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{{Short description|Indian entrepreneur (born 1997)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Aryan Khan
| image = Aryan Khan (cropped).jpg
| alt = An upper body shot of Aryan Khan
| caption = Khan in 2023
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|11|12|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India
| alma_mater = [[University of Southern California]] ([[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]])
| occupation = Entrepreneur
| years_active = 2022–present
| father = [[Shah Rukh Khan]]
| mother = [[Gauri Khan]]
}}

'''Aryan Khan''' (born 12 November 1997) is an Indian entrepreneur.<ref name="vogue"/> He is the eldest son of Indian actor [[Shah Rukh Khan]] and producer [[Gauri Khan]]. After graduating from the [[University of Southern California]], he co-found the company Slab Ventures in 2022, under which he has launched a luxury collective brand named D'yavol.

==Early life and education==
Aryan Khan was born on 12 November 1997 in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Aryan Khan, a perfect copy of famous dad Shah Rukh Khan |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/photo/aryan-khan-a-perfect-copy-of-his-father-srk-370319-2013-07-29/1 |access-date=4 September 2023 |work=India Today |archive-date=4 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904081633/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/photo/aryan-khan-a-perfect-copy-of-his-father-srk-370319-2013-07-29/1 |url-status=live }}</ref> He is the eldest son of actor [[Shah Rukh Khan]] and producer [[Gauri Khan]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-20 |title=Step inside Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan's home Mannat |url=https://indianexpress.com/web-stories/bollywood/step-inside-shah-rukh-khan-and-gauri-khan-home-mannat/ |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=The Indian Express |language=en-US |archive-date=22 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722181146/https://indianexpress.com/web-stories/bollywood/step-inside-shah-rukh-khan-and-gauri-khan-home-mannat/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=2023-05-17 |title=Aryan Khan case: Sameer Wankhede accused of asking for bribe from Shah Rukh Khan |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-65606608 |access-date=2023-07-22 |archive-date=20 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720233510/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-65606608 |url-status=live }}</ref> He has two younger siblings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aryan Khan shares images with siblings Suhana and AbRam, proud father Shah Rukh Khan has this to say |url=https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-aryan-khan-shares-images-with-siblings-suhana-and-abram-proud-father-shah-rukh-khan-has-this-to-say-509320 |date=23 August 2023 |access-date=4 September 2023 |website=WION |archive-date=4 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904080129/https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-aryan-khan-shares-images-with-siblings-suhana-and-abram-proud-father-shah-rukh-khan-has-this-to-say-509320 |url-status=live }}</ref> Khan follows both his parents' religions of Islam and Hinduism.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2005-09-23 |title=Who's the real Shah Rukh Khan? |language=en-GB |work=[[BBC News]] |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4274774.stm |access-date=2023-09-19}}</ref> He did his schooling at Mumbai's [[Dhirubhai Ambani International School]] until age 15, after which he attended the [[Sevenoaks School]] in London.<ref>{{Cite news |title=‘It’s Sad For Me’ |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/its-sad-for-me/283263 |date=17 December 2012 |access-date=4 September 2023 |work=Outlook |archive-date=4 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904103109/https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/its-sad-for-me/283263 |url-status=live }}</ref>

As a child, he played the young version of his father's character in one scene of the film ''[[Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham...]]'' (2001).<ref name="history">{{cite book |last=Bose |first=Mihir |author-link=Mihir Bose |date=9 May 2008 |title=Bollywood: A History |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Bollywood_A_History/hN6mBAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=aryan+khan&pg=PT535&printsec=frontcover |publisher=[[Roli Books]] |page=344 |isbn=9789351940456 |access-date=18 September 2023 |archive-date=18 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918171526/https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Bollywood_A_History/hN6mBAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=aryan+khan&pg=PT535&printsec=frontcover |url-status=live }}</ref> He has worked as a voice actor in the Hindi dub of ''[[The Incredibles]]'' (2004) and later voiced [[Simba]] in the Hindi dub of ''[[The Lion King (2019 film)|The Lion King]]'' (2019), both alongside his father.<ref name="history"/><ref>{{Cite web |date=17 June 2019 |title=Shah Rukh Khan and son Aryan to voice Hindi version of 'The Lion King' |url=https://scroll.in/reel/927295/shah-rukh-khan-and-son-aryan-to-voice-hindi-version-of-the-lion-king |access-date=22 July 2023 |website=Scroll.in |archive-date=22 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722181146/https://scroll.in/reel/927295/shah-rukh-khan-and-son-aryan-to-voice-hindi-version-of-the-lion-king |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2020, Khan graduated with a [[Bachelor of Fine Arts]] degree in film and television production from the [[USC School of Cinematic Arts]] at the [[University of Southern California]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan is a USC graduate now, see pic from ceremony |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/shah-rukh-khan-s-son-aryan-khan-is-a-usc-graduate-now-see-pic-from-ceremony-101621228063087.html |date=17 May 2021 |access-date=4 September 2023 |work=Hindustan Times |archive-date=4 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904080434/https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/shah-rukh-khan-s-son-aryan-khan-is-a-usc-graduate-now-see-pic-from-ceremony-101621228063087.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="deadline">{{Cite web |title=Aryan Khan, Son Of Shah Rukh Khan, Set To Make Directorial Debut With Red Chillies Series |url=https://deadline.com/2023/05/shah-rukh-khan-aryan-khan-directing-debut-red-chillies-series-stardom-1235353035/ |date=2 May 2023 |access-date=4 September 2023 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |archive-date=4 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904102651/https://deadline.com/2023/05/shah-rukh-khan-aryan-khan-directing-debut-red-chillies-series-stardom-1235353035/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Career==
In 2022, Khan and his business partners Bunty Singh and Leti Blagoeva launched the company Slab Ventures, under which they began a luxury collective brand named D'yavol (named after the [[Bulgarian language|Bulgarian]] word for devil).<ref name="vogue">{{Cite news |last=Chou |first=Chloe |date=13 December 2022 |title=Exclusive: Aryan Khan reveals his future plans just days after announcing his writing debut |work=[[Vogue India]] |url=https://www.vogue.in/culture-and-living/content/exclusive-aryan-khan-reveals-his-future-plans-just-days-after-announcing-his-writing-debut |url-status=live |access-date=4 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904085903/https://www.vogue.in/culture-and-living/content/exclusive-aryan-khan-reveals-his-future-plans-just-days-after-announcing-his-writing-debut |archive-date=4 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Kaushik|first=Mansvini|title='Your passion should be your business': Aryan Khan|url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/lifes/your-passion-should-be-your-business-aryan-khan/81931/1|date=14 December 2022|access-date=4 September 2023|work=Forbes India|archive-date=4 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904092913/https://www.forbesindia.com/article/lifes/your-passion-should-be-your-business-aryan-khan/81931/1|url-status=live}}</ref> They teamed with the brewing company [[Anheuser-Busch InBev]] to launch a premium liquor brand of Vodka, named D'yavol Vodka.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Aryan Khan launches Vodka brand in India, days after announcing feature directorial debut |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/aryan-khan-launches-vodka-brand-in-india-days-after-announcing-feature-directorial-debut/article66257697.ece |date=13 December 2022 |access-date=4 September 2023 |work=The Hindu |archive-date=4 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904085124/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/aryan-khan-launches-vodka-brand-in-india-days-after-announcing-feature-directorial-debut/article66257697.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> They launched a blended malt scotch, D'yavol Inception, the following year.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Aryan Khan-owned Slab Ventures Netherlands, Ab InBev India launch scotch brand |url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/aryan-khan-owned-slab-ventures-netherlands-ab-inbev-india-launch-scotch-brand-11687766963057.html |date=26 June 2023 |access-date=4 September 2023 |work=Mint |archive-date=4 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904085539/https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/aryan-khan-owned-slab-ventures-netherlands-ab-inbev-india-launch-scotch-brand-11687766963057.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Also in 2023, Khan launched a luxury apparel brand, named D'yavol X.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Aryan Khan turns entrepreneur, launches new fashion brand; proud dad SRK to be brand ambassador |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/aryan-khan-turns-entrepreneur-launches-new-fashion-brand-proud-dad-srk-to-be-brand-ambassador/articleshow/99737948.cms |date=27 April 2023 |access-date=4 September 2023 |work=The Economic Times |archive-date=4 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904085123/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/aryan-khan-turns-entrepreneur-launches-new-fashion-brand-proud-dad-srk-to-be-brand-ambassador/articleshow/99737948.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> He directed an advertisement video for the brand, featuring him and his father, which marked his first directorial venture.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Aryan Khan: Working with my father is never challenging. He makes everyone's job easier on set. |url=https://www.harpersbazaar.in/celebrity/story/aryan-khan-working-with-my-father-is-never-challenging-he-makes-everyones-job-easier-on-set-565417-2023-04-29 |date=29 April 2023 |access-date=4 September 2023 |magazine=Harper Bazar |archive-date=22 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722181159/https://www.harpersbazaar.in/celebrity/story/aryan-khan-working-with-my-father-is-never-challenging-he-makes-everyones-job-easier-on-set-565417-2023-04-29 |url-status=live }}</ref>

As of 2023, Khan is filming a streaming series, tentatively titled ''Stardom'', set against the backdrop of the [[Hindi film]] industry, on which he will serve as [[showrunner]], writer, and director. It will be produced by his father under the banner [[Red Chillies Entertainment]].<ref name="deadline"/><ref>{{Cite web |title='Stardom': Shah Rukh Khan's Son Aryan Khan's Directorial Debut Goes on Floor |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/celebrities/stardom-shah-rukh-khans-son-aryan-khans-directorial-debut-goes-on-floor |date=5 July 2023 |access-date=4 September 2023 |website=The Quint |archive-date=4 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904081354/https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/celebrities/stardom-shah-rukh-khans-son-aryan-khans-directorial-debut-goes-on-floor |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Legal issues==
On 3 October 2021, Khan was arrested along with six others by the [[Narcotics Control Bureau]] (NCB)<ref>{{Cite web |title=CBI summons model arrested in Aryan Khan case in probe against Sameer Wankhede |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/cbi-probe-agency-investigating-sameer-wankhede-summons-munmun-dhamecha-2408916-2023-07-19 |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=[[India Today]] |language=en |archive-date=22 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722182151/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/cbi-probe-agency-investigating-sameer-wankhede-summons-munmun-dhamecha-2408916-2023-07-19 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-18 |title=Drug Case Against Aryan Khan a 'Set Up'? Ex NCB Official Make Shocking Claims About Sameer Wankhede |url=https://www.news18.com/india/drug-case-against-aryan-khan-a-set-up-ex-ncb-official-make-shocking-claims-about-sameer-wankhede-8368171.html |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=News18 |language=en |archive-date=22 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722181146/https://www.news18.com/india/drug-case-against-aryan-khan-a-set-up-ex-ncb-official-make-shocking-claims-about-sameer-wankhede-8368171.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ajaz reveals he met Aryan Khan in jail, says 'you wouldn't want your worst enemy there' |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/celebrity/story/ajaz-reveals-he-met-aryan-khan-in-jail-says-you-wouldnt-want-your-worst-enemy-there-2399405-2023-06-29 |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=India Today |language=en |archive-date=22 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722181156/https://www.indiatoday.in/television/celebrity/story/ajaz-reveals-he-met-aryan-khan-in-jail-says-you-wouldnt-want-your-worst-enemy-there-2399405-2023-06-29 |url-status=live }}</ref> during a raid on an alleged [[rave party]] on a [[cruise ship]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-10-05 |title=Aryan Khan and Ashish Mishra: India gripped by tale of two sons |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-58788548 |access-date=2023-08-20 |archive-date=20 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230820123524/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-58788548 |url-status=live }}</ref> Khan was detained as part of an investigation into an alleged international drugs racket.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Key witness, in Aryan Khan drugs case, Kiran Gosavi roped in after Sameer Wankhede's approval |url=https://mirchi.in/stories/celebrity/key-witness-in-aryan-khan-drugs-case-kiran-gosavi-roped-in-after-sameer-wankhedes-approval/101855568 |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=mirchi.in |language=en |archive-date=22 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722181147/https://mirchi.in/stories/celebrity/key-witness-in-aryan-khan-drugs-case-kiran-gosavi-roped-in-after-sameer-wankhedes-approval/101855568 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-19 |title=Drugs on cruise case: Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan's arrest was a 'set-up', ex-NCB officer's shocking claims against |url=https://www.news-journal.com/drugs-on-cruise-case-shah-rukh-khans-son-aryan-khan-s-arrest-was-a-set/video_3971aaab-d49d-54af-bfc1-0a1be65df0a4.html |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=Longview News-Journal |language=en |archive-date=22 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722181147/https://www.news-journal.com/drugs-on-cruise-case-shah-rukh-khans-son-aryan-khan-s-arrest-was-a-set/video_3971aaab-d49d-54af-bfc1-0a1be65df0a4.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-19 |title=Former intelligence officer Ashish Ranjan Prasad says Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan arrest was a set up |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/former-intelligence-officer-ashish-ranjan-prasad-says-shah-rukh-khans-son-aryan-khan-arrest-was-a-set-up-12887542.html |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=Firstpost |language=en |archive-date=22 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722181146/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/former-intelligence-officer-ashish-ranjan-prasad-says-shah-rukh-khans-son-aryan-khan-arrest-was-a-set-up-12887542.html |url-status=live }}</ref> After spending 25 days at the [[Mumbai Central Prison]] and being denied bail four times, he was granted bail on 28 October 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-31 |title=Drugs-on-cruise case: Other than Aryan Khan, who all have got bail till now |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/drugsoncruise-case-other-than-aryan-khan-who-all-have-got-bail-till-now-101635676470308.html |access-date=2023-08-20 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=20 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230820123524/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/drugsoncruise-case-other-than-aryan-khan-who-all-have-got-bail-till-now-101635676470308.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=3 November 2021 |title=Aryan Khan case: Stranger than reel life |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/aryan-khan-case-stranger-than-reel-life/article37256572.ece |access-date=4 September 2023 |work=The Hindu |archive-date=4 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904103752/https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/aryan-khan-case-stranger-than-reel-life/article37256572.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2022, he was cleared of all charges.<ref name=":1" /> One of the officers leading the investigation, [[Sameer Wankhede]], was later charged with corruption and [[extortion]] in connection with the case, with the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] alleging that the drug charges were part of a scheme to blackmail the Khan family.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=19 July 2023 |title=Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan framed in drug bust? Arrest was just 'set up', Kiran Gosavi a pawn |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-shah-rukh-khan-s-son-aryan-khan-framed-in-drug-bust-arrest-was-just-set-up-kiran-gosavi-a-pawn-3052372 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722181146/https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-shah-rukh-khan-s-son-aryan-khan-framed-in-drug-bust-arrest-was-just-set-up-kiran-gosavi-a-pawn-3052372 |archive-date=22 July 2023 |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=20 July 2023 |title=Aryan Khan drugs case: Big SETBACK to Sameer Wankhede, CBI summons model Munmun Dhamecha in probe against the ex-NCB officer |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/etimes/bollywood/aryan-khan-drugs-case-big-setback-to-sameer-wankhede-cbi-summons-model-munmun-dhamecha-in-probe-against-the-ex-ncb-officer/videoshow/101975634.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722181146/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/etimes/bollywood/aryan-khan-drugs-case-big-setback-to-sameer-wankhede-cbi-summons-model-munmun-dhamecha-in-probe-against-the-ex-ncb-officer/videoshow/101975634.cms |archive-date=22 July 2023 |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-18 |title=Aryan Khan Drug Case {{!}} SRK's Son's Arrest Was A Set-Up, Claims Former Intelligence Officer |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/aryan-khan-drug-case-shah-rukh-khans-sons-arrest-was-a-set-up-claims-former-intelligence-officer-bollywood-new-article-101871065 |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=Times Now |language=en |archive-date=22 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722181146/https://www.timesnownews.com/entertainment-news/aryan-khan-drug-case-shah-rukh-khans-sons-arrest-was-a-set-up-claims-former-intelligence-officer-bollywood-new-article-101871065 |url-status=live}}</ref>

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