Babil Khan (born 15 May 1998) is an Indian actor. The son of actor Irrfan Khan, he began his career as a camera assistant, before making his acting debut in Hindi cinema with Qala (2022). He has since starred in the miniseries The Railway Men (2023).
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Early life and education
Babil Khan was born on 15 May 1998, in Mumbai to actor Irrfan Khan and writer Sutapa Sikdar. He has a younger brother, Ayaan Khan.
Khan completed his schooling at Tridha School, Mumbai and studied further at the University of Westminster, London.
Career
After completing his studies, he started as a camera assistant in Bollywood film Qarib Qarib Single.
In 2022, he made his acting debut with Anvita Dutt's psychological drama Qala alongside Tripti Dimri.
In 2023, he was seen playing Juhi Chawla's son Siddharth Menon in a Netflix original film Friday Night Plan. He next starred in YRF's web series The Railway Men, a story on Bhopal Gas Tragedy, alongside Divyendu Sharma, Kay Kay Menon and R. Madhavan in pivotal roles.
He will also star in Shoojit Sircar's The Umesh Chronicles with Amitabh Bachchan.
Personal life
In May 2024, Khan shared a series of photographs and emotional messages on Instagram about "moving on" and missing someone he had loved. The posts attracted media attention and were widely interpreted by fans and some media outlets as referring to a personal relationship, although Khan did not publicly confirm the nature of the relationship. Online speculation linked the posts to actress Medha Rana, Khan's co-star in Friday Night Plan, though no reliable source or official statement confirmed such claims. One of the posts also featured his friend Prakriti Pavani, but neither Khan nor Pavani confirmed any romantic involvement. The posts drew reactions from fans and comments from Khan's mother, Sutapa Sikdar.
