Sanjay Khan aka Shah Abbas Khan is one of the famous actors of Bollywood. Sanjay Khan is a famous actor in the Bollywood industry as well as a producer and director. Sanjay Khan was born on 3 January 1941 in Bengaluru.
The actor entered Bollywood in 1964 with the film Haqeeqat. Sanjay Khan earned a lot of names in the film industry from big screen to small screen. Apart from this, he also worked in excellent films like Mela, Upasana, Dhund, and Naagin.
Sanjay Khan’s Children
Sanjay Khan is the younger brother of Bollywood actor Firoz Khan. Sanjay Khan married Zarine Khan in the year 1966. The actor has four children, including three daughters and a son. Son Zayed Khan played the role of Laxman in the film ‘Main Hoon Na’. Shahrukh Khan was seen in the lead role in this film. At the same time, Sanjay’s daughter Sussanne Khan was married to Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan, but now both of them are divorced.
Started silver and gold production in 1977
Sanjay Khan worked in many Bollywood films. He acted brilliantly in films like 10 Lakh, Ek Phool Do Mali, Intekaam, Dhund, Mela, Chandi Sona, and Abdullah. After this, Sanjay Khan tried his hand in direction in the year 1977. In the year 1977, he started working as a director and producer in Chandi Sona. Sanjay played the lead role in this film.
A massive fire on sets of Tipu Sultan
In 1990, Sanjay returned to the small screen after 10 years. He started a TV series on Tipu Sultan named ‘The Sword of Tipu Sultan’. Sanjay directed this series and also appeared in the lead role.
During the shooting of Tipu Sultan, a massive fire broke out on the sets, resulting in the death of 40-50 people. At the same time, Sanjay also got seriously injured. He suffered 65 percent burns, after which he underwent 73 surgeries and was hospitalized for a long time.
Story of Hanuman temple
In the year 1997, he also made a TV show on Lord Hanuman, named Jai Hanuman. This serial based on Lord Hanuman was liked a lot by the audience. Sanjay Khan himself narrated an anecdote related to Hanuman Ji during the interview.
He had said that his love for Lord Hanuman started when he returned home after spending 13 months in the hospital after a major accident. He met the priest of a Hanuman temple, where the priest told Sanjay Khan that when he was suffering so much in the hospital, Pandit ji was praying for him.
After this, the priest asked him to come to the Hanuman temple. That temple was close to Samode Mahal of Jaipur, after which Sanjay reached that temple and he had a desire to know about Lord Hanuman. After this, he obtained all kinds of information about Lord Hanuman and also made a series on him. This serial was liked very much by the audience.