Sarfraz Khan (actor)

Sarfraz Khan is an Indian-Canadian former actor who worked in Hindi-language films. He is the son of actor Kader Khan.

Khan was born in Mumbai (then Bombay), Maharashtra, to veteran actor and writer Kader Khan and his wife Azra Khan. He is the founder at VR1 Media,^[2] a Media production company, and Acting by Sarfraz,^[3] an acting workshop program.

He has a brother, Shahnawaz Khan, who is also an actor.^[4]

Khan is married to Shahista Khan; they have two children.^[5]

Khan appeared in the commercially successful filmsTere Naam (2003), and Wanted (2009). In Tere Naam, he portrayed Aslam, a friend of Radhe, played by Salman Khan.

In 2012, he co-founded the Kal Ke Kalakar International theatre company with his father and brother.^[6] In August 2012, it was announced that Khan would revive the 1990s music show Antakshari (TV series) on Zee Entertainment Enterprises’ international network.^[7]

Sarfarz began acting at the age of 10 in the play Bhook Kashmir ko Bengal deti hai, written by his father and Mushtaq Merchant. At age 11, he appeared in the play Local Train, directed by his father. During his school years, he received a Best Supporting Actor award for a play that he wrote, directed, and performed in. His early screen work included an appearance as a child artist in the film Shatranj.

While pursuing higher education in Switzerland, Khan received awards for public speaking and a marketing project. At the age of 20, he trained at the Kishore Namit Kapoor Acting Institute in Mumbai^[8] and appeared in the Punjabi music video "Dil Legeyi Kudi Gujrat di."

At age 21, Khan revived his father's theatre company, Kal Ke Kalakar, working with a group of 25 actors. He organized training program for aspiring performers and directed the successful one-act plays Badi Der Ki Meherbaan Aate Aate and Local Train.

At age 23, he joined the Digital Academy- The Film School as head of the acting course, where he trained acting students and marketing personnel. He also mentored students from various institutions, including Whistling Woods International.

Later, Khan and his brother collaborated on stage productions featuring plays written by their father, including Hamare bhi Meherbaan Kaise Kaise and Local Train, in which Khan served as both actor and director.

Khan appeared in several Hindi-language films during the early 2000s. His early roles included an appearance in Kya Yehi Pyar Hai, produced by Tips Industries. During this period, he was also cast in Maine Dil Tujko Diya, the directorial debut of Sohail Khan. In Tere Naam, directed by Satish Kaushik, Khan played Aslam, a friend of Radhe, the character portrayed by Salman Khan. He later appeared in Kissan, where he played an antagonist, and had a role in Wanted. Khan was also associated with the film Milenge Milenge, directed by Satish Kaushik.

In 2013, he appeared in Once upon a time in Mumbai Dobara, directed by Milan Luthria and produced by Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor. He was also offered a negative role in Ramaiya Vastavaiya, directed by Prabhu Deva.

Khan later worked in production and creative roles within the entertainment industry. He collaborated with J. Abbas and Mahesh Kodiyal to establish the production and event company Kala Sangam, where he served as creative head. The company organized international stage shows featuring Bollywood performers, including events in Brunei featuring Shah Rukh Khan and Juhi Chawla.^[9]

He directed the comedy play Best of Luck and worked as producer, actor, and assistant director on his father's final play, Taash Ke Patte, which toured internationally.

Khan also collaborated with the U.S.-based production company Carnival Films World on several projects, including music and television productions. Among these projects were the production of a music album for a Pakistani singer, work on the television show Antakshari for Zee Entertainment Enterprises’ international network, and the YouTube short film In your arms.

His work later extended to Canada, where he was involved in advertising production and served as creative head on the short film Stranger, for which he also provided voice-over narration.

Khan wrote a script called Ek Pyaara SUFFER, which was later adapted under the English title Can ... Mess It Up!. He reportedly discussed the project with music groups in the US regarding the possibility of producing it as a feature film in Canada.

He later collaborated with an online content creator to develop a digital acting course titled Acting by Sarfarz.^[10] The course is structered three sections: Beginner training, characterization, and intermediation acting techniques, and is delivered through prerecorded lessons featuring Khan demonstrating acting methods both on stage and in front of the camera.