Kabir Khan Height, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Full Name	Kabir Rasheeduddin Khan
Profession(s)	Film Director, Screenwriter, Cinematographer
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 8" (173 cm)
Eye Colour	Dark Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Debut	Film (As Cinematographer): Beyond the Himalayas (1996) Documentary (As Director): The Forgotten Army (1999) Film (As Writer): Kabul Express (2006) Film (As Producer): Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)
Awards	• 2007: 54th National Film Award- Best Debut Director for Kabul Express • 2007: Asian First Film Festival Swarovski Trophy for Best Director for Kabul Express • 2007: Purple Orchid Award for the Best Film for Kabul Express • 2013: Stardust Award- Hottest New Filmmaker for Ek Tha Tiger • 2016: 63rd National Film Award- Best Popular Film with Entertainment for Bajrangi Bhaijaan • 2016: Stardust Award- Best Film of the Year for Bajrangi Bhaijaan • 2016: Stardust Award- Best Director for Bajrangi Bhaijaan • 2016: Big Star Entertainment Award- Most Entertaining Director for Bajrangi Bhaijaan • 2016: Indian Telly Award- Gary Binder Award for the Young Successful Director of the Year for Bajrangi Bhaijaan • 2016: Indian Television Academy Award- Popular Director for Bajrangi Bhaijaan • 2016: 17th IIFA Award- Best Film for Bajrangi Bhaijaan • 2016: 17th IIFA Award- Best Screenplay for Bajrangi Bhaijaan • 2016: 11th Apsara Award- Best Film for Bajrangi Bhaijaan • 2016: 11th Apsara Award- Best Screenplay for Bajrangi Bhaijaan • 2016: 22nd Screen Award- Best Film for Bajrangi Bhaijaan • 2016: 22nd Screen Award- Best Director for Bajrangi Bhaijaan • 2021: 22nd IIFA Award- Best Story for '83
Personal Life
Date of Birth	14 September 1968 (Saturday)
Age (as of 2024)	56 Years
Birthplace	Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana)
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Delhi, India
School	Modern School Barakhamba Road, New Delhi
College/University	• Kirori Mal College, Delhi University • AJK Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
Educational Qualification(s)	• Graduation in Economics (Hons) at Kirori Mal College, Delhi University • Course in Filmmaking at AJK Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi
Religion/Religious Views	Atheist Note: He was born to Muslim father and Hindu mother.
Caste	Pathan
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Hobbies	Photography, Trekking, Travelling, Doing Adventours Sports
Controversies	• Criticised For His Comments In 2015, he opposed the decision of government to ban the websites that promoted child pornography. He also opposed beef ban in India. A few netizens criticised him for his opinions. [1]NDTV • Fight With a Journalist In 2015, during the trailer launch of the Hindi film Phantom, he landed into a heated argument with a journalist over the comment "terrorists are generated by Pakistan." [2]The Times of India • Trolled by the Netizens In 2020, during the promotional event of the Hindi film '83, he passed a comment that till 1983, India has never won a world cup. The netizens trolled him for having poor knowledge of the niche on which he was making a film. One of the netizens wrote that we had already won a world cup in 1975. [3]NDTV • Criticised for Calling Mughals 'Original Nation Builder' In 2021, he has trolled by the netizens for his comments on Mughals. He had said that Mughals were the ‘original nation-builders.’ He was then criticised by the netizens for supporting looters and murderes. [4]The Times of India
Social Media	• Instagram • Facebook • Twitter
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	Mini Mathur (TV host, actor)
Marriage Date	28 February 1998
Family
Wife/Spouse	Mini Mathur
Children	Son- Vivaan Khan Daughter- Saira Khan
Parents	Father- Rasheeduddin Khan (professor of Political Science at Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, Member of Rajya Sabha, political scientist, author) Mother- Leela Narayan Rao
Siblings	Brother- None Sister- Anusha Khan (elder)
Other Relative(s)	Paternal Grandfather- Dr. Zakir Hussain (President of India from 1967 to 1969; his father's uncle) Brother-in-Law- Vijay Krishna Acharya (filmmaker)
Favourites
Film Director	Rajkumar Hirani
Actress	Katrina Kaif
Style Quotient
Car Collection	• Land Rover Ranger Rover • Range Rover Vogue • Audi Q7
Money Factor
Salary/Fees (approx.)	Rs 10 crore and Rs 25 crore per project
Assets/Properties	A plush terrace apartment in Mumbai
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs 400 crore (as of 2024)

Some Lesser Known Facts About Kabir Khan

• His grandfather was a judge in the Nizam court.

• He grew up in Hyderabad, Telangana.
  

  Kabir Khan’s childhood photo

• He was born to a Muslim father and a Hindu mother.

• While he was in college, he performed in a few Hindi theatre plays.

• Since his teens, he developed an interest in photography and mountaineering.

• His mother used to be a fan of watching films, he used to accompany his mother to film theatres. He used to love watching movies of Amitabh Bachchan.

• Gradually, he started developing an interest in films.

• Later, his sister applied for a film course, and he also applied for the same course.

• From there, he met the Indian political journalist Saeed Naqvi.

• Kabir assisted Saeed as a cameraman and assistant director. Kabir, along with Saeed, travelled to more than 60 countries to record interviews and documentaries.

• While he was working as a freelancer photographer, he met Mini Mathur who was working as a freelance presenter at that time. They got a task to work together and then they became good friends. Gradually, they fell in love with each other.

• While he was working as a cinematographer, he met a few leaders Nelson Mandela and Fidel Castro.
  

  An old picture of Kabir Khan with Nelson Mandela

• At Jamia Milia Islamia, Shah Rukh Khan was a senior of Kabir.

• He has also worked with the Indian producer Gauri Khan in a musical theatre play ‘West Side Story’ at Jamia Milia Islamia, Delhi.
  

  Kabir Khan with Gauri Khan

• He has directed various Hindi films like ‘New York’ (2009), ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ (2012), ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ (2015), ’83’ (2021), and ‘Chandu Champion’ (2024).
  

  Kabir Khan on the sets of Chandu Champion

• He has produced a few Hindi films such as ‘Tubelight’ (2017), ‘The Forgotten Army – Azaadi Ke Liye’ (2020), ’83’ (2021), and ‘Chandu Champion’ (2024).

• As a screenwriter, he has worked in various Hindi films like ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ (2012), ‘Phantom’ (2015), ‘Tubelight’ (2017), ’83’ (2021), and ‘Chandu Champion’ (2024).

• During the shoot of Ek Tha Tiger, the director had many creative differences with actor Salman Khan, and the two decided never to work together. However, the duo came back together with the 2015 film ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan.’

• On 11 February 2014, he started a film production company named Kabir Khan Films Private Limited.

• In 2016, while he was in Karachi, Pakistan to attend a marketing seminar, a few protestors started accusing him and raising slogans against him for showing the bad image of Pakistan in the Hindi film Phantom.

• He is one of the board members of Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image which organises Mumbai Film Festivals.

• In 2019, Kabir started working on a Sino-Indian production film The Zookeeper, however, he got shelved.

• Kabir has also produced a few Hindi web series like ‘Roar of the Lion’ (2019) and’ The Forgotten Army – Azaadi Ke Liye’ (2020).
  

  The Forgotten Army – Azaadi Ke Liye

• In 2020, he produced the Spanish short film ‘The Business Game: Español.’

• In 2021, he produced the English video People’s reaction to Dalsinky’s amazing art, behind the hype.

• He was featured in Grazia Cool List in 2022 under the category of ‘The Risk-takers Who Have Gone Against The Odds.’

• He is an avid animal lover and owns a pet dog named Blue.
  

  Kabir Khan with his pet dog

• He has been featured on the cover of various magazines like HT Brunch.
  

  Kabir Khan featured on HT Brunch

• In an interview, Kabir opened up about several incidents when he faced discrimination because of his last name ‘Khan.’ One such incident happened 15 days after the 9/11 terrorist attack when Kabir and his wife were travelling from Los Angeles to Washington. While the plane was about to take off, two FBI officers came to their seats as they had received a complaint from fellow passengers who were suspicious of the Hindi language, the couple was communicating in. He was then taken off the plane and was interrogated for more than 2 hours.

• He once collaborated with a film director from London to make a film on the gun culture in Bihar which was to be aired on Channel 4. He even convinced the Indian politician Pappu Yadav for an interview. However, when Pappu was roaming around the village along with Kabir and his team, Pappu’s rival Anand Mohan Singh and his gang members attacked Pappu. Even a few bullets were shot at Kabir Khan’s car, however, he was saved.

• After the 9/11 terrorist attack in India, he went to Afghanistan to shoot a documentary. There, he stepped 100-150 feet inside an active red-coloured mine. Then, one of his friends shouted that it was ‘Khatra-e-mine’ dangerous mine. He then immediately walked back outside the mine.

• He was featured in GQ India’s list of the ‘richest and most powerful film directors in the country’ in 2023.

• Kabir and his family share a good bond with the Indian actors Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif.
  

  Kabir Khan with Katrina Kaif