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{{Short description|Indian actor (born 1993)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2025}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Junaid Khan
| image = Junaid Khan 2025 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Khan in 2025
| native_name = 
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|6|2|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Bombay, Maharashtra]], India
| alma_mater = {{ubl|
* [[H.R. College of Commerce and Economics]]
* [[American Academy of Dramatic Arts]]}}
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 2024–present
| awards =
| father = [[Aamir Khan]]
| relatives = [[List of Hindi film families#Khan–Hussain family (of Nasir Hussain)|Khan–Hussain family]]
}}

'''Junaid Khan''' (born 2 June 1993) is an Indian actor known for his work on stage as well as in [[Hindi films]]. The son of actor [[Aamir Khan]], he began his career in various theatre productions and made his lead debut playing [[Karsandas Mulji]] in the period drama film ''[[Maharaj (film)|Maharaj]]'' (2024).

==Early life and education==
Junaid Khan was born to the Hindi film actor, [[Aamir Khan]], and his first wife, Reena Dutta, in 1993.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Upadhyay |first1=Tuhina |title=New star kid on the block: Junaid Khan |url=https://www.mid-day.com/entertainment/bollywood-news/article/new-star-kid-on-the-block-aamir-khans-son-junaid-khan-23313610 |access-date=30 March 2025 |publisher=Mid Day |date=10 October 2023}}</ref> He has a younger sister, Ira.<ref>{{Cite book|title=I'll Do It My Way: The Incredible Journey of Aamir Khan |author=Daniels, Christina |publisher=Om Books International |year=2012 |isbn=978-93-80069-22-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0tsyCwAAQBAJ |access-date=4 February 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Aamir Khan: A Social Spark|author=Sisodia, Kirti |publisher=Prabhat Prakashan |year=2017 |isbn=978-93-5266-118-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oJk-DwAAQBAJ |access-date=4 February 2025}}</ref> He has [[Pashtuns|Pashtun]]-[[Arabs|Arab]] ancestry from his paternal side, and [[Bengalis|Bengali]] ancestry from the maternal side.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Manwani |first=Akshay |title=Music, masti, modernity: the cinema of Nasir Husain |date=2016 |publisher=HarperCollins Publishers India |isbn=978-93-5264-097-3 |edition=First published in India |location=Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India |quote=Jaffar Husain was a Pathan and belonged to a family of zamindars, albeit of modest landholdings, settled in Shahabad (...) Aamna, Husain's mother, was of Arab ancestry. Her forefathers originally hailed from Jeddah before successive generations found their way to Calcutta, finally settling in Bhopal (...) his maternal grandmother, Fatima Begum, was a well-educated woman and was appointed the inspector of schools by nawaab of Bhopal. This lady's brother was the well-known freedom fighter and scholar Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=De |first1=Shobhaa |author-link=Shobhaa De |date=17 March 2024 |title=Kiran Rao is on top, at 50 |url=https://www.theweek.in/columns/Shobhaa-De/2024/03/09/kiran-rao-is-on-top-at-50.html |magazine=The Week |access-date=18 February 2025 |quote=Both ex-wives share a strong Bengali connection. Reena is born a Bengali.}}</ref>

He studied at the [[H.R. College of Commerce and Economics]] in Mumbai and at the [[American Academy of Dramatic Arts]] in New York.<ref name="hinduinterview">{{Cite news |author=Mitra, Shilajit |date=15 January 2025 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/junaid-khan-interview-i-come-from-immense-privilege-cannot-pretend-otherwise/article68388507.ece |title=Junaid Khan interview: 'I come from immense privilege, cannot pretend otherwise' |work=The Hindu |access-date=4 February 2025}}</ref>

==Career==

=== Theatre ===
Khan began his acting career on stage, with a role in [[Quasar Thakore-Padamsee]]’s adaptation of [[Bertolt Brecht]]’s play ''[[Mother Courage and Her Children]]'' in 2017.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.filmfare.com/news/aamir-khans-son-junaid-khan-to-make-his-stage-debut-22991.html |title=Aamir Khan's son Junaid Khan to make his stage debut |magazine=Filmfare |date=11 August 2017 |access-date=4 February 2025}}</ref> He then played the lead role of a slave in his sister, Ira's theatre production of ''[[Medea (play)|Medea]]'', at the [[Prithvi Theatre]] in 2019.<ref name="hinduinterview"/><ref>{{Cite news |author=Chowdhury, Alpana |date=13 December 2019 |url=https://www.thequint.com/ira-khan-medea-hazel-keech-aamir-khan-euripides-play-sarika |title=Ira Khan and Hazel Keech Match Talents to Keep 'Medea' Relevant |work=The Quint |access-date=4 February 2025}}</ref>

In 2024, Khan starred in [[Faezeh Jalali]]'s tragicomedy play ''Runaway Brides'', as part of the Prithvi Theatre festival.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/art-and-culture/prithvi-theatre-festival-runaway-brides-faezeh-jalali-junaid-khan-play-tragic-comedy-11731378173240.html |title='Prithvi Theatre Festival': Faezeh Jalali brings a tragic comedy to stage |author=Sibal, Prachi |date=12 November 2024 |access-date=4 February 2025 |website=Mint Lounge |archive-date=22 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241122154115/https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/art-and-culture/prithvi-theatre-festival-runaway-brides-faezeh-jalali-junaid-khan-play-tragic-comedy-11731378173240.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Also at the theatre, he played multiple roles in ''Shikhandi'', based on the [[Shikhandi|character of the same name]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/exclusive-aamir-khans-son-junaid-rocks-show-drupada-bhishma-entertaining-mythological-play-shikhandi/ |title=Aamir Khan's son Junaid rocks the show as Drupada and Bhishma in the entertaining mythological play, Shikhandi |author=Seta, Fenil |date=11 April 2024 |access-date=4 February 2025 |website=Bollywood Hungama |archive-date=24 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624143211/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/exclusive-aamir-khans-son-junaid-rocks-show-drupada-bhishma-entertaining-mythological-play-shikhandi/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the same year, he played a [[trans woman]] in Jalali's play ''Strictly Unconventional'' at the [[National Centre for the Performing Arts (India)|National Centre for the Performing Arts]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/junaid-khan-returns-theatre-upcoming-play-strictly-unconventional-debut-film-success-rehearsal-images-ahead-september-1-premiere/ |title=Junaid Khan returns to theatre with upcoming play 'Strictly Unconventional' after debut film success; rehearsal images out ahead of September 1 premiere |date=13 August 2024 |access-date=4 February 2025 |website=Bollywood Hungama |archive-date=16 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240916174045/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/features/junaid-khan-returns-theatre-upcoming-play-strictly-unconventional-debut-film-success-rehearsal-images-ahead-september-1-premiere/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Reviewing the play, [[Deepa Gahlot]] found Khan "totally relaxed in his flamboyant outfit and wig".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mumbaitheatreguide.com/dramas/reviews/strictly-unconventional-english-play-review.asp |title=Strictly Unconventional Play Review |author=Gahlot, Deepa |access-date=4 February 2025 |website=Mumbai Theatre Guide |archive-date=14 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240114032042/https://www.mumbaitheatreguide.com/dramas/reviews/strictly-unconventional-english-play-review.asp |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Films ===
Khan made his lead acting debut with the leading role of social reformer [[Karsandas Mulji]] in the period drama film ''[[Maharaj (film)|Maharaj]]''. It is based on the [[Maharaj Libel Case]] of 1862, about a priest who sexually assaulted women. Khan prepared for a year to play Mulji, relying on information he found in the public domain, losing around 25 kg of body weight, and learning the dialect in which Mulji spoke.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sahani |first=Alaka |date=6 July 2024 |title=Maharaj actors Junaid Khan and Jaideep Ahlawat talk about their prep and weight loss |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/maharaj-actors-junaid-khan-and-jaideep-ahlawat-talk-about-their-prep-and-weight-loss-9436141/ |access-date=6 February 2025 |work=[[The Indian Express]]}}</ref> The film was released on [[Netflix]] in 2024, following delays due to legal disputes.<ref name="maharaj"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/bollywood/court-stays-release-of-maharaj-here-s-everything-you-need-to-know-about-maharaj-libel-case-of-1862-2024-06-13-936828|title=Court stays release of 'Maharaj', here's everything you need to know about Maharaj Libel Case of 1862|date=13 June 2024|website=India TV News}}</ref> Shilajit Mitra of ''[[The Hindu]]'' reviewed that Khan is "sincere and sharp-featured as the striving Karsandas [...] though still miles away from emerging a captivating leading man: he is especially dull in the courtroom scenes".<ref>{{Cite news |first=Shilajit|last=Mitra|title='Maharaj' movie review: Junaid Khan's debut film means well, runs dull|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/maharaj-movie-review-junaid-khans-debut-film-means-well-runs-dull/article68318044.ece|access-date=22 June 2024 |website=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref>

In 2025, Khan had his first theatrical release opposite [[Khushi Kapoor]] in the romantic comedy ''[[Loveyapa]]'', a remake of the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] film ''[[Love Today (2022 film)|Love Today]]'' (2022).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=6 November 2023 |title=India's Phantom Studios Lines Up Slate of Theatrical Projects, CEO Srishti Behl Reveals at Taiwan Creative Content Fest |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/phantom-studios-theatrical-slate-srishti-behl-tccf-1236202179/ |access-date=2 January 2024 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=3 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250103180309/https://variety.com/2024/film/news/phantom-studios-theatrical-slate-srishti-behl-tccf-1236202179/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |date=19 February 2023 |title=Tamil Blockbuster 'Love Today' Gets Bollywood Remake From Phantom, AGS |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/asia/love-today-bollywood-remake-1235528678/ |access-date=2 January 2024 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=9 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109234752/https://variety.com/2023/film/asia/love-today-bollywood-remake-1235528678/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It tells the story of an engaged couple who switch phones before their marriage; Khan admitted to feeling miscast in the role as he found his character’s personality vastly different from his own.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 February 2025 |title=Loveyapa: Junaid Khan reveals he wouldn't be casting himself as lead in Advait Chandan's rom-com; Know why |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/loveyapa-junaid-khan-reveals-he-wouldnt-be-casting-himself-as-lead-in-advait-chandans-rom-com-know-why-1370910 |access-date=7 February 2025 |website=[[Pinkvilla]]}}</ref> Titas Chowdhury of [[News18 India|''News18'']] took note of Khan's comic timing, which he did not have an opportunity to display in ''Maharaj''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chowdhury |first=Titas |date=7 February 2024 |title=Loveyapa Review: Junaid, Khushi's film Is A Frothy Take On Modern Love But Lacks Love Today's Rawness |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/loveyapa-review-junaid-khan-khushi-kapoors-film-is-a-frothy-take-on-modern-love-but-lacks-raw-spark-9217478.html |access-date=6 February 2025 |website=News18 }}</ref> Conversely, [[Rediff.com]]'s [[Sukanya Verma]] dismissed his "acting method [as] akin to someone wringing out water from a towel" and criticised his chemistry with Kapoor.<ref>{{Cite news |first=Sukanya|last=Verma|title=Loveyapa Review: Love Yeah, Leads Pah!|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/loveyapa-review/20250207.htm|date=7 February 2025|access-date=7 February 2025 |website=[[Rediff.com]]}}</ref> It emerged as a [[box-office bomb]].<ref>{{Cite web |first=Mohit|last=Dixit|title=Loveyapa Day 8 India Box Office Trends: Junaid Khan and Khushi Kapoor-led's run gets curtailed by Chhaava, Captain America 4|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/box-office/loveyapa-day-8-india-box-office-trends-junaid-khan-and-khushi-kapoor-leds-run-gets-curtailed-by-chhaava-captain-america-4-1372444|date=14 February 2025|access-date=14 February 2025 |website=[[Pinkvilla]]}}</ref>

The following year, Khan starred opposite [[Sai Pallavi]] in the [[Sapporo]]-set romance ''[[Ek Din]]'' (2026), produced by his father.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/aamir-khans-son-junaid-khan-has-high-hopes-from-loveyapa-co-starring-khushi-kapoor-and-ek-din-opposite-sai-pallavi-heres-what-he-said-1365051 |title=Aamir Khan's son Junaid Khan has high hopes from LoveYapa and Ek Din |author=Sharma, Krishma |date=22 January 2025 |access-date=4 February 2025 |website=Pinkvilla |archive-date=28 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250128090530/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/aamir-khans-son-junaid-khan-has-high-hopes-from-loveyapa-co-starring-khushi-kapoor-and-ek-din-opposite-sai-pallavi-heres-what-he-said-1365051 |url-status=live }}</ref> In a mixed review of the film for the Indian edition of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', Rahul Desai criticised Khan's portrayal of his introverted character "as if it’s a medical condition", preferring the performance of Pallavi, who he remarked is "acting for two".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desai |first=Rahul |date=2026-05-01 |title=‘Ek Din’ Movie Review: A Lanky and Awkward Love Story |url=https://www.hollywoodreporterindia.com/reviews/theatrical/ek-din-movie-review-a-lanky-and-awkward-love-story |access-date=2026-05-02 |website=The Hollywood Reporter India |language=en}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Key
| style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
| Denotes films that have not yet been released
|}
===Films===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! class="unsortable" | Ref.
|-
| 2014
| ''[[PK (film)|PK]]''
| —
| Assistant director
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/141122/entertainment-bollywood/article/spotted-aamir-khans-son-junaid-assitant-director-pk |title=Spotted: Aamir Khan's son Junaid as assistant director on PK |date=22 November 2014 |access-date=4 February 2025 |website=Deccan Chronicle |archive-date=30 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240630171016/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/141122/entertainment-bollywood/article/spotted-aamir-khans-son-junaid-assitant-director-pk |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Maharaj (film)|Maharaj]]''
| [[Karsandas Mulji]]
|
|<ref name="maharaj">{{Cite news |title=Gujarat HC lifts stay on release of 'Maharaj,' debut film of Aamir Khan's son |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/gujarat-hc-lifts-stay-on-release-of-maharaj-debut-film-of-aamir-khans-son/article68316320.ece |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X |agency=PTI |date=21 June 2024 |access-date=22 June 2024 |archive-date=22 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240622073609/https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/gujarat-hc-lifts-stay-on-release-of-maharaj-debut-film-of-aamir-khans-son/article68316320.ece |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1" |2025
| ''[[Loveyapa]]''
| Gaurav "Gucci" Sachdeva
|
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 May 2024 |title=Junaid Khan begins shooting three-week shoot schedule for romantic comedy opposite Khushi Kapoor in Mumbai |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/junaid-khan-begins-shooting-three-week-shoot-schedule-romantic-comedy-opposite-khushi-kapoor-mumbai-report/ |access-date=31 May 2024 |work=Bollywood Hungama |archive-date=14 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114124856/https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/amp/news/bollywood/junaid-khan-begins-shooting-three-week-shoot-schedule-romantic-comedy-opposite-khushi-kapoor-mumbai-report/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2026
| ''[[Ek Din]]''
| Dinesh "Dino" Shrivastava
|
|<ref>{{Cite web |title= Sai Pallavi with Aamir Khan's Son Junaid To Begin Shooting For Untitled Film From December 1 |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/aamir-khans-son-junaid-and-sai-pallavi-to-begin-shooting-for-untitled-film-from-december-1-8684556.html|access-date=11 February 2024 |website=News 18 |date=December 2023 |archive-date=9 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209185909/https://www.news18.com/amp/movies/aamir-khans-son-junaid-and-sai-pallavi-to-begin-shooting-for-untitled-film-from-december-1-8684556.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{TBA}}
| scope="row" style="background:#FFFFCC;" | ''Ragini 3'' {{dagger}}
| {{TBA}}
| Filming
|<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Tamannaah Bhatia, Junaid Khan team up for Ektaa Kapoor's Ragini 3 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/tamannaah-bhatia-junaid-khan-team-up-for-ektaa-kapoor-ragini-3-shashanka-ghosh-2867795-2026-02-13 |magazine=Indian Today|date=13 February 2026 |access-date=15 February 2026}}</ref>
|}

===Theatre===
* ''[[Mother Courage and Her Children]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Medea (play)|Medea]]'' (2019)
* ''Runaway Brides'' (2024)
* ''Shikhandi'' (2024)
* ''Strictly Unconventional'' (2024)

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Film
! Result
! Ref.
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2024
| [[Indian Television Academy Awards]]
| Best Actor in an Original Film – OTT
| rowspan="2"|''[[Maharaj (film)|Maharaj]]''
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiantelevisionacademy.com/the-ita-awards/the-24th-ita-awards-2024/|title=ITA Awards 2024: Complete list of winners|access-date=2 January 2025|website=Indian Television Academy Awards}}</ref>
|-
| [[Bollywood Hungama|Bollywood Hungama OTT India Fest]]
| Bright New Star of the Year
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite news |date=5 October 2024 |title=Bollywood Hungama OTT Awards 2024: Panchayat and Heeramandi win big at the star-studded event |url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/bollywood/bollywood-hungama-ott-awards-2024-panchayat-heeramandi-win-big-star-studded-event/ |work=Bollywood Hungama |access-date=5 October 2024}}</ref>
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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