Bollywood Male Actor
Sohail Khan, born on December 20, 1970, is an Indian actor, writer, film director, and producer who primarily works in Hindi cinema. He is the younger brother of actors Salman Khan and Arbaaz Khan and the son of screenwriter Salim Khan and Salma Khan. Sohail Khan produces films under his banner Sohail Khan Productions.
Born in Mumbai to a Muslim father and a Maharashtrian mother, Sohail Khan comes from a film-oriented family. His stepmother is actress Helen, and his sister Alvira Khan is married to Bollywood director Atul Agnihotri. Sohail has two elder brothers, Salman Khan and Arbaaz Khan, who are also prominent actors in the industry. His younger sister, Arpita Khan, has worked with Sneha Ullal in a film produced by Sohail Khan Productions. Arpita is married to actor Aayush Sharma.
Sohail Khan began his career in the film industry as a producer and director. He made his directorial debut with the action thriller "Auzaar" in 1997, which starred his brother Salman Khan and Sanjay Kapoor. He went on to direct his brothers in films like "Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya" (1998) and "Hello Brother" (1999). In 2002, Sohail wrote, produced, directed, and made his acting debut in "Maine Dil Tujhko Diya," which had an average performance at the box office.
Although he appeared in several more films, Sohail Khan faced limited success as an actor. His breakthrough came with the film "Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?" (2005), where he co-starred with his brother Salman Khan. Sohail also produced the multi-starrer "Fight Club - Members Only," but it did not perform well commercially. In 2007, he produced the successful film "Partner," starring Salman Khan and Govinda. Sohail has also produced live stage shows featuring Indian film stars and ventured into television with "Chehre Pe Chehra."
Sohail Khan returned to directing with the films "Jai Ho" (2014), starring Salman Khan, and "Freaky Ali" (2016), starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui. He made his acting comeback after seven years in the film "Tubelight" (2017), alongside his brother Salman Khan.
In addition to his involvement in the film industry, Sohail Khan purchased the franchise for the Kandy Tuskers team in the Lanka Premier League in 2020.