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{{Short description|Indian actor (born 1981)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{similar names|Iqbal Khan (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Iqbal Khan
| birth_name = Mohammed Iqbal Khan
| image = Mohammed Iqbal Khan Recent Look.jpg
| caption = Khan in 2023
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|02|10}}<ref name=blogbdate>[http://www.miqbalkhan.com/bio.htm "About Iqbal"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406140324/http://www.miqbalkhan.com/bio.htm |date=6 April 2018 }}, Mohammed Iqbal Khan website.</ref>
| birth_place = [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India
| yearsactive = 2002–present
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Model (person)|Model]]|[[actor]]}}
| parents =
| spouse = {{Marriage|Sneha Chhabra Khan|2007}}
| children = Ammaara Khan (daughter) <br> Ifza Khan (daughter)
| website =
| othername =
}}

'''Mohammed Iqbal Khan''' (born 10 February 1981<ref name=blogbdate/>), more commonly known as '''Iqbal Khan''', is an Indian actor.

==Early life==
Khan was born in [[Kashmir]] and began school in Tyndale Biscoe School, Srinagar and was further educated at Pinegrove School Dharampur, Distt. Solan. He finished his 11th and 12th from [[The Lawrence School, Sanawar]] (founded in 1847).
He was a part of [[Falguni Pathak]]'s along with Sneha Chhabra in ''Indhana winava'' music video which was launched in 2001 .{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}

==Career==
After moving to Mumbai in 2001, he shot a number of music videos for T-series produced by [[Anubhav Sinha]] and directed by Anupam Sinha and Ratna Sinha (Jagjit Singh song). He then did his first film [[Fun2shh... Dudes in the 10th Century|Fun2shh]] (released in 2003) and then [[Bullet: Ek Dhamaka]](released in 2005). His television debut was as Angad Khanna in the serial ''[[Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai]]'', this role made him an instant star.

Soon after, he went on to play the character of Shaurya Nanda in ''[[Kkavyanjali]]'' and Raghu Malik in ''[[Kahiin To Hoga]]''. After the ending of ''[[Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai]]'', Khan did another serial, ''[[Karam Apnaa Apnaa]]'', playing the role of Shiv Kapoor. He left ''[[Karam Apnaa Apnaa]]'' at the end of 2006.<ref>{{cite web |last=Olivera |first=Roshni |date=5 July 2007 |title=Have any regrets, Iqbal?|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bombay-times/have-any-regrets-iqbal/articleshow/2175332.cms |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |location=India |publisher=The Times of India |access-date=7 October 2025}}</ref>

He made a comeback on television with ''[[Chhoona Hai Aasmaan]]'' as the air force officer Abhimanyu Adhikari. Khan appeared in ''[[Waaris (2008 TV series)|Waaris]]'' and took the lead role of Rudra in the serial ''[[Sanjog Se Bani Sangini]]''. He portrayed Dr. Viren Roy in ''[[Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli]]'' from March to June 2012.

In 2015, Khan joined with [[Ekta Kapoor]] and was cast in a double role on a limited-episode series for [[Sony Entertainment Television]], winning two awards for it.

In July 2016, Khan was criticized for his Facebook post comparing Indian administered Kashmir with [[Palestine]].<ref>Sarika Sharma, [http://timesofhanindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/Iqbal-Khan-compares-current-Kashmir-situation-with-Palestine-in-his-controversial-FB-post/articleshow/53261947.cms "Iqbal Khan compares current Kashmir situation with Palestine in his controversial FB post"]{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''The Times of India'', 18 July 2016.</ref><ref>[http://www.abplive.in/television/iqbal-khan-compares-kashmir-with-palestine-in-a-controversial-post-382829 "Iqbal Khan compares Kashmir with Palestine in a controversial post!"], ''ABP Live'', 18 July 2016.</ref>

In 2016, Khan was also seen in [[And TV]]'s show '' [[Waaris (2016 TV series)|Waaris]]'' as Charan Pawania. In the same year, he joined as [[Akbar]] in '' [[Bharatvarsh (TV series)|Bharatvarsh]]'' and as Nawab Iqbal Khan in ''[[Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bollywoodlife.com/news-gossip/iqbal-khan-to-enter-zee-tvs-show-ek-tha-raja-ek-thi-rani-828234/|title=Iqbal Khan to enter Zee TV's show Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani|website=[[Bollywood Life]]|date=7 November 2016 |language=en|access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref> In 2017, he appears as a cameo in [[Life OK]]'s show ''[[Bahu Hamari Rajni Kant]]'' as Super Robot.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/iqbal-khan-roped-in-for-bahu-hamari-rajni_kant/articleshow/57040691.cms|title=Iqbal Khan roped in for Bahu Hamari Rajni_Kant|website=[[Times of India]]|date=8 February 2017 |language=en|access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref> From 2017 to 2018, he enter the [[Star Bharat]]'s show ''[[Kaal Bhairav Rahasya]]'' as Indra Prakash / Sethji.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/tv/news-gossip/iqbal-khan-be-part-star-bharats-kaal-bhairav-rahasya-389096|title=Iqbal Khan to be a part of Star Bharat's 'Kaal Bhairav- Rahasya'|website=PinkVilla|language=en|access-date=1 February 2022|archive-date=1 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201104850/https://www.pinkvilla.com/tv/news-gossip/iqbal-khan-be-part-star-bharats-kaal-bhairav-rahasya-389096|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2018, he appears as Iqbal in [[Colors TV]]'s show ''[[Dil Se Dil Tak]]''<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/iqbal-khan-joins-dil-se-dil-tak/articleshow/63714960.cms|title=Iqbal Khan joins 'Dil Se Dil Tak'|website=[[Times of India]]|date=12 April 2018 |language=en|access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref> and Guest in ''[[Juzz Baatt]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tellybest.com/news/iqbal-khan-reminisces-his-land-kashmir-on-rajeev-khandelwals-hosted-zee-tv-show-juzz-baatt|title=Iqbal Khan reminisces his land Kashmir on Rajeev Khandelwal's hosted Zee TV show Juzz Baatt|website=Tellybest|language=en|access-date=1 February 2022|archive-date=16 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816202829/https://www.tellybest.com/news/iqbal-khan-reminisces-his-land-kashmir-on-rajeev-khandelwals-hosted-zee-tv-show-juzz-baatt|url-status=dead}}</ref>

After a four-year absence, in February 2022 he made a comeback with [[Colors TV]]'s show ''[[Nima Denzongpa]]'' where he played the role Virat Sethi.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/exclusive-iqbal-khan-to-enter-nima-denzongpa-the-actor-returns-to-tv-after-three-years/articleshow/89115978.cms|title=Exclusive! Iqbal Khan to enter Nima Denzongpa, the actor returns to TV after three years|website=[[Times of India|TOI]]|date=25 January 2022 |language=en|access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref> He quit the show in July 2022.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Trivedi|first=Tanvi|date=1 July 2022|title=All good things come to an end, my beautiful journey on Nima Denzongpa has ended now: Iqbal Khan|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/all-good-things-come-to-an-end-my-beautiful-journey-on-nima-denzongpa-has-ended-now-iqbal-khan/articleshow/92595971.cms|access-date=5 August 2022|work=TOI|language=en}}</ref>

From July 2022 to August 2023, he was seen as a middle aged businessman, Devvrat "Dev" Raichand in Atul Kelkar's show ''[[Na Umra Ki Seema Ho]]'' on [[Star Bharat]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/entertainment/iqbal-khan-joins-new-show-na-umra-ki-seema-ho-%E2%80%A2-407123|title=Iqbal khan joins new show Na Umra Ki Seema Ho|date=2022-06-26|website=Tribune India Dot Com|language=en|access-date=2022-06-30|archive-date=7 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407014950/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/entertainment/iqbal-khan-joins-new-show-na-umra-ki-seema-ho-%E2%80%A2-407123|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Personal life==

Khan is married to Sneha Chhabra,<ref>Chaya Unnikrishnan, [http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-i-want-my-daughter-to-be-strong-iqbal-khan-1965527 "I want my daughter to be strong: Iqbal Khan"], ''DNA'', 28 February 2014.</ref> whom he met at a shoot of a video album.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_the-khan-of-small-screen_1091204 |title=The Khan of small screen |date=16 April 2007 |author=Farhana Farook |newspaper=[[Daily News and Analysis]]|accessdate=1 July 2012}}</ref> They have a daughter Ammaara, who was born in 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/Iqbal-Khan-is-daddy-dearest-now/articleshow/11279321.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022054727/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-29/tv/30565572_1_iqbal-khan-sneha-father |url-status=live |archive-date=22 October 2013 |title=Iqbal Khan is daddy dearest now! |author=Tushar Joshi |date=29 December 2011 |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=1 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tv/I-want-to-live-my-dream-Iqbal-Khan/articleshow/12637518.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022054729/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-13/tv/31331732_1_iqbal-khan-fun2shh-small-screen |url-status=live |archive-date=22 October 2013 |title=I want to live my dream: Iqbal Khan |date= 13 April 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=1 July 2012}}</ref> They had second child, a daughter on 11 February 2022, whom they named Ifza Khan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/tv/iqbal-khan-and-wife-sneha-khan-welcome-second-daughter-ifza-all-set-to-don-duties-of-a-new-age-dad-101644744411790.html|title=Iqbal Khan and wife Sneha Khan welcome second daughter Ifza: 'All set to don duties of a new-age dad'|date=13 February 2022 }}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
|-
|2002
|''Kuch Dil Ne Kaha''
|
|-
|2003
|''[[Fun2shh... Dudes in the 10th Century]]''
| Vicky
|-
|2005
| ''[[Bullet: Ek Dhamaka]]''
|Agent Arjun
|-
|2014
| ''[[Unforgettable (2014 film)|Unforgettable]]''
|Anand
|-
|2019
|''Mumbai Apli Ahe''
|Don Iqbal
|-
|2020
|''[[Indoo Ki Jawani]]''
|Investigating Officer
|-
|2022
|''[[Jalsa (2022 film)|Jalsa]]''
|Amar
|-
|2022
|''X or Y''
|Rohan
|-
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Serial
! Role
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Kahiin To Hoga]]''
| Raghu Malik
|-
| 2005–2006
| ''[[Kaisa Ye Pyar Hai]]''
| Angad Khanna / Zaib / Rishi Agarwal
|-
| rowspan = "2" | 2006
| ''[[Kkavyanjali]]''
| Shaurya Nanda
|-
| ''[[Karam Apnaa Apnaa]]''
| Shiv Kapoor
|-
| 2007–2008
| ''[[Chhoona Hai Aasmaan]]''
| Flight Lieutenant / Wing Commander Abhimanyu Adhikari
|-
| 2008
| '' [[Waaris (2008 TV series)|Waaris]]''
| Shankar Pratapsingh
|-
| 2010–2011
| ''[[Sanjog Se Bani Sangini]]''
| Rudra Singh Rawat
|-
| rowspan = "2" | 2012
| ''[[Yahan Main Ghar Ghar Kheli]]''
| Dr. Viren Roy
|-
| ''[[Teri Meri Love Stories]]''
| Nikhil
|-
| 2013–2014
| rowspan = "2" | ''[[Tumhari Pakhi]]''
| Anshuman Rathore
|-
| 2014
| Aryaman Rathore
|-
| 2015–2016
| ''[[Pyaar Ko Ho Jaane Do]]''
| Ishaan Hooda / Rizwan Ahmed Khan
|-
| rowspan = "2" | 2016
| '' [[Waaris (2016 TV series)|Waaris]]''
| Charan Pawania
|-
| '' [[Bharatvarsh (TV Series)|Bharatvarsh]]''
| [[Akbar]]
|-
| 2016–2017
| ''[[Ek Tha Raja Ek Thi Rani]]''
| Nawab Iqbal Khan
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Bahu Hamari Rajni Kant]]''
| Super Robot
|-
| 2017–2018
| ''[[Kaal Bhairav Rahasya]]''
| Indra Prakash / Sethji
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Dil Se Dil Tak]]''
| Iqbal Khan
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Nima Denzongpa]]''
| Virat Sethi
|-
| 2022–2023
| ''[[Na Umra Ki Seema Ho]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/iqbal-khan-to-headline-new-tv-show-na-umra-ki-seema-ho|title=Iqbal Khan to headline new TV show, Na Umra Ki Seema Ho|date=2022-06-25|website=Free Press Journal Dot In|language=en|access-date=2022-06-30}}</ref>
| Devvrat "Dev" Raichand
|-
| 2026–present
| ''[[Hui Gumm Yaadein – Ek Doctor, Do Zindagiyaan]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/hindi/iqbal-khan-returns-to-television-with-hui-ghumm-yaadein-after-nearly-three-years-exclusive/articleshow/126248981.cms|title=Iqbal Khan returns to television with Yaadein after nearly 3 years|date=2025-12-31|website=[[Times Of India]]|language=en}}</ref>
| Dr. Dev Mehta
|}

=== Special appearances ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
|-
|2006
|''[[Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai]]''
|Himself
|-
|2015
|''[[CID (Indian TV series)|CID]]''
|Host
|-
|2018
|''Juzz Baatt''
|rowspan="3"|Himself
|-
|2019
|''[[Kitchen Champion]]''
|-
|2021
|''A Table For Two''
|-
|2022
|''[[Parineeti (TV series)|Parineetii]]''
|Virat Sethi
|}

=== Reality Shows ===
{| class = "wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Show
! Role
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi 6]]''
| Contestant
|-
|}

===Short films===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
| 2019
| ''Ek choti si ego ''
| Viraj
|
|
|}

===Web series===
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
|-
|rowspan=3| 2020
|''Ratri Ke Yatri''
|Garry
|-
|''[[Crackdown (web series)|Crackdown]]''
|Zorawar Kalra
|-
|''The Bull of Dalal Street''
| Harshil Mehra
|-
| 2022
|''Doon Kaand''
|DSP Arvind Rawat
|-
|2024
|''[[Commander Karan Saxena]]''
|ISI Chief Nasir Khan
|}

==Awards==

;[[Indian Telly Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Telly Awards|url=http://awardsbyindianshows.weebly.com/indian-telly-awards.html|publisher=weebly.com|accessdate=25 October 2012}}</ref>
* Best Debutant – 2005
* Most Popular Actor in Leading Role – 2006
* Best Onscreen Jodi – 2006

;[[Zee Gold Awards]]
* Best Onscreen Jodi – 2014

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.miqbalkhan.com}}
* {{IMDb name|1511891}}

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