Sajid Khan (born 28 December 1951 in Mumbai,
India) is a former
Indian actor. He is the adopted son of Indian film producer
Mehboob Khan, founder of Mehboob Studios, in India.
Career
Sajid started acting as a child appearing as the younger version of
Sunil Dutt's character in his father Mehboob's 1957 film
Mother India. He played a more central role in his father's next and last film
Son of India in 1962. He went on to achieve fame in the United States with a co-starring role alongide
Jay North in the 1966 film
Maya. The film's success led to a television series of the
of the same name airing on
NBC from September 1967 to February 1968. He also had a short-lived singing career in 1969 releasing an album titled
Sajid. In the 1970s and early 1980s he appeared in several films and then quit acting in 1983.
Current activities
It is reported that Sajid had a factory in India which made costume jewellery. He is divorced and has a son, Sameer.
Filmography
Films
TV appearances
- The Big Valley - The Royal Road (1969, 1 episode) .... Ranjit Singh
- Its Happening - (1968, 2 episodes) .... Himself
- Maya (1967–1968, 18 episodes) .... Raji
Discography
Singles
(Numbers in parentheses indicate......
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