Born to two illustrious parents, the Nawab of Pataudi and the erstwhile beauty Sharmila Tagore, Saif Ali Khan made a foray into the world of acting with Aashiq Aawara with Mamta Kulkarni. The film became a hit and Saif was hot property.

But after his next few films Dil Tera Diwana, Mr. Aashiq, Imtihaan, Parampara and many others didn’t done well, he was on the brink of getting written off. Besides, people found him too “chikna” and feminine for a mainstream hardcore hero. Suddenly he had Yash Chopra’s Yeh Dillagi with Akshay Kumar and Kajol, which was a major success. His ‘Ole Ole’ and ‘Hothon Pe Bus Tera Naam’ numbers emerged chartbusters. Close on the heels of Yeh Dillagi, his Main Khiladi Tu Anari with Akshay also clicked. It was boom-time for Saif again, but not for long, because his next two releases with Akshay bit dust: Keemat and Tu Chor Main Sipahi. He was banking heavily on Hameshaa which again didn’t work. He found relief with Kya Kehna proving to be an average-runner and Hum Saath Saath Hain, a medium hit and with debut director Farhan Akhtar’s Dil Chahta Hai’ with Aamir Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Dimple Kapadia a major hit.

He married the much older Bollywood actress Amrita Singh in 1991 raising eyebrows. They had a daughter Sara and a son, Ibrahim. They divorced in 2004. He was dating Rosa Catalano but that didn’t last long. While the media speculated on his new love interest, he walked the ramp with actress Kareena Kapoor at the Manish Malhotra fashion show during the Lakme India Fashion Week, officially confirming that the two were dating and it could definitely lead to more.

2003 to 2008 He won the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for Kal Ho Na Ho in 2003 as well as the ‘Moto Look of the Year’. The year also saw him in Darna Mana Hai and LoC Kargil. In the 2004 movie Ek Hasina Thi he was the cold Kaan Singh Rathod, while his role in the light hearted Hum Tum with Rani Mukherji was in complete contrast and won him his second Filmfare Best Comedian Award as well as the National Film Award for Best Actor.

Compared to this success, his 2007 and 2008 releases didn’t overwhelm anyone. Race was a hit while Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic and Tashan with girlfriend Kareena failed. He also lent his voice to the animated movie, Roadside Romeo.

2009 to 2010 Saif produced and starred in Love Aaj Kal with Deepika Padukone. In Kurbaan, with Kareena Kapoor, he played a terrorist. It was their first hit together as a couple.

Awards And Nominations Received By Saif Ali Khan

National Film Awards
2005 National Film Award for Best Actor Hum Tum Won
Filmfare Award
1994 Filmfare Best Male Debut Award Aashik Awara Won
2002 Filmfare Best Comedian Award Dil Chahta Hai Won
2004 Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award Kal Ho Naa Ho Won
2004 Filmfare Motorola “Moto Look of the Year” Kal Ho Naa Ho Won
2005 Filmfare Best Comedian Award Hum Tum Won
2007 Filmfare Best Villain Award Omkara Won
1995 Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award Main Khiladi Tu Anari Nominated
2000 Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award Kachche Dhaage Nominated
2006 Filmfare Best Actor Award Parineeta Nominated
2010 Filmfare Best Actor Award Love Aaj Kal Nominated
2010 Filmfare Best Film Award Love Aaj Kal Nominated
IIFA Awards
2002 IIFA Best Supporting Actor Award Dil Chahta Hai Won
2004 IIFA Best Supporting Actor Award Kal Ho Naa Ho Won
2007 IIFA Best Villain Award Omkara Won
2005 IIFA Best Actor Award Hum Tum Nominated
2005 IIFA Best Villain Award Ek Hasina Thi Nominated
2006 IIFA Best Actor Award Salaam Namaste Nominated
2006 IIFA Best Actor Award Parineeta Nominated
2010 IIFA Best Actor Award Love Aaj Kal Nominated

Films Done By Saif Ali Khan

Parampara 1993 Pratab Prithvi Singh
Aashik Awara 1993 Jai/Jimmy/Rakesh Rajpal Filmfare Award for Best Male Debut
Pehla Nasha 1993 Himself
Pehchaan 1993 Karan Verma
Imtihaan 1994 Vicky
Yeh Dillagi 1994 Vikram “Vicky” Saigal
Main Khiladi Tu Anari 1994 Deepak Kumar Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
Yaar Gaddar 1994 Jai Verma
Aao Pyaar Karen 1994 Raja
Surakshaa 1995 Amar / Prince Vijay
Ek Tha Raja 1996 Sunny
Bambai Ka Babu 1996 Vikram “Vicky”
Tu Chor Main Sipahi 1996 Raja
Dil Tera Diwana 1996 Ravi Kumar
Hameshaa 1997 Raja / Raju
Udaan 1997 Raja
Keemat – They Are Back 1998 Ajay
Humse Badhkar Kaun 1998 Sunny
Yeh Hai Mumbai Meri Jaan 1999 Raju Tarachand
Kachche Dhaage 1999 Dhananjay “Jai” Pandit Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor
Aarzoo 1999 Amar
Biwi No.1 1999 Deepak Guest appearance
Hum Saath-Saath Hain 1999 Vinod Chaturvedi
Kya Kehna 2000 Rahul Modi
Love Ke Liye Kuch Bhi Karega 2001 Prakash
Dil Chahta Hai 2001 Sameer Mulchandni Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role
Rehna Hai Tere Dil Mein 2001 Rajiv “Sam” Saamra
Na Tum Jaano Na Hum 2002 Akshay
Darna Mana Hai 2003 Anil Manchandani
Kal Ho Naa Ho 2003 Rohit Patel Filmfare Award for Best Supporting ActoR
LOC Kargil 2003 Captain Anuj Nayyar
Ek Hasina Thi 2004 Karan Singh Rathod
Hum Tum 2004 Karan Kapoor National Film Award for Best Actor
Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Comic Role
Parineeta 2005 Shekhar Rai Nominated—Filmfare Award for Best Actor
Salaam Namaste 2005 Nikhil “Nick” Arora
Being Cyrus 2006 Cyrus Mistry
Omkara 2006 Ishwar “Langda” Tyagi Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role
Eklavya: The Royal Guard 2007 Harshvardhan
Nehlle Pe Dehlla 2007 Jimmy
Ta Ra Rum Pum 2007 Rajveer Singh
Om Shanti Om 2007 Himself Special appearance in song “Deewangi Deewangi”
Race 2008 Ranvir “Ronnie” Singh
Tashan 2008 Jimmy Cliff
Woodstock Villa 2008 Himself
Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic 2008 Ranbir Talwar
Roadside Romeo 2008 Romeo (voice) Animated feature film
Sanam Teri Kasam 2009 Vijay Verma
Love Aaj Kal 2009 Jai Vardhan Singh/ Young Veer Singh Also producer
Kurbaan 2009 Ehsaan Khan / Khalid
Aarakshan 2011 Deepak Kumar
Agent Vinod 2012 Agent Vinod Also producer
Cocktail 2012 Gautam “Gutlu” Kapoor Also producer
Race 2 2013 Ranvir “Ronnie” Singh
Bombay Talkies 2013 Himself Special appearance in song “Apna Bombay Talkies”
Go Goa Gone 2013 Boris Also producer
Bullett Raja 2013 Raja Mishra
Humshakals 2014 Ashok Singhania
Lekar Hum Deewana Dil 2014 – Producer
Happy Ending 2014 Yudi Jaitely / Yogi Also producer
Dolly Ki Doli 2015 Prince Kunwar Aditya Singh Cameo appearance
Phantom 2015 Daniyal Khan
Rangoon 2017 Rustom “Rusi” Billimoria
Chef 2017 Roshan Kalra
Kaalakaandi 2018 Rileen
Baazaar 2018 Shakun Kothari
Laal Kaptaan 2019 Gossain
Tanhaji 2020 Udaybhan Singh Rathod
Jawaani Jaaneman 2020 Jaswinder “Jazz” Singh
Dil Bechara 2020 Abhimanyu Veer Cameo appearance
Bunty Aur Babli 2 Films that have not yet been released Bandh Darwaza Nevla Dracula 2020 Bunty Post-
production

Television Done By Saif Ali Khan

Sacred Games 2018–20 Sartaj Singh Netflix