Alyy Khan

Actor

Birthday December 6, 1968

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Age 55 years old

Nationality Pakistan

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1968

Alyy Khan (born 6 December 1968) is a British-Pakistani actor and host who has worked in Hollywood, Bollywood and Lollywood films and television series.

1990

Khan started his career in the early 1990s in Indian television shows and later theatrical Indian films.

2006

Khan has also appeared in several television series, including The Bill (2006), Strike Back (2011), Saat Pardon Mein (2012), Indian Summers (2015), Pakeezah (2016) and Mere Humsafar (2022).

Khan has also appeared in several television series, including The Bill (2006), Strike Back (2011), Saat Pardon Mein (2012), Indian Summers (2015) and Pakeezah (2016).

2007

He is known for his roles in the films A Mighty Heart (2007), Traitor (2008), Don 2 (2011), 3 Bahadur (2015), Actor in Law (2016) and Mogul Mowgli (2020), and also played a parallel lead in the telefilm Anjuman (2013).

He is known for his roles in the films A Mighty Heart (2007), Traitor (2008), Don 2 (2011), 3 Bahadur (2015), Actor in Law (2016) and Mogul Mowgli (2020), and also played a parallel lead in the telefilm Anjuman (2013).

2012

In 2012, Khan hosted the television reality show Foodistan for NDTV and Geo TV.

From 2012 to 2013, Khan hosted the cooking game show Foodistan, where chefs from both India and Pakistan competed, broadcast simultaneously on NDTV and Geo TV.

2013

In 2013, Khan directed a play, Aapki Soniya, starring Sajid Hasan and Mehwish Hayat, staged in Karachi's NAPA.

Khan is also engaged in philanthropy and currently serves as the Brand Ambassador of Crossadder Foundation, a 'for youth, by youth' NGO working on awareness, advocacy and action.

Crossadder Foundation is the caretaker of Master Ayub School and facilitate the education of street children.

2020

Recent credits include The Serpent (2020) on Netflix, Shantaram (2022) on Paramount/Apple + TV and The Archies (2023) on Netflix India.

Khan was born in Karachi, Pakistan.

After his parents divorced, Khan moved with his mother to England and then to his maternal grandmother's home in Mumbai, India when he was about ten years old.

He received his education at Bombay Scottish School in Mumbai.

He studied drama under the guidance of Hima Devi, who was affiliated with Trinity College, London, through the Hima Kala Kendra in Mumbai.

Khan also holds a diploma in film and television production from Pimlico Arts and Media College in London.

The late singer-turned-Islamic preacher Junaid Jamshed was his cousin.

Recent acting credits include The Serpent (2020) on Netflix, Shantaram (2022) on Paramount/Apple + TV and The Archie's (2022) on Netflix India.