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Junaid Khan (Indian actor)

Junaid Khan
Khan in 2025
Born (1993-06-02) 2 June 1993 (age 31)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Alma materAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts
OccupationActor
Years active2017–present
FatherAamir Khan
RelativesKhan–Hussain family

Junaid Khan (born 2 June 1993) is an Indian actor who works on stage as well as in Hindi films. A son of actor Aamir Khan, he began his career in various theatre productions and made his screen debut playing Karsandas Mulji in the period drama film Maharaj (2024).

Early life

Junaid Khan was born to the Hindi film actor, Aamir Khan, and his first wife, Reena Dutta, in 1993. He has a younger sister, Ira.[1][2] He has Pashtun-Arab ancestry from his paternal side, and Bengali ancestry from the maternal side.[3][4] He studied at the H.R. College of Commerce and Economics in Mumbai and at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.[5]

Career

Khan began his acting career on stage, with a role in Quasar Thakore-Padamsee’s adaptation of Bertolt Brecht’s play Mother Courage and Her Children in 2017.[6] He then played the lead role of a slave in his sister, Ira's theatre production of Medea, at the Prithvi Theatre in 2019.[5][7]

In 2024, Khan starred in Faezeh Jalali's tragicomedy play Runaway Brides, as part of the Prithvi Theatre festival.[8] Also at the theatre, he played multiple roles in Shikhandi, based on the character of the same name.[9] In the same year, he played a trans woman in Jalali's play Strictly Unconventional at the National Centre for the Performing Arts.[10] Reviewing the play, Deepa Gahlot found Khan "totally relaxed in his flamboyant outfit and wig".[11]

Khan made his screen acting debut with the leading role of social reformer Karsandas Mulji in the period drama film Maharaj. It is based on the Maharaj Libel Case of 1862, about a priest who sexually assaulted women. Khan prepared for a year to play Mulji, relying on information he found in the public domain, losing around 25 kg of body weight, and learning the dialect in which Mulji spoke.[12] The film was released on Netflix in 2024, following delays due to legal disputes.[13][14] Shilajit Mitra of The Hindu reviewed that Khan is "sincere and sharp-featured as the striving Karsandas [...] though still miles away from emerging a captivating leading man: he is especially dull in the courtroom scenes".[15]

In 2025, Khan had his first theatrical release opposite Khushi Kapoor in the romantic comedy Loveyapa, a remake of the Tamil film Love Today (2022).[16][17] It tells the story of an engaged couple who switch phones before their marriage; Khan admitted to feeling miscast in the role as he found his character’s personality vastly different from his own.[18] Titas Chowdhury of News18 took note of Khan's comic timing, which he did not have an opportunity to display in Maharaj.[19] Conversely, Rediff.com's Sukanya Verma dismissed his "acting method [as] akin to someone wringing out water from a towel" and criticised his chemistry with Kapoor.[20] It emerged as a box-office bomb.[21]

Khan will next star with Sai Pallavi in the Sapporo-set film Ek Din, produced by his father.[22]

Filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

Films

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2014 PK — Assistant director [23]
2024 Maharaj Karsandas Mulji [13]
2025 Loveyapa Gaurav Sachdeva [24]
Ek Din † TBA Completed [25]

Theatre

References

  1. ^ Daniels, Christina (2012). I'll Do It My Way: The Incredible Journey of Aamir Khan. Om Books International. ISBN 978-93-80069-22-7. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  2. ^ Sisodia, Kirti (2017). Aamir Khan: A Social Spark. Prabhat Prakashan. ISBN 978-93-5266-118-3. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  3. ^ Manwani, Akshay (2016). Music, masti, modernity: the cinema of Nasir Husain (First published in India ed.). Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India: HarperCollins Publishers India. ISBN 978-93-5264-097-3. Jaffar Husain was a Pathan and belonged to a family of zamindars, albeit of modest landholdings, settled in Shahabad (...) Aamna, Husain's mother, was of Arab ancestry. Her forefathers originally hailed from Jeddah before successive generations found their way to Calcutta, finally settling in Bhopal (...) his maternal grandmother, Fatima Begum, was a well-educated woman and was appointed the inspector of schools by nawaab of Bhopal. This lady's brother was the well-known freedom fighter and scholar Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
  4. ^ De, Shobhaa (17 March 2024). "Kiran Rao is on top, at 50". The Week. Retrieved 18 February 2025. Both ex-wives share a strong Bengali connection. Reena is born a Bengali.
  5. ^ a b Mitra, Shilajit (15 January 2025). "Junaid Khan interview: 'I come from immense privilege, cannot pretend otherwise'". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  6. ^ "Aamir Khan's son Junaid Khan to make his stage debut". Filmfare. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  7. ^ Chowdhury, Alpana (13 December 2019). "Ira Khan and Hazel Keech Match Talents to Keep 'Medea' Relevant". The Quint. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  8. ^ Sibal, Prachi (12 November 2024). "'Prithvi Theatre Festival': Faezeh Jalali brings a tragic comedy to stage". Mint Lounge. Archived from the original on 22 November 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  9. ^ Seta, Fenil (11 April 2024). "Aamir Khan's son Junaid rocks the show as Drupada and Bhishma in the entertaining mythological play, Shikhandi". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 24 June 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  10. ^ "Junaid Khan returns to theatre with upcoming play 'Strictly Unconventional' after debut film success; rehearsal images out ahead of September 1 premiere". Bollywood Hungama. 13 August 2024. Archived from the original on 16 September 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  11. ^ Gahlot, Deepa. "Strictly Unconventional Play Review". Mumbai Theatre Guide. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  12. ^ Sahani, Alaka (6 July 2024). "Maharaj actors Junaid Khan and Jaideep Ahlawat talk about their prep and weight loss". The Indian Express. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  13. ^ a b "Gujarat HC lifts stay on release of 'Maharaj,' debut film of Aamir Khan's son". The Hindu. PTI. 21 June 2024. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Court stays release of 'Maharaj', here's everything you need to know about Maharaj Libel Case of 1862".
  15. ^ Mitra, Shilajit. "'Maharaj' movie review: Junaid Khan's debut film means well, runs dull". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
  16. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (6 November 2023). "India's Phantom Studios Lines Up Slate of Theatrical Projects, CEO Srishti Behl Reveals at Taiwan Creative Content Fest". Variety. Archived from the original on 3 January 2025. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  17. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (19 February 2023). "Tamil Blockbuster 'Love Today' Gets Bollywood Remake From Phantom, AGS". Variety. Archived from the original on 9 November 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  18. ^ "Loveyapa: Junaid Khan reveals he wouldn't be casting himself as lead in Advait Chandan's rom-com; Know why". Pinkvilla. 5 February 2025. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  19. ^ Chowdhury, Titas (7 February 2024). "Loveyapa Review: Junaid, Khushi's film Is A Frothy Take On Modern Love But Lacks Love Today's Rawness". News18. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
  20. ^ Verma, Sukanya (7 February 2025). "Loveyapa Review: Love Yeah, Leads Pah!". Rediff.com. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  21. ^ Dixit, Mohit (14 February 2025). "Loveyapa Day 8 India Box Office Trends: Junaid Khan and Khushi Kapoor-led's run gets curtailed by Chhaava, Captain America 4". Pinkvilla. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  22. ^ Sharma, Krishma (22 January 2025). "Aamir Khan's son Junaid Khan has high hopes from LoveYapa and Ek Din". Pinkvilla. Archived from the original on 28 January 2025. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  23. ^ "Spotted: Aamir Khan's son Junaid as assistant director on PK". Deccan Chronicle. 22 November 2014. Archived from the original on 30 June 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  24. ^ "Junaid Khan begins shooting three-week shoot schedule for romantic comedy opposite Khushi Kapoor in Mumbai". Bollywood Hungama. 28 May 2024. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  25. ^ "Sai Pallavi with Aamir Khan's Son Junaid To Begin Shooting For Untitled Film From December 1". News 18. December 2023. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
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