Sanjay Khan

Some Lesser Known Facts About Sanjay Khan

• Does Sanjay Khan smoke?: Yes

• Does Sanjay Khan drink alcohol?: Yes

• Sanjay Khan’s father was very strict, so he was not allowed to watch films. The first film which he watched with the help of his servant was ‘Awara’ (1951 ) after which he became a huge Raj Kapoor fan.

• Since Sanjay Khan was more inclined towards direction than acting, he acted in only 30 films in his 20-year-long career.

• Sanjay Khan proposed to his wife Zarine Katrak at the age of 18, in fact, Zarine Khan was only 12 when he proposed to her. They came into a relationship after a year and dated each other for a long time before getting married.

• Actress Mala Sinha had proposed to him, but he refused the proposal as he was already in a relationship with Zarine Katrak.

• Sanjay Khan was involved in an extra marital affair with Zeenat Aman. Rumors had it that both had secretly got married on the sets of ‘Abdullah’ (1980 ).

• He is very passionate about sports cars and most of his cars are imported.

• Sanjay Khan met with a horrifying accident on the sets of ‘The Sword of Tipu Sultan’ (8 February 1990) when the studio caught fire. He had got 62% burn injuries and was in a coma for two months. He was hospitalized for 18 months while he went through 72 surgeries.

• Sanjay Khan previously owned the five-star deluxe Golden Palms Hotel and Spa in Bangalore.