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Kabir Khan is an Indian movie director, cinematographer, and screenwriter. He’s recognized for his Hindi movies like ‘Kabul Specific’ (2006), ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ (2012), ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ (2015), and ’83’ (2021).

Wiki/Biography

Kabir Khan was born on Tuesday, 14 September 1971 (age 52 years; as of 2023) in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. His zodiac signal is Virgo. Kabir’s household moved to Delhi when he was very younger. He accomplished his education at The Fashionable Faculty, Barakhamba Street, Delhi and later pursued a Bachelor of Arts in Economics honours from the Kirori Mal School, Delhi. Kabir then pursued a filmmaking course on the AJK Mass Communication Analysis Centre (MCRC) of Jamia Milia Islamia, Delhi. He’s settled in Mumbai.

Kabir Khan’s childhood photograph

Bodily Look

Top (approx.): 5′ 8″

Weight (approx.): 75 kg

Hair Color: Pure Black

Eye Color: Darkish Brown

Household

Kabir Khan belongs to a Pathan household in Kaimganj, in Farrukhabad district, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Dad and mom & Siblings

Kabir Khan’s father, Rasheeduddin Khan, was an Indian creator, educator, and parliamentarian, who handed away in 1996. His mom was Leela Narayan Rao. Kabir Khan has an elder sister named Anusha Khan.

(Left to proper) Kabir Khan, Leela Narayan Rao, Rasheeduddin Khan, and Anusha Khan (behind)

Kabir Khan’s (left) childhood photograph together with his sister Anusha Khan (proper)

Spouse & Kids

Kabir Khan acquired married to his long-time girlfriend and Indian tv host and actress Mini Mathur on 28 February 1998.

Kabir Khan and Mini Mathur’s wedding ceremony photograph

The couple was later blessed with a son Vivaan, and a daughter Sairah.

Kabir Khan (centre) together with his household

Relationships/Affairs

Kabir Khan and Mini Mathur dated one another earlier than getting married.

Different Family members

Kabir Khan’s father was the nephew of the previous president of India Dr. Zakir Hussain. Indian movie director and screenwriter Vijay Krishna Acharya is the brother-in-law of Kabir Khan.

(Left to proper) Kabir Khan, Mini Mathur, Vijay Krishna Acharya, and Anusha Khan

Faith/Spiritual Views

Kabir Khan is an atheist. In an interview, he talked about faith and stated,

I don’t actually really consider in God and faith.”

Profession

Cinematographer

On the age of 24, Kabir shot his first documentary named ‘Past the Himalayas’ (1996) which was aired on the Discovery Channel. In 2001, he directed ‘Taliban Years and Past,’ adopted by a documentary on the environmental destruction in Afghanistan, named ‘The Titanic Sinks in Kabul.’ In 2006, he labored as a cinematographer for the documentary named ‘The Journalist’ and ‘Jihadi: The Homicide of Daniel Pearl.’

Director

Documentaries

In 1999, Kabir Khan made his directorial debut with ‘The Forgotten Military’ (1999).

Bollywood Movies

Kabir Khan made his Bollywood directorial debut in 2006 with the Hindi-language journey thriller movie ‘Kabul Specific.’ He was additionally the scriptwriter of this movie and the movie was primarily based on the situations of post-Taliban Afghanistan.

Kabir Khan (centre) in the course of the shoot of his debut movie ‘Kabul Specific’ (2006)

In 2009, he made a Hindi-language crime thriller movie ‘New York,’ which was primarily based on the consequences of 9/11 on the Muslims residing in New York.

Kabir Khan (first from left) and the star forged of ‘New York’ (2009) throughout promotions

In 2012, Kabir directed and wrote the script for the Hindi-language motion thriller movie ‘Ek Tha Tiger.’

Kabir Khan (left) and Salman Khan in the course of the promotions of ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ (2012)

In 2015, he produced, directed, and wrote the script of the Hindi-language comedy-drama movie ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ which was impressed by the 1987 Telugu movie Pasivadi Pranam.

Kabir Khan (proper) in the course of the shoot of ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ (2015)

In the identical yr, he wrote and directed the Hindi-language motion thriller movie ‘Phantom’ which was primarily based on the aftermath of the 26/11 Mumbai assaults.

Kabir Khan (excessive left) with the crew of ‘Phantom’ (2015)

In 2017, Kabir produced and directed the Hindi warfare drama movie ‘Tubelight’ which was the variation of the 2015 American movie ‘Little Boy.’

Kabir Khan (left) in the course of the promotions of ‘Tubelight’ (2017)

In 2019, Kabir began engaged on a Sino-Indian manufacturing movie ‘The Zookeeper. The movie was speculated to be launched in 2020; nonetheless, on account of some causes, it by no means made it to the large display screen. In 2021, Kabir wrote, produced, and directed the Hindi biographical sports activities drama movie ’83’ which was primarily based on the Indian nationwide cricket crew’s profitable of the 1983 Cricket World Cup.

Kabir Khan (excessive left) in the course of the shoot of the movie ’83’ (2021)

In 2022, Kabir introduced his new movie ‘Chandu Champion,’ which relies on the real-life story of a sportsman.

Kabir Khan’s new movie announcement in his Instagram submit

Kartik Aryan in a nonetheless from the movie ‘Chandu Champion’ (2024)

Controversies

Ideas about ‘Porn Ban’ and ‘Beef Ban’

In 2015, Kabir Khan opposed the federal government’s determination to ban 857 web sites that promoted little one pornography. Whereas expressing his views, Kabir was quoted saying in an interview,

The federal government shouldn’t play nannies to all of us. We’re all grown-up people.”

In the identical yr, Kabir Khan additionally opposed the Beef Ban within the nation and was quoted saying in an interview,

We ought to be tolerant about one another’s decisions, whether or not it’s about consuming a specific sort of meat, or not desirous to eat meat. We have to let others stay the way in which they wish to stay.”

Verbal spat with a journalist

In 2015, Kabir Khan acquired right into a heated argument with a journalist in the course of the trailer launch of his movie ‘Phantom’ (2015). Kabir Khan expressed his unhappiness in regards to the notion that terrorists are generated by Pakistan. In an interview he stated,

Individuals to individuals friendship can’t occur so long as these extremist parts exist in both nation. And these parts should be eradicated for each the international locations to get alongside peacefully.”

Nonetheless, a journalist misinterpreted Kabir’s assertion and heard him saying that ‘there are terrorist parts in India.’ The journalist began shouting at Kabir and requested him to ‘identify the terrorist parts in India’ to which the director stated,

First don’t discuss to me like that. I don’t recognize it. Come over right here, let me see your face and have a standard dialog. Don’t get into all these talks.”

Kabir informed the journalist to not confuse “terrorist” with “extremist.”

Trolled for his poor information of Indian cricket

In 2020, in the course of the promotion of his movie ’83,’ Kabir Khan was quoted saying in an interview,

Until ’83, India had by no means gained a match within the historical past of the world cup.”

The netizens trolled him for his assertion and expressed how unhappy it was that the director of the movie which relies on cricket, doesn’t know the info of the Indian cricket. Individuals gave Kabir a reality test on Twitter and even stated how upset they had been with him.

“Until 83, India had by no means gained a single match within the historical past of the World cup & West Indies had not misplaced a single match within the historical past of the world cup until then…”: @kabirkhankk whereas speaking about #83TheFilm#TalkingFilms #BollywoodHungama
YT: https://t.co/lTr1sAQVcg pic.twitter.com/0Fzw33KmKt

— BollyHungama (@Bollyhungama) January 13, 2020

What garbage? India had gained a match towards East Africa in 1975 world cup. Right here is rating card of the match.https://t.co/1pYvSNkPjA

— Vishal विशाल 🇮🇳 (@vishalkmumbai) January 13, 2020

The 1975 East African crew after listening to this pic.twitter.com/fCAtTq6Emr

— Nihal Anand (@nihalishungry) January 13, 2020

Trolled for praising Mughals

In 2021, Kabir Khan was slammed on social media for his views concerning the Mughals. In an interview, he talked about how disturbing he feels when movies demonise Mughals, and he additionally termed Mughals because the ‘unique nation-builders.’ This was not taken effectively by the netizens, and other people trolled him for supporting looters and murderers.

Filmmaker Kabir Khan says he can’t respect movies that demonise the Mughals, whom he described because the ‘unique nation-builders’. He will get brutally trolled#TheEmpire #BanTheEmpireSeries #UninstallHotstar https://t.co/SJxkrxgBjG

— India TV (@indiatvnews) August 28, 2021

Trolled for his ‘Khan’ surname

Kabir Khan is commonly trolled on social media for his surname, and trollers usually ask him to ‘go to Pakistan.’ Reacting to the trolling, Kabir Khan was quoted saying in an interview,

I’m informed ‘Go to Pakistan’. I’ve been to Pakistan as soon as and was informed to return to India, so I’m neither right here nor there.”

Awards & Nominations

• In 2006, Kabir Khan acquired the ‘Indira Gandhi Award for Finest Debut Movie of a Director Award’ on the 54th Nationwide Movie Awards for his movie ‘Kabul Specific’ (2006).

• In 2007, he acquired the ‘Swarovski Trophy for Finest Director Award’ and the ‘Purple Orchid Award’ for the most effective movie on the Asian First Movie Pageant for his movie Kabul Specific’ (2006).

• In 2009, Kabir was nominated for the ‘Golden Pyramid Award for Finest Movie’ on the thirty third annual Cairo Worldwide Movie Pageant for his movie ‘New York’ (2009).

• In 2013, he acquired the ‘Hottest New Filmmaker Award’ on the Stardust Awards for his movie ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ (2012).

• In 2016, Kabir acquired the ‘Finest Fashionable Movie with Leisure Award’ on the 63rd Nationwide Movie Awards for his movie ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ (2012).
  

  Kabir Khan (proper) receiving the award from the then president, Pranab Mukherjee, on the 63rd Nationwide Movie Awards

• In 2016, he was nominated for the ‘Finest Director Award’ on the 61st Filmfare Awards for his movie ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ (2012).

• In 2016, he gained the ‘Finest Movie’ and ‘Finest Screenplay Award’ on the seventeenth Worldwide Indian Movie Academy (IIFA) Awards for his movie ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ (2015).
  

  Kabir Khan (centre) receiving the award for ‘Finest Movie’ for ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ (2015) on the IIFA Awards in 2016

• In 2022, Kabir Khan was nominated for the ‘Finest Movie’ and ‘Finest Director Award’ on the twenty second Worldwide Indian Movie Academy Awards for his movie ’83’ (2021).

• In 2022, Kabir Khan was nominated for the ‘Finest Director,’ ‘Finest Screenplay,’ and ‘Finest Dialogue Award’ on the 67th Filmfare Awards for his movie ’83’ (2021).

Automobile Assortment

Kabir Khan owns a Land Rover Ranger Rover automotive.

Kabir Khan (driving) in his Vary Rover automotive

Web Value

Kabir Khan’s web value is estimated to be Rs 300 crores; as of 2023.

Favourites

• Meals: Vada pav, Mutton Biryani

• Delicacies(s): Thai, Indian

• Movie Director: Rajkumar Hirani

• Sport: Soccer, Swimming

• Movie(s): ‘Sholay’ (1975), ‘Gandhi’ (1982), ‘The Seashore’ (2000)

• Journey Vacation spot(s): Tibet, Myanmar (previously Burma), Morocco

Info/Trivia

• Kabir Khan’s father, Rasheeduddin Khan, was a political science professor, and one of many founding professors of Jawaharlal Nehru College, Delhi. He was later nominated to the Rajya Sabha the place he served two phrases from 1970 to 1976 and 1976-1982.

• Kabir Khan and Mini Mathu met in 1996 when he was a contract photographer and he or she was a contract presenter.

• His father was a Muslim, and his mom was a Hindu. Kabir grew up celebrating all of the festivals of each religions.

• Kabir’s sister who was a yr senior to him, skipped a yr of her training as she went mountaineering. After she returned from her journey, she utilized for a movie course on the Jamia Milia Islamia, and Kabir adopted in her footsteps and joined the very same course. 10 days into the course, Kabir determined that filmmaking was what he was going to make his profession out of.

• Kabir is a board member of the Mumbai Academy of the Transferring Picture (MAMI), an affiliation that conducts worldwide movie festivals in Mumbai.

• He began working with the Indian journalist Saeed Naqvi to shoot documentaries and gentle information in the course of the preliminary days of his profession. Throughout that point, they each travelled to about 60 international locations to collect info.
  

  Kabir Khan (centre) with Indian journalist Saeed Naqvi (excessive left)

• In 2001, he alongside together with his spouse and Morani Brothers, had been flying from Los Angeles to Washington simply 15 days after the 9/11 terrorist assault. Listening to them discuss in Hindi, a couple of different passengers on the aircraft complained about them speaking in a ‘unusual language.’ 2 FBI brokers got here and took all three of them to the entrance of the aircraft and began interrogating them. After realising that Kabir’s second identify is ‘Khan,’ the brokers questioned him for 2 hours and googled his identify to go looking if there have been any terrorist hyperlinks related together with his identify. After all of the analysis, they lastly allowed Kabir and his co-passengers to fly. 

• Shah Rukh Khan was Kabir Khan’s senior on the MCRC of Jamia Milia Islamia, Delhi. Kabir additionally took the help of Shah Rukh’s notes to check on the college. Kabir and Gauri Khan did the manufacturing and had been dance companions in a musical play named ‘West Aspect Story.’ Shah Rukh Khan used to come back to fulfill Gauri Khan in the course of the dance follow periods and that’s how Kabir acquired to find out about him.
  

  Kabir Khan with Shah Rukh Khan (left)

  

  Kabir Khan with Gauri Khan, at her studio in Mumbai

• ‘Kabul Specific’ (2006) was loosely primarily based on the experiences of Kabir Khan and his buddy Rajan Kapoor as documentarians working in Kabul, Afghanistan. They even acquired demise threats from the Taliban to close down the capturing of the movie.

• When Kabir had written the script of ‘Kabul Specific’ (2006), there was nobody to spend money on the movie as Kabir had no connections within the business; nonetheless, one in all his pals took it to the Indian filmmaker Aditya Chopra as Aditya was in quest of a script exterior his consolation zone. After a couple of days, Kabir acquired a name from the workplace of Yash Raj Movies saying that Aditya Chopra needed to fulfill him concerning the script; nonetheless, Kabir thought that any person was pulling a prank on him as his spouse, Mini Mathur, was working with MTV channel they usually had a preferred TV present referred to as ‘MTV Bakra’ at the moment. Ultimately, he realised that it was a critical telephone name and at last went to the workplace of YRF the place he met Aditya Chopra. Aditya informed Kabir how a lot he beloved the script of ‘Kabul Specific’ and the way he was to provide the movie and that’s how Kabir lastly acquired a producer for his directorial debut movie. 

• Earlier than the discharge of his debut movie ‘Kabul Specific’ (2006), Kabir needed to face plenty of difficulties concerning the producers of the movie. Many self-styled producers claimed to be behind the manufacturing of the movie earlier than Yash Raj Movies got here on board. The matter was taken to the courtroom, and the decision was later introduced in Kabir Khan’s favour.

• Kabir loves adventurous actions like scuba diving and fishing and sometimes performs these actions when he’s on trip.
  

  Kabir Khan earlier than scuba diving within the Maldives

  

  Kabir Khan after fishing within the Maldives

• He loves doing pictures and sometimes shares his clicked photos on social media.
  

  Kabir Khan’s Instagram submit on World Pictures Day

• He loves canine and sometimes shares photos of his canine on social media.
  

  Kabir Khan together with his pet canine Blue

• In 2009, Kabir needed to journey to the US to start out the capturing of his movie ‘New York.’ The American embassy officer rejected his visa purposes on ‘suspect grounds’ and was suspicious as a result of Kabir’s surname was ‘Khan,’ and he additionally had earlier journey historical past to the US.

• Kabir Khan launched his personal manufacturing firm named ‘Kabir Khan Movies Personal Restricted’ on 11 February 2014.

• In 2016, Kabir Khan was held by some protesters when he went to Karachi, Pakistan, to attend a advertising seminar. As quickly as Kabir reached the Jinnah Worldwide Airport in Karachi, protestors began accusing him of degrading Pakistan in his movie ‘Phantom’ (2015). ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ and anti-Indian slogans had been shouted at him; nonetheless, he didn’t reply to them and walked instantly into the airport lounge.

• On the age of 21, when Kabir Khan was helping Indian Journalist Saeed Naqvi with a world documentary in South Africa, he met one in all his idols, Nelson Mandela. Kabir was ready exterior his home whereas carrying Mandela’s autobiography and sporting a t-shirt that stated ‘Vote for Mandela,’ and as quickly as Mandela stepped out and noticed his t-shirt, he informed Kabir that he might go to jail for sporting that t-shirt. Nelson Mandela autographed Kabir’s t-shirt together with the autobiography and left a long-lasting impression on Kabir Khan.

• In 2020, Kabir made his debut TV sequence ‘The Forgotten Military – Azaadi Ke Liye,’ and it was streamed on Amazon Prime Video.
  

  Kabir Khan in the course of the shoot of his debut TV sequence ‘The Forgotten Military – Azaadi Ke Liye’ (2020)

• In 2022, Kabir was featured within the ‘Grazia Cool Checklist 2022’ underneath the class of ‘The Threat-takers Who Have Gone Towards The Odds.’
  

  Kabir Khan’s Instagram submit in collaboration with Grazia India for the ‘Grazia Cool Checklist 2022’

• In 2015, it was rumoured that Salman Khan and Kabir Khan had a tricky time working collectively in the course of the shoot of the movie ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ and that the duo determined to not work collectively once more. Salman Khan used to vary dialogues and scenes as per his consolation; nonetheless, Kabir being the director didn’t like his behaviour and ended up eradicating a whole scene from the movie with out informing the actor. In 2023, Kabir cleared all of the speculations and credited Salman for his contribution to the director’s profession. He additionally revealed that they’re engaged on ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan 2.’ Kabir was quoted saying in an interview,
  

  There have been instances after we’ve not agreed about issues, and we’ve argued and argued, and he has sulked, but it surely’s at all times been… Both I’m able to persuade him, or he has been capable of persuade me.”

• Within the preliminary days of his profession, Kabir Khan got here on board with a director from London to shoot a movie primarily based on the rising gun tradition in Bihar for the British TV channel ‘Channel 4.’ Goons later become politicians like Pappu Yadav, and Anand Mohan Singh had been rivals throughout that point. Kabir and his crew satisfied Pappu Yadav for an interview as he thought the crew was from BBC they usually had been contemplating him as a politician. Throughout the interview, Pappu was roaming round in his district, exhibiting across the social work that he did in his village. The rival gang acquired to know that Pappu was roaming round unarmed and with out his gunmen for his safety, and that surged a gunfight. 10 bullets had been shot at Kabir’s automotive and one in all them hit the driving force, and he died on the spot. Attempting to avoid wasting themselves, the movie crew hid underneath the vehicles whereas the firing was happening, and luckily, Kabir was saved.

• Throughout his preliminary documentary route days and shortly after the terrorist assault of 9/11, Kabir Khan went to Afghanistan to shoot a documentary and meet the then-politician Ahmad Shah Massoud on the Afghan tragic border. Whereas on his solution to the border, Kabir stopped at a spot to get a shot of the transferring autos with the Hindu Kush mountains within the background. As a way to take the shot, he began strolling extra in direction of the world and didn’t discover the red-stoned (in Afghanistan, mines are detected by the color of the stones exterior. Purple signifies an energetic mine whereas white signifies a area which is de-mined) minefield. He walked 100-150 ft contained in the mine till he heard his buddy and driver scream ‘Khatra e mine’ (hazard! mine forward). Although the placement had a temperature of -15 to -19 levels, Kabir was sweating as a result of warmth generated from the minefield. As quickly as he realised, he walked again exterior by retracing his personal footmarks.

• After the 9/11 terrorist assault, Kabir collaborated with a world channel to shoot a documentary in Afghanistan to showcase how the Taliban was falling aside amidst the warfare and bombing. Kabir and his buddy Rajan tried their most to enter Afghanistan however one way or the other all of the makes an attempt went in useless they usually had been caught in Dushanbe in Tajikistan for 13 days. Lastly, they determined to present it a final attempt to went to the close by airbase and requested for assist and one way or the other satisfied and bribed a Russian pilot who was going to move medical provides in Kabul, Afghanistan to hold them in his plane as effectively. After a 40-minute trip within the aircraft and earlier than reaching Kabul, the pilot stopped mid-air fearing that he may get caught for carrying civilians in his aircraft. The plane was about 15-20 ft above the bottom and the pilot requested Kabir and Rajan to leap off. After leaping from the aircraft, they noticed a Mujahideen (individuals who interact in jihad) coming in direction of them with a gun in his hand. Kabir and Rajan acquired scared and began shouting ‘Hindustan! Hindustan!’ so as to inform him that they had been innocents from India. As quickly because the Mujahideen got here, he began smiling at them and sang ‘mere sapno ki rani kab aayegi tu.’ That was the day when Kabir realised the significance of the Hindi mainstream cinema in Afghanistan and its close by areas.

• In 2023, Kabir was featured in GQ India’s record of the ‘richest and strongest movie administrators within the nation.’

• Kabir Khan’s mom was an enormous Bollywood fan, and he or she used to take Kabir and his sister throughout their childhood days to the Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi each weekend to look at screenings of each Bollywood and worldwide movies.

• He underwent 2 years of analysis earlier than making and releasing the movie ’83’ in 2021.

• Kabir loves travelling and sometimes shares his journey expertise on social media.
  

  Kabir Khan (proper) on a trip in Tibet

• He’s shut pals with Indian actress Katrina Kaif and considers her part of his household.
  

  Kabir Khan with Indian actress Katrina Kaif (left)