Personal life
Born in New York and raised in Chelsea, London, Jiah Khan is the daughter of Ali Rizvi Khan, an Indian American, and Rabiya Amin, a Hindi film actress in the 1980s from Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India and most remembered in Tahir Hussain's Dulha Bikta Hai. Gia Khan has been rumored to be the daughter of Tahir Hussain and therefore related to Aamir Khan, but she dismissed the story as untrue. Khan has two younger sisters. Though born Nafisa, she changed her name to Jiah after Angelina Jolie's movie GIA.
Khan is trained in opera and plays the piano. She can dance salsa, lambada,samba and Kathak.
Education
Khan completed her A levels in film studies and literature in London. She also studied at the Lee Strasberg Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, though she quit upon receiving a movie offer from Mumbai.
Career
A sixteen years old Khan was to debut in Mukesh Bhatt's Tumsa Nahin Dekha, but backed out when she felt the role was too mature for her and immediately replaced by Dia Mirza. Two years later in 2006, she debuted in the controversial Nishabd, where she acted opposite Amitabh Bachchan. The film was released on March 2, 2007 to mixed reviews, though Khan was noted for her confidence, attitude, and sex appeal.
She appeared alongside Aamir Khan in A.R. Murugadoss's Ghajini released on 26th Dec 08 which became the highest grossing bollywood film of all time.
Her next movies are Ken Ghosh's film , Yahoo starring Shahid Kapoor where she plays a dance teacher her another release would be Sajid Khan's Housefull, which also stars Akshay Kumar, Deepika Padukone and Ritesh Deshmukh.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Nishabd | Jia | |||
| 2008 | Ghajini | Sunita | |||
| 2009 | Housefull | Sonia | Announced | ||
| 2009 | Aap Ka Saaya | Ranbir's Wife | Filming |
Posts
