Education
University of Delhi; Kirori Mal College.
University of Delhi; Kirori Mal College.
He started his career working in documentary films, and then made his feature film directorial debut in 2006 with Kabul Express which was followed by New York (2009), Ek Tha Tiger (2012), Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) and Phantom (2015). His current most-successful film is Bajrangi Bhaijaan, being the second highest-grossing Indian movie globally. They have two children Vivaan and Sairah.
Khan started his career at age 25 as a cinematographer for the Discovery Channel documentary film Beyond the Himalayas (1996) directed by Gautam Ghosh.
He then made his own directorial debut with the documentary (1999) based on Subhas Chandra Bose"s Indian National Army. He then directed two more documentaries before shifting his focus to mainstream cinema.
In November 2014, Khan was slated to start filming Bajrangi Bhaijaan featuring Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan. The film was released on 17 July 2015 during the Eid weekend.
Reports have also surfaced of Khan signing Hrithik Roshan for a romantic film produced by Sajid Nadiadwala, which is scheduled to begin filming in July 2015.