Faraaz Khan

Faraaz Khan (27 May 1970 – 4 November 2020) was an Indian film actor who was seen in some Bollywood films and television serials in the late 1990s and early 2000s. His notable films include Fareb and Mehndi. He was also known for appearing in television serials like Achanak 37 Saal Baad and Lipstick. He was the son of actor Yusuf Khan (best remembered as Zebisko from Amar Akbar Anthony).

Career
Khan was signed for a debut lead role in the 1989 musical-romance Maine Pyar Kiya, but he fell seriously ill before shooting began, and so was replaced by Salman Khan. He made his acting debut in Vikram Bhatt's 1996 film Fareb opposite Suman Ranganathan and Milind Gunaji. He played the villain opposite Sunil Shetty in Prithvi (1997) and appeared opposite Rani Mukerji in Mehndi (1998). In total he appeared in 7 films without any success and made his last film appearance in the 2005 film Chand Bujh Gaya. Since the early 2000s, he shifted to television appearing in series like Achanak 37 Saal Baad, Lipstick and several episodes of the horror anthology series Ssshhhh...Koi Hai. His last acting role was in the 2008 series Neeli Aankhen. Since 2008, he was inactive from the film and television industry. He died at 50 of neurological disorder on 4 November 2020 in Bangalore, after a year of chest infection.

Filmography

 * Fareb (1996) – Dr. Rohan Verma
 * Prithvi (1997) – Vinod Kumar
 * Mehndi (1998) – Niranjan Chaudhary
 * Dulhan Banoo Main Teri (1999) – Deepak Rai
 * Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya (2001) – Sanjeev Verma
 * Bazaar: Market of Love, Lust and Desire (2004)
 * Chand Bujh Gaya (2005) – Adarsh

Television

 * 1997  One Plus One
 * 2002 – 2003 Achanak 37 Saal Baad as Ajay
 * 2003  Lipstick as Abhay Ahuja
 * 2004 Ssshhhh...Koi Hai – Vikraal Aur Kayavati as Singar (Episode 142)
 * 2004 Ssshhhh...Koi Hai – Trikaal And Master Of Puppets as Singar (Episode 143)
 * 2004 Ssshhhh...Koi Hai – Trikaal Aur Puppet Master Khel Khatam as Singar (Episode 144)
 * 2004 Raat Hone Ko Hai – Contest # 86 : Part 1 – Part 4 as Harry (Episode 33 – Episode 36)
 * 2005 Raat Hone Ko Hai – Cheating : Part 1 – Part 4 as unknown in Episode 153 – Episode 156
 * 2005 Raat Hone Ko Hai – Shareer : Part 1 – Part 4 as Roy (Episode 209 – Episode 212)
 * 2005 Kareena Kareena
 * 2006 Sinndoor Tere Naam Ka as Dr. Shantanu Sengupta
 * 2008 Neeli Aankhen as Inspector Vivek Kapoor