Tiger. While Kabul Express was a below average performer, both New York and Ek Tha Tiger led him to mainstream success.

After his 3-film deal with Yash Raj Films ended, Khan set up his own production company, and ventured into mainstream screenwriting with Bajrangi Bhaijaan, which is his most-successful film to date, and has been the third highest-grossing Indian film globally. The film garnered the National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment at the 63rd National Film Awards.[10][11] After the success of Bajrangi Bhaijaan,^{[citation needed]} he directed Katrina Kaif and Saif Ali Khan in Phantom, an all-out actioner based on the 26/11 attacks.

Khan again collaborated with Salman on Tubelight, an official remake of the 2015 American film Little Boy, which was based in the backdrop of the 1962 Sino-Indian war and marked the debut of Chinese actress Zhu Zhu, with a worldwide release in June 2017. The film, just like the original, met with negative reviews, but was slightly better received due to Salman's performance and the direction. Later, in 2019, his first web series, The Forgotten Army: Azaadi Ke Liye, a 5-episode original based on Subhas Chandra Bose's Azad Hind Fauj, released on Amazon Prime Video. The series has a different premise from his 1999 documentary of the same name.

His next film is The Zookeeper, a Sino-Indian production.[12][13] It is a travel-related drama film which is being shot in the Chinese city of Chengdu and the surrounding region.[14][15] The film has an estimated budget of $25 million (₹185 crore), and it will star a leading Indian actor and a leading Chinese actress.[16]

In the end of 2021, his long awaited film 83, was released. It is based on India's historic victory at the 1983 Cricket World Cup, in which Ranveer Singh plays the role of Kapil Dev, the Captain of the Indian Cricket Team. It received widespread critical acclaim.[17] Made on a budget of ₹270 crore, the film only managed a worldwide gross collection of ₹190.86 crore and was deemed a box-office failure.[18]

Filmography

Year	Work	Credited as			Notes
		Director	Producer	Writer
1996	Beyond the Himalayas	No	No	No	Documentary; Cinematographer
1999	The Forgotten Army	Yes	No	No	Documentary
2006	Kabul Express	Yes	No	Yes	National Awards for Best Debut Director
2009	New York	Yes	No	No
2012	Ek Tha Tiger	Yes	No	Yes
2015	Bajrangi Bhaijaan	Yes	Yes	No	National Film Award for Best Entertainment Popular Film
	Phantom	Yes	No	Yes
2017	Tubelight	Yes	Yes	Yes
2020	The Forgotten Army - Azaadi Ke Liye	Yes	Yes	Yes	Television series
2021	83	Yes	Yes	Yes

Frequent collaborations

Artists	Kabul Express (2006)	New York (2009)	Ek Tha Tiger (2012)	Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)	Phantom (2015)	Tubelight (2017)	83 (2021)
Salman Khan
Katrina Kaif
John Abraham
Roshan Seth
Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub
Om Puri
Pritam
Julius Packiam
KK

Awards and nominations

Film	Award	Category	Result	Ref
The Forgotten Army	Film South Asia 1999	Jury Award	Won
Kabul Express	54th National Film Awards	Best Debut Director	Won	[19]
	2007 Asian First Film Festival	Swarovski Trophy for Best Director	Won	[20] [21]
		“Purple Orchid” Award for the Best Film	Won
New York	33rd Cairo International Film Festival	Golden Pyramid Award for Best Film	Nominated
Ek Tha Tiger	Stardust Awards 2013	Hottest New Filmmaker	Won
	3rd BIG Star Entertainment Awards	Most Entertaining Director	Nominated
Bajrangi Bhaijaan	63rd National Film Awards	Best Popular Film with Entertainment (share with Salman Khan and Rockline Venkatesh)	Won	[22]
	61st Filmfare Awards	Best Director	Nominated	[23]
	Stardust Awards 2015	Best Film Of the Year	Won	[24] [25]
		Best Director	Won
		Best Screenplay (with Vijayendra Prasad)	Nominated
	Big Star Entertainment Awards 2015	Most Entertaining Social Film	Nominated	[26] [27]
		Most Entertaining Director	Won
	Indian Telly Awards	Gary Binder Award for the Young Successful Director of the Year	Won
	Indian Television Academy Awards	Popular Director	Won
	17th IIFA Awards	Best Film	Won	[28]
		Best Director	Nominated
		Best Screenplay (with Parveez Shaikh)	Won
	11th Apsara Awards	Best Film	Won	[29]
		Best Director	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Won
	22nd Screen Awards	Best Film	Won	[30]
		Best Director	Won
	Zee Cine Awards	Best Film (Viewers' Choice)	Won
83	22nd IIFA Awards	Best Film	Nominated
		Best Director	Nominated
		Best Story	Won
	67th Filmfare Awards	Best Director	Pending
		Best Screenplay	Pending
		Best Dialogue	Pending

References

External links

• Kabir Khan at IMDb

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