Bollywood Home» Popular Male Actors in Bollywood » Saif Ali Khan Saif Ali Khan is one of the most vibrant figures in the Bollywood film industry. He has acted in many of the super hit movies in this industry. Born in one of the most eminent families in India, he got a proper training to become a man of artistic activities. Nawab Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi is his father and his mother Sharmila Tagore, also came from a famous Bengali family. Saif Ali Khan was born on 16th August in the year 1970. There are two sisters of Saif - Soha Ali Khan and Saba Ali Khan. Right from his childhood, Saif Ali Khan had his mind with acting in the film industry. Sharmila Tagore, his mother is a former actress and she inspired Saif from his childhood.

Career began for Saif Ali Khan in the film Parampara, which was released in the year 1992. Saif Ali Khan won the Filmfare Best Male Debut Award for the next film Aashiq Awara in the next year. But the best breaking point in his career came along with the film Yeh Dillagi in which he starred opposite to Kajol and famous hero Akshay Kumar. Main Khiladi Tu Anari, Kachche Dhaage, Hum Saath-Saath Hain are some of his best known films in this era. In the year 2000, Saif Ali Khan displayed his excellent skills in the movie Kya Kehna.



The pick point in his career, through which Saif Ali Khan became almost an icon to the young generation, came with the film titled as Dil Chahta Hai. Released in the year 2001, this film was directed by Farhan Akhtar. Sammer was the name of character for which Saif played in this movie. To many critics, this is his best known role until now, although there are many opinions about this. In this new millennium, Saif Ali Khan proved to be a genius in the Bollywood film industry. Releases of films like Kal Ho Na Ho, Hum Tum, Salam Namaste fetched huge glory to this young talent of Mumbai. He won the National Film Award in the category of Best Actor for the film Hum Tum. Omkara was another film which was inspired by Othello by Shakespeare, and Saif portrayed the character with excellent skill.

In the film Eklavya, Saif Ali Khan appeared with his mother Sharmila Tagore. This film was also a huge hit. Saif Ali Khan always maintained good relationships with all the other coworkers in this field of film making. He has other talents as well. Saif is known to be a gifted guitarist and recently he has been seen performing with international Indian bands like Parikrama.

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